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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9792, 16 October 1917, Page 3

Lieutenant Alfred Reid, who went away with tho 22nd Reinforcements, is reported wounded. Ho is a son of Mr A. S. Reid, sub-editor of the Auckland “Star,” who last- week heard of the death in a military hospital in trance of his second son, Private Robert A. Reid. Mr Reid’s other son. Private Lewis H. Reid, has been wounded three times, and is now returning homo invalided. Flight-Lieutenant W. W. Cook, of the Now Zealand Forces and Firing Corps, who was mentioned in recent cable messages as haring received the Military Cross fer conspicuous gaiiantrv and skill in attacking a Zeppelin, is‘a well-known Palmerston Xcrth boy and son of Mr \V. Cook, of Broad street (states the Manawatu “Standard”). After qualifying at the Kohimarama Aviation School, Lieutenant Cook left Xcw Zealand with the 21rt Reinforcements in January last, and upon arrival in England studied at tho Royal Flying School fern, further eight we-eks. IHe was then detailed for duty in' France, but at latest advices had returned to England, where ho was on. gaged with the Royal Flying Corps in Scotland and on the East Coast, in the hazardous work of night flying on one of the latest types cf machine. He is fast- becoming known at Home as an intrepid aviator, and has flown his machines over practically the whole of England and Scotland, and has had many narrow escapes. In one instance, while flying in Scotland, his machine fell 2000 ft into a field of wheat and was severely damaged, although Lieutenant Cook escaped serious injury. While ih the Feilding and * Manawatu district recently, a representative of the Ashburton “Guardian” was shown upwards of 50 farms where reaggregatlon had taken place during the past two years. In the majority of instances the next neighbour had acquired the land of fanners who Red either gene to the war or had removed to gome other part of the Dominion.