PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 8, 10 May 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Lieutenant Vernon Crawshaw lias been instructed to proceed to the camp at Tre nth a in. Mr. F. Eurby (private secrete• v to the Premier) to-day telegraphed Mr H. K. Abraham, manager of Mr. .New* ton King’s Stratford house stafng that his brother, Lieut ?nant- Furby turned out to he severely wounded in the Dardanelles, and is probably going on to England to undeVgo an operation. Lieutenant Furby was a member of Mr. Newton King’s Stratford staff. Lieutenant Crawshaw, who is called upon at very short notice for active service with the Wellington reinforcements is also an esteemed member of the same staff and the only surviving son of Mr. W. ,). Crawshaw. manager of the Bans: of New Zealand in this town.

Recent irivds from Egypt brbig news chat the New Zealand It fanfry Brigade at the Dardanelles is commanded by Colonel W. G. Maione, The Colonel’s rapid promotion should be a matter of pride to this town and, in fact, to the whole Province. On his departure from New Zealand Cob.lie! Malone was in command of the Wellington Infantry Battalion; in Egypt he was in command of the Wellington and Otago Infantry Battalions—in military terms, half-brigade. His further promotion to the highly-important position of Commanding Officer of the New Zealand Infantry Brigade at the front will be a source of gratification to his numerous friends who have watched his military career from the old volunteer days up to the present time.