New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 69, 26 June 1916, Page 3

New Zealand

N.Z. CASUALTIES. Killed in Action. Private 1). Gillies Rifleman E. G. B. Kenny Private G. E. Thrupp Sergeant W. Booth : Second-Lieutenant A. H. Thomson Died of Wounds, Rifleman N. Sellars Private G. Farquharson Died of Enteric. Private C. E. Street Wounded and Admitted to Hospital: —Privates S. Adamson, J. P. Digging, A.Greig, Sapper R. M. Thomson, Private C. Drummond, Corporal G. F. Grant, Privates J. E. E. Wilson, J. S. .Clarke, Riflemen A. Dunn, J. W. Whiting, Private N. B. Sriellox. Reported wounded.—Lieutenant W. 'H. Cannon, Second-Lieutenant R. H. Espiner, Second-Lieutenant A. G. McjGregor, Second-Lieutenant A' T. Iwijite. MAORI CONTINGENT. Died of .pnueuionia:—-Private Filiona., .;■■•>. . HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT. Seriously ill,—Driver J. S. Walsh. Wounded, seriously ill.—Private V. von Tunzelman. Dangerously ill.—Corporal A. Ensor Wounded.—Privates J. J. Samuel, R. F. Wright. Sick.—Trooper W. G. Wadsworth. Seriously ill.—Private W. J. H. Peters, Sapper A. Burns, Private \V. Hughes. .Progressing satisfactorily.—Private H. G. Cooper. Discharged to Rase.—Private P. Creely,.Rifleman V. (Harrison, Private A! H: Pollen.' j • .Following seriously ill, wounded:—. Quartermaster C. R. Aitkin, Sergeant C. P. Aldridge, Rifleman:G. Back, .Private J. S. Burns, Private G; A. Hai\-

ns. ~,«-•'•' Hl.—Privdtte F. Henderson,. Private A. T. McMaiioik Private A. Swanson, Private H. Traij. ' Following severely i wounded.— Privates D. H. Cummins, Ci. H. Fletcher. Wounded.—Rifleman E..F. Hous.on. Seriously ill.—Privates V. Aiua, Tiniki, J. tepene.

18th REINFORCEMENTS.

Stratford's quota of the 18th Reinforcements, consisting of ten men, left for camp by the mail train this morning. A number of townspeople assembled on the station platform and gave ijielmen a parting che^^antj/te.e-. well. ' * • fe;. :/4$ ""■■,'' 'h Each of the \fM j a housewife and members of the Ladies' Patriflti'cJ^oi^-.'

mitp.ee. ■ ' '' * " ; .' " The Rev. C. W. Howard, in v a short address', congratulated, the?, meuc ,ou still going into camp under the voluntary system. They would be pleased in years to come that they had availed themselves of the opportunity of going into camp under that system. Tlio men would find things very suitable at the camps, and if they had any com- i plaints to make, the speaker advised; them to make them through the right channel. In conclusion, he wished tmv men best of success and luck in the! days to come, and said they would never regret that they had come up for duty at the present time. .. .. j

His Worship the Mayor (May.s.r'-W.j Boon), on behalf of the citizens'of. the'. town,wi'shed the men good-bye and; s»f o return. Stratford was not sending so many men into camp for the 18th Re-' inforcements as for previous drafts, but tho Dominion's quota was com-, plete, and previous drafts had also been brought up to their full strength.

The speaker said he' hoped the men would see active service, for he fell sure they would wish to alter being in camp about four months. In response to Mr Boon's reciuest, the crowd gave the men three nearly cheers. The followine men left for Camp:—■ INFANTRY. 11. Gallagher (iiurimoana). E. Geedrum (Kohuiatahi). J. Adamson (Stratford). R. J. Ure'(Tauraiiawa). C. Ustallo (Midhirst). H. Mowat (Midhirst). P. Dodunski (Midhirst). A. E. Lamb t'TokoL Cuthbert (Strathmore). MEDICAL CORPS. J. Chris Lie (Stratford). ;..