New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 19, 28 December 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

CASUALTY LIST. Per Press (Association, ! • Wellington, December 27. i Killed in action at’Anzac, on August 7; Xepia Batima. 1 j The total New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualties is now 8033. 1 Died of dysentery, 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, Dec, 1G. —Otago Mounted Rifles: Trooper Murdoch Mc■Quilkan. i Died of melancholia and exhaustion, Ambulance carrier Caledonia, December 20.—X.Z. Field Artillery; Driver Charles Barr. I Previously reported missing, now reported with battalion (no date given). —Otago Battalion; Private John Thomas Roper. j The following hospital report was>sued on December 24:

j Seriously ill, enteric, St. George’s Hospital, Malta, December 21. Otago Mounted Rifles: Trooper James Thomas Brown.

Dangerously ill. X.Z. General Hospital. Cairo.—Array Service Corps: Driver Edward Hopping (enteric), (Driver Patrick Horgan, of Pihama (typhoid).

WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES. The following casualties.to men having next-of-kin in New Zealand are reported ; Previously reported missing, now reported killed in action, June 5.- Fiist Battalion: Private C. W. Hailwood. Admitted Hospital, Birmingham, sick. —Second Battalion: Private \V. Harrington. Reported wounded and missing, May 8. 1915.—Sixth Battalion: LanceCorporal F. Baker. Disembarked at Malta, Dec.jJ, H.S. Karapora, wounded. —Sixth Battalion; Sergeant S. Barnard. Disembarked at Malta, Dec. 4, H.S. Karapora, sick.—Thirteenth Battalion ; Private J. Austin.

Admitted Hospital, Birmingham, sick, — Thirteenth Battalion: Private J. King. ' ' ’ ''■ Disembarked Malta, Dec. 4, H.S. Karapora, sick.—Thirteenth Battalion: Corporal H. McNight. Admitted Hospital, Birmingham, sick.—Fourteenth Battalion: Private M. W. O’Connor.

Admitted Greek Hospital, Alexandria .—Eighteenth Battalion: Private R. Armstrong (pleurisy). WOUNDED SOLDIERS' FUND. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 2746 3 6 Pohokura School—Children’s self-denial (school prizes) fund, as per list below 64 6 * 2752 8 6 Effil Pitcaithly, Fred Pitcaitlily, Barbara Pithcaithly, Avis Spence, May Spence, Frank Spence, Melville Spence, Ena Spenqe ss. Gertie Lpnam, Marion McCluggage Trixie McCluggage 6s Bd, Jean Coulter, Allan Coulter, Elsie Coulter 2s 6d, Mrs Coates s 2s, Gladys -Massey. Ruby Matkins, Dick Watkins, Willie Alns 2s 6d, Mrs Hogg £l, Mrs Prideaux. E - ward Prideaux, Jack Prideaux 6s Bd. Total, £6 4s 6d. t examination results. The following are the results of the N.C.O’s Examination held recently in Stratford: — Xlth REGIMENT.

% fi CO -S « ,c 3 C 5 *,s S -S n' ■+> a ■ ® o x, c o £ £ Eh H Sergt. Fincham ... 70 57—127 Corp. Castledine f.. 50 53—103 Sergt. Till ... ... 50 50—100 N.Z.A.S.C. Sergt. B. Malone... 63 62—125

Xlth REGIMENT. Scrgt. Marchant yet to do 52 Fifty per cent is required for a pass. There were separate papers for Cadets and Territorials.

CADETS. Corp. I. Eiger 56 73-129 Sergt. W, A. Betts 55 67—122 Sergt. B. Lawn 68 50—118 Sergt. A. Petrie ... 50 68—118 Sergt. M. James ... 62 55—117 Sergt. N. Robinson 60 56—116 Corpl. C. Lawrence 53 63—116 Corpl. R. Hil] 53 57—110 Col.-Sergt. R. Coutts 58 ,50—108