New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 60, 15 June 1916, Page 5

New Zealand

REBELLIOUS PRISONER-OF-WAR. ROUGH HANDLING ON WELLINGTON WHARF. Per Press Association, Wellington, June 15. A German prisoner-of-war who was being conveyed back to Somes Island last night after transacting business iu the city became violent on the wharf and attacked his soldier escort. Civilians quickly overcame the German, who was frog-marched to the boat waiting to take him back. The prisoner's abuse of Britishers in general resulted in several by-standers roughlv handling •him. ", \ N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Reported Killed in Action. Lance-Corporal J. M. Hamilton. Reported Died of Wounds. Private T. Meikle. Sergeant E. F. Robinson. Rifleman G. H. Schmidt. Acting-Corporal A. P. T. Babb. Lance-Corporal G. C. Currie. Lieutenant N. S- Joyce. Died of Pneumonia. Private E. J. E. Dick. Bugler Rangi Hiroti. Reported Wounded. • " ,''.. Corporal J. T. Bisman. Private C. C. McDonald. Wounded and Admitted to Hospital. Privates C. M. Campbell, R. Aitken, F. H. Briggs, C. A. Collier, A./Cuthbertson, Private P. Duffy, Corporal F. J. Johnson, Private J. Mdlroy, Private J. Stewart, Private M. J. Eddy. ; , LAST CASUALTY LIST.

Died of Pneumonia. Rifleman E. J. Taylor. WOUNDED. Gunner W. Wilkinson. Gunner F. J. Crispin. Private A. Johnson. Rifleman M. P. Moroney. Private E. J. Burgess. Private F. Dombrbski. Rifleman A. F. Loe. Private D. A. Mcßae. Major C. E. Clifton. The following list of Taranaki men, together with the names of the next-of-kin, appeared in recent casualty lists : Killed in Action. » (Juno Ist.) Bailey, Percy Edward, Private (K. Bailey, Cambra street, Hawera, father). . . < Greig, Robert William, Private~*(W. Greig, Mountain road, Ngaere, father). •*! Taylor, Leonard Murray, Rifleman (Mrs Mary Taylor, South road, Hawera. mother). Died of Woundß. (May 30th.) Manning, Alexander, Private (Mrs M. Manning, Strathmote, mother) Wounded. (May 30th). Hamblyn, Reginald William, Private (Mrs Nina M. Hamblyn, Midhirst, mother). No Particulars. (June Ist.) Goldup, John Marshall,' Private (J. H. Goldup, Toko, Taranaki); shock. McDonald, John Martin, Rifleman (J. McDonald, bridge-builder, care P.W. Department, To Puke, father); back. (June 2nd.) Watkins, Charles Reginald, Rifleman (Mrs Mi E. Watkins, Celia street, Stratford, mother), slight, rejoined regiment, June 2nd. (Admitted Hospital June 2.) Kinsella, Owen David, Rifleman (Mrs E. Kinsella, Courtenay btreet, New Plymouth, mother); hip. WOUNDEKS SOLDIERS' FUND. The hon. secretary of the Stratford Patriotic Committee reports as follows : £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 5350 2 0 Interest ... ... 5917 7 £5409 {l9 t