PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 174, 12 April 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Corporal William John Albfcrfc Bell, who recently died of wounds iii France, was a son of Mr. John Bell, Coagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Before enlisting Corporal Bell had seen fonr years' service in the finger-print branch of the New Zealand Police Force. He resigned his position to go on active scrvico and left with the Twenty-second Beinforcoments as a sergeant-major. While in Sling Camp he reverted to the- rank oi private, in order that ho might be allowed to accompany bis comrades of the Twenty-second to the firjhg-line. Shortly after reaching the trenches he was admitted to hospital, .suffering from a gunshot wound in.the neck. -Upon his recovery he was again ordered to the trenches, and took part in ' the ' famous Passchendaele battle, in which he was'"gassed.". He quickly recovered from the effects of the gas, and'was returned to the firingline, where he died in February last. He was an extremely promising • and popular young man; and the sad news of his,death was received with deep regret.' ' ,' ;

Captain S. W. Brooker, who has been awarded the Military Cross, was horn in Christchurch, and prior to leaving with the Main Body was a mail, clerk in-, the Christchurch. Post. Office. He went through the Gallipoli.r.nd Somme ■campaigns,' and was twice vouuded. He was invalided home some time ago, but went back as soon as he. tecovered.

. -Mr. Charles A. Taylor, who died at Kihikihi recently, was G7 years of age. He arrived in the. Waikato 55 years ago with his parents, his father being the Rev. W. Taylor, who wa& Vicar of ■tho Anglican Church at Maukri. For some years Mr. Taylor conducted a private school in Auckland. . Later he joined the staff of the. Bank of New Zealand, and was stationed successively at Fiji, Nelson, Ta'.iraiiga, Thames, Auckland, and To Awnmutu, being in charge of the branch of the bank at the latter place for 11 yenrs. He retired from the bank's service 13 years ago. ......

.Advice ha vbesn. received .of the death, in action of .Private Frederick James Snow, son of Mrs. S. E. Snow, of Tinakori Road. ' Another son, Private Stanley, at one time on the linotype engineer's staff of The Dominion, is. seriously ill in hospital in France, suffering from bronchitis.

■ The death is announced of Mr. Frederick Ernest Jackson, an Auckland merchant, which occurred suddenly at Rotorua a few days ago. He was formerly a departmental manager for Messrs. •W. Mac Arthur and Co., of Auckland, who went out of business in New Zealand 24 years ago.

. Mr. E. Twohill, of the Public_ Works Department, Auckland, who is in Wellington on ,1 holiday, heard recently from his brother, Driver Dan Twohill, of the N.Z.D.T., formerly the crack Poneke Football Club three-quarter, who reports "all well."

" Mr. J. R. Hart, of the Boarc! of Trade, received a cablegram yesterday stating that his eldest son, Sergeant 11. B. Hart, is in hospital in.England with a broken forearm, rto was shot by a German sniper in France.. Mr. Hart has been notified also that his second son, Private G. W. Hart, has had .a severe attack of trench fever, and is now at a convalescent camp in France. Mr. Gordon Bender, who has had control of the- Wellington Dental Hospital, went in.;o camp on Wednesday. Hβ was mot on Tuesday by members of. the honorary dontal staff, and presented with a rug, as a mark of appreciation of his services at the Hospital, and his -untiring help to the visiting staff. Mr. George Tripe, in making the presentation, eulogised Mr. Bender for the work ho has been carrying on,, and complimented him on the present efficient state , of the Hospital, the plant and equipment all being of the latest modern type. Mr. Bender has gone deeply into the question of a mouth lesion, known as Vincent s Angina, or Trench mouth, which lias made' its appearance among the re-, turned soldiers from France.. _lhe disease is causing the- authorities some anxiety, and'they are taking the neces. sarv steps to prevent the disease irora spreading to the civilian population. It is pro%ablo that Mr. Bender's services will be utilised in camp for this special work, as the men are now segrogated there for treatment.