PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mrs Freyberg, of Wellington, has rejeived official information that her son, Brigadier-General Freyberg, V.C., JJ.b.u., ivns wounded on September 2-1 by., a gunshot in the chest and left lliirli, and that [he wound is of a severe nature. On Tuesday a cable message was recoivedb} Mrs Freyboi-K from her sou, Cuthbert Froyberg which states that BrißadierSeneral Fvoyberg is in a London military hospital, and is doing well. A. Press Association message from Sydney records the death of the lev. Dona d Knan, of the Presbyterian. Church, formerly of New Zealanc. A 'Press Association message from B ennpim states that the death 1 occurred last ght from appendicitis of Mr. Alexander W'ickav a prominent hgure in « arl " borough public life. The deceased was a mnmber of the local Education Board S: e m nliarlborouKh was absorbed by inrton Bince when be had represenwa Kftvftce on the Wellington Board. He was an ex-piesidont of the Kaiiboroug!f Farmers' Ijnton/ and oi,f acted to a delegate to the UoS° n Confcroncc. He h» «t who is a sister of llr. K. il Lauum, tfla member for "Vvairau. Trooper Alfred Steadman of ,the Staff of Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd., who left with the Cth Mounted Reinforcements, being subsequently transferred to an 1» fintry battalion in France, has been awarJed the Military Medal for dirtinguiehed service on the battlefielu. , The many New Zealand friends of Captain Thomas Moftatt. late of the BBaw. Savin Md AlKon Company'e Tainui, wilU aje the Bunedii "&«*) to »rrj to learn of the death of his second eon, Caplan Edmund Moffatt. The youn? officer (he was only 23 years, of age a* tb timo of hie death) was attached to the Sherwood foresters Begiment. and re. coived the fatal wound.on May SB. wl». After eettißg Iβ men;into safety rturinn an enimy air raid ne'arSt. Quentin, >« waelStVa piece. of'S WB^f« brother, Captain Malcolm Mofiatt w« slifehtly- wounded on April 23, but jia. sifce returned to France. Anoto Wt the eea ™d is now engaged in shon work for the company. The late. Capteu BtonSl Moffatt accompanied his fathe) on three voyages to the Dominion.