New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 14, 15 August 1916, Page 5

New Zealand

CASUALTY LIST. KILLED IN ACTION. Private J. Caldwell. DIED OF WOUNDS. Lance-Sergeant K. 0. Curtis. -Second Lieutenant G. G. Harper. Captain G. H. Wood. WOUNDED. Private A. P. Magnussen. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED (remaining with unit.) Corporal W. Parras.

DANGEROUSLY ILL (old wounds.) Trooper E. W. Plaza. -

SERIOUSLY ILL. Private 0. H. Grigg. Private K. Katan. Second Lieutenant J. G. Gasparich Private H. Udy.

DANGEROUSLY ILL. Corporal C. Wood. Progressing very satisfactorily

Private T. Maker. The following are reported as killed m action July 30: U. H. Wilson, J_ Bremner, W. Clayton, L. trampion. August 1: J. Lawrenson, C. Pascoe, J. Williamson. August 3; p. Quilliain. August 4 : J. W hippThe following are reported as havng died of wounds:—July 30: C. H. Diujs. July 81: A. M. Cling- Au g' ■mt 3: J. A. Littlejohn, J. Somerton. Aug. 1: T. H. L. Lawlor. T. McCahon. \ugust 5: L. Callaghan. August 6; V. McLeod. The following, previously reported missing, is now reported as prisoner ->!' war at Dulmen, Westphalia, (<eruany :—W . J. 1 urton. The following are I'eported as wonndT. Taylor Dale {no date given), uly 30:'(i. M. Bolton, (). F. Hunt, ,V.’M. Tosh, H. M. Young. August 1: : r. b Batten, L. B. Ettershank, J. S. Jordon, I. Montgomery, S. Thomas. \ugnst 2: C. D. Boniface, A. Far(uliar, ill I '. A, 1 hull ay. Deported wounded. — K. B. Duflield, T. Feetham, J. MeQuilken. AugjmS 1; B. Drake, W. Hendry. B. A. Khella. August 6: L. F. Hill. August 11 ; S. Byers, J. Crawford’, F. Culverhouse, P. P. MacDonald, T. Searlc.

August 12: J. 0. Hives, K. A. McGregor. August 7: G. Abercrombie, A. Amos, O. B. Anderson, H. H. W. Ashworth, W. H. Best, P. E. Borthwick, J. R. R. Burn, J. W. Crighton, S H. Cross, A. H. Delaney, E. J. A’. Froeth, O. W. B. Hardy, J. G. Harper, A. MacDonald, J. Murphy, O. Oldfield, H. E. Parsons, A. Scott, G. Simpson, C. E. Tumbieson, H. Urqu!bait, L. 0. Woodward, W. A- Yeldmun, R. A. Young. j Reported wounded and admitted to hospital.—August 1 : H. L. Chitty, J. R. Plummer, T. H. Wall. August 4: K. Affleck. August 5: J. W. Armstrong, C. A. G. Jones, F. T. Lowe. Wounded, embarked for England,— August 4: J. F. Pauling. Wounded slightly, and remaining with unit.—August 3: A. Hogg, H. L. Smith. Reported wounded on July 30, rejoined regiment on July 31.—W. J. Robson. MAORI CONTINGENT. Died of wounds, August o.—W. Johnson. Died of cerebro-spinal meningitis on August 7, and bxiried at sea.—S. J. French. Reported severely wounded, August 4.—T. H. L. Croßa] A. Sparks. Wbnmded, admitted to hospital, July 31.—A. MacGregor. (Received■ 10.40 a.m.) Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, August 10. The following New Zealanders appear on the latest Australian list. No. 193. Died.—Private E. A. M. McHael. Wounded.—Sergeant A, R. Kaiil, Privates F. Kitto, P. E. Thomson, C. Higgie, and C. L. Mollard. 20th REINFORCEMENTS.

DOMINION SHORTAGE, 82. The official figures of the enlistments for the infantry lor the 20th Reinforcements, all other arms of the service being full as at date of Friday, August 11, are as follows; Group No. 1, Auckland, complete; No. 2, Paeroa, surplus 4; No. 3, Whangarei, shortage 20; No. 4, Hamilton, shortage 24. Total shortage for Auckland Military District, 40. Group No. 5, Wellington, surplus 59; No. 6, Palmerston North, short* age 59; No. 7, Napier, shortage 4; No. 7a, Masterton, surplus 18; No. 8, Hawera, shortage 17. Total shortage for Wellington Military District 8. Group No. 9, Christchurch, surplus 21; No. 10, TimarU, surplus 1; No. 11, Kaiapoi, complete; No. 11a, Greymouth” shortage 38; No. 12, Nelson, surplus 12. Total shortage for Canterbury Military District, 4. Group No. 13, Dilnedin, shortage 28; No. 14, Invercargill, shortage 7 ; No. 15, OUmaru, complete; No. 16, Milton, complete. Total shbHage for Otago Military District, 35. Total Dominion shortage, 82.

Tlie following recruits, who entrain at Stratford on 21st August, will parade at the High School at 8.10 a.m.:—

INFANTRY.

W. Sherriff, Stratford. . R. A. Stewart, Stratford. '• R. Williams, Whangamomona. S. E, Carley, Cariff. T. Carley, Cardiff. J. B. Clexnow, Stratford. C. J. Half, Mahoe. Y. Bevans, Stratford. P. Callaghan, Whangamomona. W. F. Lehmann, Stratford. S. Kindberg, Stratford. N.C.O.’s. B. C. Annand, Kohuratahi, Engineers. A. C. King, Stratford, Infantry. ARTILLERY. W. T. Mitchell, Punuehakau, Stratford. A.S.C. J. R. Riddell, . Whangamomona, Stratford.