PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Amongst the relumed soldiers who ar» rived in New Zealand bust week w&S| J.'rivate .T. A. Beanie, of Kaponga.

M old lias been received by Mrß. E. Allen, Frankleigh Park, that her son, Lieut.. Erie Allen, was wounded on Oci iobor 12.

-Messrs S. Crowe and M. Martin havs been appointed members of the Tarata school committee in plaoe of Messrs E. J. Ible and K. Stewart, resigned. Captain Alex. MacDiarm|d returned to Aew Plymouth by the mail train on Monday night. v

Mr. a. B. Bradbury lias received advice that his eldest son, Private Hugh M. Bradbury, was wounded in the left thigh on October 4.

Mr. R. Masters, chairman of the Tear, naki Education Board, leaves for Wellington this morning on business connected with educational matters.

Mr. W. E, Burley, of Feilding, has been appointed assistant agricultural in* structor to the Taranaki Education Board, in succession to Mr. H. G Sergei, resigned.

Hon. Oilbert Carson lias again bee? nominated by tho Taranaki Education Board aa representative of the Middle University District on the committee ot advice of the Wellington Training Oollege.

The Legislative Council yesterday adopted a motion of sympathy with tha acting-Speaker (Hon. W. C. F. Camcross) and family, in the death of theit son, Lieut. Cyril Carncrosa, in action.

Cable advice was received yesterday mi-i' 16 °'^ ec k '■hat Lieut. Alf. Jenni&gßj M.C.. who was wounded on August 28. is now convalescent in the Manchester General Hospital,

The Taranaki Education Board yes* terday carried a resolution of sympathy with Mr. Straclc, headmaster of the 'Hawera district high schok in the loss of Ins son Karl, who ha* laid down hit life for the Empire.

Mr. Henry Putt, of Vogeltown, attamed his 92nd birthday yesterday, and his many friends will join with us in wishing him "many happy returns." Mr, Putt has now celebrated 76, such anniversaries in Taranaki, being turned 14 when he left the Old Country with his parents.

Followers of cricket will regret ta hear that Mr. Harry Trott is lying seriously ill in Melbourne. v , The genial skipper of the 1896 Australian Eleven 'has many friends in New Zealand, who would be greatly pleased to tear of hii recovery,

| Yesterday's casualty" list contained ona I Taranaki name only, that of Private J. Frei (11. Ogle, Eltham, ,siater), died of wounds, October 10. Hospital reports show that Private J. Moffett (Hawera) is dangerously ill, and Private A. J. ,Purdy (Elthara) seriously ill. Private T, fi. Lynskey (Manaia) has been re> moved from the seriously ill list.

Included in a recent casualty list as having died of wounds was the name of Rifleman Fairfield (Pepper) Thompson, who, when he enlisted, wai a •member of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'a Hawera staff. He leaves a widow and two young children.

A Wellington wire states that the nominee for the Rhodes scholarship this year is H. A. Mackenzie, son of Professor Mackenzie. He graduated B.A. last year, winning the senior university scholarship in both Latin and French. He has been in camp since January. Ho won a commission, leaving with the 31st Reinforcements.

Colonel Baillie, M.L.0., lias received news by cablegram that his second son, 'Private T. D. Baillie, was killed in action "in Flanders on OctoWSr 4th. Last year he gave up fanning at Otorohongfc to join the forces, and left New Zealand in January last with the 20th Reinforcements, his only son going witli him, in the same company. He is'also survived by his wife and a daughter, Nurse Baillie, of the Wellington Hospital' staff.

The six sons of Mr. G. E. Blucher, of 34. Beresford street, Auckland, ho.ve all left on active nervine as volunteers. Cable advice has been received that the third son, Sergeant C- T. Blucher, has been killed in action in France, Sergeant Blucher was 32 years of age and left with the 7th Reinforcements. He had been two years in tjie fighting line in France.- Two of Ms brewers/Gunners A. W. and A. J. fflueh»r, ot the Machine-gun Corps were members of the 21st Reinforcements, and are now in France. Gunner C. F. E. Blucher, another brother, is in the Army Service Corps. A fourth brother, Company Sergeant-Major A. M. Blucher, was a .member of the 2nd Reinforcements. He enlisted at the age of 19, and, after seeing service on Gallipoli was invalided to England. He afterwards left with the New ,Zealand Division for France, where he was wounded in February last. He has since been attached to the Headquarters staff in England. The fifth' brother, Private D. F, Blucher, who left with the 7th Reinforcements was wounded in France a year ago aßd is still in hospital in 'England.

Lieut.-Colonel G. A. Kin#, D.8.0., 'Croix de Cuerre, of the N.Z. Staff Corps, who has been killed in action, was a son of Air. and Mrs George King, New Plymouth. He was horn in 1885, and started his military career in July, 1904, us a private in the Christ's College Rifles. Tie was appointed adjutant of the Ist liniment North Canterbury Mounted Rifles, with the rank of lieutenant, in August. lflOC, and was promoted captain iu September, 1900. Later, in 1007, he was transferred to the unattached list r.s captain. In 1911 he joined the N.Z. Staff Corps as lieutenant, and was appointed adjutant of the 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles. In October, J 013, he was appointed Croup Commander No. 4 Croup, Auckland District, and in August, 191'), was appointed Staff Captain to the N.Z.M.R. Brigade. He served with the brigade in Egypt and Gallipoli, leaving with the Main Body. He was transferred to the Auckland Mounted Rifles as second in command with the rank of major, on August 9, lfll'i, and re-trans-ferred to Staff Captain N.Z.M.R. in October, 1915. On March 1, 1910, he was appointed to command the N.Z. Pioneer Battalion in France, with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. He served with this battalion through the Sommc and Messines. T.icut-Colonel King was several times mentioned in dispatches. Ho received (lie D.S.O. for distinguished service at Gallipoli, and later, after ihe Battle of Messines, was one of. the New Zealand officers decorated by General Anthone with the Croix de Guerre. In August, 1917, he was appointed to command the Ist Battalion qf the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, and it, was while serving with this regiment that he wa» reported killed in action on October 12. Lieut.-Colonel King leaves a widpw and > two children, who .reside in Well Motto