PERSONAL.
Lord Desborough’s heir has died of wounds in France. Captain F. Grenfell, the first officer to receive the Victoria Cross in this war, has been killed in I ranee. Sapper G. 0. Morgan, who has been killed in action at the Dardanelles, was a Hawera boy. Corporal K. R. Bowden, of the Hawera Post Office staff, is amongst the wounded. Corporal G. F. Bertrand, who was a member of the teaching staff of the New Plymouth Central School, has been wounded at the Dardanelles. Corporal Bertrand is well-known in football circles as a Clifton senior player and Taranaki representative.
Lieutenant-Commander Bernard Freyberg, of Wellington, was wounded in the Dardanelles on the oth instant. The High Commissioner states that he has no details regarding Lieu-tenant-Commander Freyberg’,s condition. but it may be assumed to be satisfactory, as when officers are seriously wounded progress reports are furnished.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 26, 31 May 1915, Page 6
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145PERSONAL. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 26, 31 May 1915, Page 6
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