New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 85, 7 November 1916, Page 3

New Zealand

CASUALTY LIST. ; • Per Press Association. Wellington. November (>- Previously imported wounded, now reported killed in action: 1 livato M. E. -Mold. Reported killed in action: ActingCorporal J. Farrow, Privates Sydney R. B. Perkins and J. R. Bennett, Rifleman C. Allan. Previously reported wounded, now reported died of wounds; Driver G. V. Chidgey. Died of wounds; Privates R. W. L. Wilson, T. W. 'Lewis, C. Tate, T. Fitzgerald, and D. Stewart. Reported missing: Privates E. Thornes, A. N. Whittington, H. S. Hamilton, J. Saunders, E. J. Andrews, C. C. Avery, O. H. Bennett, W. Caffcrey, W. A. Clark. H! % Cook, J. Flanagan, G. B. Galvin, W. G. Geary, C. N. Goodaere, L. Hodsdon, A. Huckin, and A. Hart, Lance-Cor-poral B .B. Mackenzie, Private L. McMillan, Lance-Corporal W. A. McMillan, Privates N. S. Marriott, H. J. Nairn, Corporal P.-A. Oxley, Cor-1 poral L. G. Parlane, Private .1. Rid-! die, Sergeant J. Simpson. Privates R. Thornton, H. W. -Wicks, T. M. Yorston, W. J. Bond, Rifleman A. T. Butcher. Previously reported missing, now reported admitted hospital, wounded (slight): Gunner S. S. Lorrimer. j' Previously reported wounded, now 1 reported not wounded: I livato H. Williams. - Reported wounded,; Privates J.j Webster, S. H;-* G, White, and D.. Mecly, Rifleman C. DangisrbtislyMlt froth \spinds:i Rdleman Phillips, If."” H. Ralph. i I Seriously ill from wounds: Private; J. Irvine. Wounded, admitted to hospital: Trooper G. Hooper, Trooper C. Nevard, Second-Lieutenant V. fetocufer, Sergt. W. Huse. Bomb. W. J. Brown, Sappers F. T. Martin and-J. H. Martin, Rifleman Ji P. Holland, Rifleman R. W. Mason, Rifleman K. Pattie, , Driver J. Muggeridge. ( Wounded, rejoined unit: Corpoial . T. H. Renner. ' 1 ■

HOSPITAL ANT) PROGRESS REPORT. Dangerously- ill.—Lieut. C. E. Bawdier, Lance-Corporal T. Mather,, Pfiyate* J. Smith, Rifleman J. Donovan, Sergt. E. J> Harris. ~v A6 j \ ) IM j : Seriouslyi ‘Byers, v M Erl'^E : Privatch;lfl<>tAn'¥Jlpmnolcl (improving). , .... YMf Removed from seriously ill -list. — Privates A. H. McKane, J. Lpliy, Trooper S.. F. Cowan, Privates F. G. Sneed, J. Eliott. • I Removed from dangerously ill list Sergt. F. T. Hicks. I

THU ONE AND ONLY WAY, Novemher H. i At a meeting of the Timaru recruiting committee this evening, the following motion, proposed hy Mr Craigie. M.P., was carried with one. dissentient, “That while this committee expresses its willingness to do anything in its power to assist the voluntary system, it'would' respectfully urge the Government to expedite matters and enforce compulsory defence without delay, as it considers that compulsion is the only sure method of keeping up our Expeditionary Forces for the Defence of the Empire.”

CER EBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS. Wellington, Novemher .6. Sergeant Thomas O’Meara., of the 17th Specialist Company, died at the Featherston military hospital this morning from cctebro-spimil meningitis.

THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

Wellington, November 0

The Defence Minister states that henceforth money to provide comforts for sick and wounded New Zealand soldiers in Egyptian hospitals will be forwarded direct from New Zealand, and the High Commissioner has been advised it is unnecessary for him to send money from Loudon for that purpose.