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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17286, 29 September 1916, Page 7

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MSN FROM WESTERN FRONT. WILIIOCHRA’S CONTINGENT ARRIVES. f , The Canterbury and North Island officers and men invalided homo oil the Willocbrn arrived by special train from Dunedin at a quarter past eight last evening. They were under tho command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hutton, the senior-officer returning, and comprised men for Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. The North Island men remained in Cliristchureh only three or four minutes, the train moving on to Lyttelton as soon as the Canterbury men left the train. The Mayor and Colonel Chaffey, with officers of the district staff, met the train, but thero was no opportunity for anything in the way of a formal reception. The*Canterbury men went straight" from tho railway platform to the automobiles which the Motor Service Corps had in waiting, and within a very few minutes after the arrival of tho train the platform was practically deserted. The Mayor told a reporter last evening that, ho would arrange lor a civic reception at the City. Council Chambers to men who had won medals, at an early date. The following is the list of, the thirtyeight officers and men for whom Christcotirch, or some station further .south in Canterbury, was selected as Clio destination :

Chaplain-Major C. A. Fracr (temporarily attached), Kainpoi. Major G. 'J. Beattie (New Zealand Field Artillery;, Sumner. Major D. W. Talbot (Canterbury Mounted Rifles), Motuekn. Captain F. A. Ruck, Lieutenant P. A. S-, Stephens (Canterbury Battalion), Ashburton. Sergeant-Major H. H. Carver, Geraldine (sick leave). Sergeant-Major H. F. Dyer (Canterbury Battalion;, Cliristchurch (for commission). i Sergeant-Major J. M; Gillies (Otago’ Battalion), Timaru (for commission). Sergeant N. R. Harper (Canterbury Battalion), Kaiapoi (for commission). Sergeant E. Stocker (Otago Mounted Rifles), Christchurch (for commission). Sergeant H. Foster (Canterbury Battalion), Iteefton (for hospital). Sergeant S. Berryman (Canterbury Mounted Rifles), /Nelson (for commission). • Corpora' N. Clark (Canterbury Battalion), Lyttelton (hospital). -* Corpora! A. Morris (Canterbury Battalion), Koromiko (Rotorua). Corporal A. G. Burns (Canterbury Battalion), Christchurch (Hanmer). Corporal G. Walker (Canterbury Battalion), Waimato (hospital;. Corporal G. F. Farr (Canterbury Battalion), Winchester (Hanmer). Lance-Corporal W. G. Ho-daway (Canterbury Battalion). Wellington (hospital). / Lance-Corporal W. B. A. Dunn (Canterbury Battalion), Timaru (hospital). Driver C. Hill (A.S.G.). Christchurch (Hanmer) • . , ' Trooper E. Cave (Canterbury. Mounted Rifles), Christchurch (sick leave). Trooper A. W. Riggs (Canterbury Mounted Rifles). . Sapper J. D. Smith (New Zealand Field Engineers), Christchurch (ManTrooper J. Chmies-Ross (Cnnterbuij Mounted Rifles), Blenheim (hospital). Trooper F. W. Anderson (Canterbury ■Mounted Rifles), St Andrews (HanTrooper J. Fox (Canterbury Mounted Rifles). Geraldine (Hanmer). private F. Davies (Canterbury Battalion), Westport (Rotorua) Private R, M. Fraser (Canterbury Battalion), Wellington (hospital) Private T. Hall (Canterbury, Battalion), Wellington (hospital). Private C. 'Hill (Canterbury Battalion!, Christchurch (hospital). _ Private J. Wallaco (Canterbury Battalion), Collingwood (Rotorua). Private W. Porter (Canterbury Battalion), Westport (Hanmer). • Private F. Bettjeman (Canterbury Battalion), Wellington (hospital). Private W. Downes (Canterbury Battalion), Christchurch (discharged). ■ Private C. Keoghan (Canterbury Battalion), Hokitika (sick leave). Private C. M. Phillips (Canterbury Battalion), Westport (discharged). Private It.’ H. Smith (Canterbury Battalion), Timaru (hospital). Nurso E. M’Mur trie (New Zealand, Army Nursing Service), Christchurch (for duty). •' * , . Most of the men looked remarkably fit and well, the sea voyage having done wonders for all oi thorn! All were loud in their praises of tho’treatment they received aboard the Willochra, the nurses coming in for especially hearty tributes of gratitude and praise.