New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 20, 29 December 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

CASUALTIES. "I h ■ ■ ■ , Previously* reported wounded and missing, reported killed in action. I—Otago 1 —Otago Bafcihlion: Lieut. D. J. A. ■Lyttle. Died of Wounds, hospital ship.— ChnterhuryiMpattalion: Private H. J. Giles. / t\ Died of founds on hospital ship, Dunlace Ca'st& (buried at sea). —Canterbury Battalion :-Private N. P. Burnett. i Following reported wounded, admitted 15th Hospital. Alexandria.— Auckland Mounted Rifles: Trooper J. [M. Deveney. ' , Admitted N.Z. General Hospital, Cairo.—Wellington Mounted Rifles; |Trooper D’,6. Glasgow, Trooper C. A. Mounsell, Trooper W. McNeil. N.Z. Field Artillery;.- Sergt. F. Greig, Captain R. S. McQuame, Gunners D. White, T. Brydone, Corporal J- J. Busher. Canterbury Mounted Rifles: Trooper F. ,Woo(ls. Auckland Battalion: Privates B. M. Parker, J. Reed. Cantmury Battalion: Private H. C. WariKjpk. Following 15th Hospital, Alexandria—Auckland Mounted Rifle: —Trooper G. H- Benge, Sergt. G. It. McKellar, Gifftrier F. J. Passmore. Canterbury 'Battalion: Sergt. W. Menzies, Private G. A. King. Otago Battalion; CWporal S. Coard. Reported wounded. Auckland Mounted Rifles; Trooper C. B. Johnson. WelH^tbii ; Battalion: Privates J. Galbraith/G. 6. Marshall. Admitted ■ hospital, Alexandria Otago Battalion: Private W. Dick.

HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS . -REPORT, dtago Mounted. Admitted . Hospital, Alexandria : 4 ,A Trooper N.Z. - Field Engineers. Lance-CorpoVal’ G. H. Elsom Dangerously 111 : Sapper E.' C._ Mackadam Canterbury Battalion. Admitted 21st General Hospital, Alexandria: : , - 'Lance-Corporal A. B. McDougall Armj>,Service, Corps. Dangerously Hi - : Driver W. It- Clark R&hL Artillery. . Admitted Akmdon General HosGunner Q £ K ERjSbtovAß NEWS. Unitedmbikw Association. December 27. The is jubilantly commenting upoidSlftpithdrawal from the Dardanelles f Si|tis .adopting the Turkish versMtt the troops were driven into gift. The North German Ghzette,W#»fc«lates the Turks, and says Turkish Empire is now rebuilt ■(a secure / moral and. material foulftstion. Count however, points out that GPSpoli was not really evacuated, and, there are hopes that by strengthening the Turkish artillery of making the British retention of Sedd-el-Bahr , impossible. The most important work remains before us at Gallipoli, and the sooner that the Dardanelles is cleared of the enemy the more valuable will be the result. The Pi’ince of Wales, addressing a parade of an Indian army corps before their departure for the front in France, conveyed the King’s mec-sage as follows“ Over a year ago I summoned you to .fight for the safety of the Empire.’A r You have honored my pledged word andf my confidence in your sense of duty. Your courage and chivalry have since been nobly justified. I now require your services in another field of action, ‘and wish to express my satisfaction with your. conduct on the battlefields of Belgium and France. The toils, hardships, courage and endurance (often against great odds) and noble deeds will ever be memorable, v In this warfare the hew. conditions have been peculiarly trying to you, but despite these adverse circumstances you have worthily upheld the honor of " the Empire and the great traditions of the Indian army. 1 will ever hold your gallan sacrifices in grateful remembrance.”