PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Private Leslie J. MfiUs, son of Mr. 3. D. Wills, of Hawera, has been killed iiji jiction. He left with the 20th Reinforce* inents, and was 21 years of age. Amongst those who have fallen are Private 'Paul Dodunski, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Dodunski, of Stratford; and Private A. E. Johnson, M.M., of th 6 same district. " Word was received yesterday that . Lance-Corporal Ken. Lauchland, of the 11th Reinforcements, had been -wounded. When he enlisted, Lauchland "WM a member of the Daily News staff. Private T. R. Kelly, who was klllftd in action on October 4, was the son of Mrs. C. T. Kelly, of Courtenay strwt. He was an old High School Hoy, and was farming for a time before leaving with ' the 14th Reinforcements. Lieut. Marsden, who was reported yesterday as killed inaction, was * sob of Mr. T. W. F. Marsden, stationmas•tcr at Stratford in the early eighties, and subsequently at Waitara, where ha married. Mr. W. M. Falconer has been notified that his brother. Sergeant-Major J. 0. Falconer, was killed in action on October 2. Ho left New Zealand in April last, and had been is Francs about ten weeks only.

Mrs. J. A. Bi'idgeman, Weatown, whose son David lias been reported dangerously ill in hospital in England for some time past, has received cable advice that another son, William Langley, was wounded on October 4,

Mr. ,J. M. Arthur has received advicf that his son, Private W. R. Arthur, who left with the 17th Reinforcements, was wounded on October 4. This is the' second occasion on which Private Arthur has been wounded, the flwifc being at Messines, where he was first reported missing.

Thursday morning's casualty list eontains the names of the following Tftra,naki men: Killed in action —Private L.' C. Batten (Mrs. L. T. Batte6,;H*Wera, rootlier). Wounded—Sergeant' A. F. Reid (T. T. Reid, Tariki, father), Private W. Lambie (W. Lambie, Xfangatoki, Tather); 'Private H. Williams (E. Williams, Kaponga). The hospital ■ progress report includes: Still dangerously ill—Privat* F, 0. Harvey (New Plymouth). Severe cases—Lieut. R. Wood. Stratford; Private W. Q. Priest, Inglewo6d. Not severs eases-Jfrivates L. D. Brown, Ingle, wood; E. D. Colson, New Plymouth) S, Jenkins, Eltham; and B. Bunt.

A cable message in the Australian papers reports that Maior-General G. T. -M. Bridges, C.M.0., D.5.0., has had to have n leg amputated. When tie held the rank of major in the first vreeki of the war lie was the 'hero of the incident of St. Qucntin. He w'as sent back to rally 250 stragglers in the retr»at from Monti, and found them in a state of collapse. Bridges purchased a toy drum am a pennv whistle in a village shop, and with an improvised band rovnded up the men, who laughed, despite their wearinesß, and led them in a march of 28 miles.

Lieut. >H. J. Hall, late of Patea, is amongst the list of those killed in action recently. On the outbreak of'war he joined tlx® Defence Department, carrying out the duties of Staff Sergeant-Major for the Patea and Waverley districts. After having made repeated applications fjr permission to proceed on active service his request was at length granted and Lieut. Hall proceeded to 'England and afterwards to the Western front. Ha leaves a widow and infant child.

Included in the recent casualty lists la the name of Captain Robert Sefton Adams, Royal Field Artillery, only son of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Adams, of Wellington, and a nephew of Colonel W. H. S. Moorhouse, of that city. Captain Adams was born in London, but came out to New Zealand with his people as a child. He was educated at Wellington College, where he had a distinguished sports career, and when he left to study law at Cambridge was head prefect, of the college. He received his B.A. d#gree at Cambridge. On the outbreak of war Captain Adams joined the Royal Field Artillery, and was given a commission. He received his captaincy last April. Captain Adams was married just before the war, and leaves a widow and' child in England.