PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr. Joseph Rawers, manager of the Stirling Dairy Factory, has received an appointment as Government grader at the port ot Patca, and leaves to ukc up his new duties in about a month's lime. Dr. Drennan, professor of clinical path o'ogy of the Otago University, arrived at Duncdin on Monday i t the time of his appointment in 1914, nr. Drennan was lecturer of practical pathology at the Edinburgh University, and first assistant to the professor of pathology. He also held several important pathological appointments in the hospitals in Edinburgh. Dr. Drennaju was granted leave to go on active service, and until recently be was stationed in one of the military hospitals at Alexandria. A Crimean veteran passed away suddenly on Monday week at Leitli Valley, Dunedin, .wlvcre he had been living for tlje ,past forty-six years. This was Mr. Alexander Carson, who was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1K29, and attained the age of eighty-'seven last August. He was nil through the Crimean campaign iu the vigor of his early manhood, and wore two medals and a clasp, indicating that he had had'part in the historic struggles'at Sebastopol and Alma. He left the Army in ISfifi, :ind came to New Zealand in 1870, where he had been engaged in farming and gardening in the Leitli Valley ever since.

Stratford people especially will be gratified to -learn that two Stratford men have secured Military Medals. Lieutenant Bob Wood's name appears in the list of the recipients awarded medals by his Majesty the King, while included in the awards by Sir Douglas Haig is the name of Lance-Corporal J. W. Vovle. Both the above-namqd are well and popularly known here. Lieutenant Woods, who was employed by | Messrs! Webster, Dobson and Co., rose from the ranks, having been promoted for good work at Gallipoli, lias seen the campaign through from the historic jump-off at the Dardanelles. Lanes-Cor-poral Vovle was for ssme years (with Messrs Bellringer Bros., Stratford, and has many well-wisher; in the town.— Post.

Mr. George Maslin, who was killed in France, was born in Eltham, aiul at the time of his death was twenty-six years of age. He was living in Nelson when be enlisted, and joined a Canterbury battalion. He took part in the Gallipoli campaign, a;id was wounded there. He was invalided home and came back to New Zealand. After about six weeks' rest, lie again went to the front, eventually meeting bis death in France. His father »recently received the following letter from LieutenantColonel H. Stewart:—"l wisli to write to you to say how very sincerely I sympathise with you in the loss of your son. He was killed in an attack on October 1, neai the village of Flers. He was sniped, and died instantaneous!.)', without pain. Ho was with his company commander, Captain Staines, and before he left I had-seen him myself and wished him good luck. He 'had done extremely good work, and had been recommended by me for the high honor of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, which, had he lived, he certainly would have got. lam sure it will be some consolation to you in your sorrow to know how well he bad done bis duty, how much he wns liked and respected by his officers, and how lie died without pain. All his comrades will remember iiim affeetionatelv."