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Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The members of No. 1 Wellington District Military Service Board left New Plymouth by the evening train yesterday for Hawera. Mr. P. G. Jackson, headmaster at Foxton, and formerly at Hawera, has been appointed to Queen's Park School, Wanganui, in succession to Mr H. M. Payne. He will take charge from April 1. A cable received by Mr. H. Smith, of Ararata, reports that J. E. Smith (second son) was admitted to Walton-on-Thames Hospital on January 1, suffering from gunshot wounds; in the left shoulder and right thigh. On Tuesday Mr T. J. Crone, who left with the last draft for camp, was presented by his postal colleagues with a handsome souvenir. In making the presentation Mr. Thomas mentioned the interesting fact that the letter carriers of New Plymouth had contributed 13 soldiers to the great cause. Sergeant-Major Arthur C. Thompson, Who was a member of the New Plymouth staff of the Bank of New Zealand, spent leave in "Blighty" in November. While in Edinburgh he met a brother by chance one day. His friends will be pleased to hear that he is wearing the Military Medal. The Rev, W. A. Sinclair leaves New Plymouth in about a fortnight for Sydney, to attend the annual meeting of the Board of Foreign Missions. He is one of New Zealand's represjontatives on the board, the others being the Rev. A. C. Lawry (Christehurch) and Mr. J. Court (Auckland). Rev. W. A. Sinclair, as president of the Methodist Conference of New Zealand. has received telegraphic advice from the Adjutant-General that Chaplain Peat lias been attached to the 34th Reinforcements, and that the Rev. W. B. Scott, now of Springston, will take his place at Featherston camp. Constable L. (?. Parkinson received word this week that his brother, Flight Lieutenant V. J. Parkinson, of the Australian Hying Corps, who was stationed in Egypt, is reported" missing. Another brother, Rifleman L. E. Parkinson, who left with the 7th Reinforcements, was reported missing on October I*2 last! Second-Lieutenant T. J. Gordon, of Hokianga, returned to New Zealand recently So far as is known, he is the only officer of the New Zealand Forces who has won the Distinguished Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Croix do Guerre. He left New Zealand as a private in the Main Body, served throughout the Gallipoli campaign, and while in France was selected for a commission. He has never been wounded. The death is reported of Mrs D. E. Knowles, relict of the late E. W. Knowles, who was for many years owner and manager of the Napier Daily Telegraph. The deceased lady was born in Islington, London, on February 3rd, 1831, and was therefore within less than a montlvof attaining her 80th birthday. Mrs. Knowles was the daughter of a wellknown London medical practitioner, the late Dr. J. J. Brown The casualty list published yesterday contains the following Taranaki names: Previously reported missing, believed killed, now reported killed in action: Lance-Corporal N. C. Lord (C. P. Lord, Normanby, father). Died of woundsPrivate A. V. Parslow (H. Parslow, Normanby, father). Wounded: Private L D Chambers (W. L. Chambers, Opunake, father); Private J. Tosland (J S. Tosland, Pihama, father). In the hospital report the following are reported as not severe cases: Private V. H. S. Martin (New Plymouth), Private C. T. Stevens (Midhirst). News has been received of tho deatli in action of Lance-Corporal N. C. Lord, second son of Mrs. C. P. Lord, of Normanby, and late of Rahotu. Lance-Cor-poral Lord left with the 15th Reinforcements, and had been in tho trenches nearly a year. He was a very fine type of boy, and very popular, on account of his amiable and unselfish qualities. He was rejected twice, but was anxious to "do his bit," and eventually got away. The Lord family has a splendid record. Six sons have been lighting, and a seventh lias volunteered, and goes into camp shortly. One son Ims been invalided home after two years' service, being wounded at the Somme. Private C. C. Lord is at present in hospital in England, and Sergeant E. E. Lord was wounded, and is now in hospital in Egypt. Much sympathy will be felt for Mrs. Lord in the loss she has sustained by the death of her son, Lance-Corporal Lord.