PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

tance-Corporal Willie Connell, of Pa« tea, has (been killed in action. In a hospital report published yesterday the name of S. A. Wells i(Mangorei)! is among the seriously ill cases. Mr. Woodley, teacher at the Mangamingi school, has resigned his position to take up fanning. Dr. Watt, of the public Health Department, arrived in New Plymouth last night and will confer to-day with the Borough Council and the Hospital Board on mattes*-relating-to the health of thq district. Mr. 6. Burkett, who met with an' accident on the New ■Flymouth-Lepperton road on Sunday evening, was reported late last night to be still in a very serious condition. Mrs. H. Cole, of Vealo Boad,. had .-t& ceived word that her son, Sergeant Cole has been awarded the military medal. Sergeant Cole is now in a hospital in England, this ibeing the fonrtl( time he has been wounded. Mr. E. H. Bogers, of Kakaramea, received word that his son Harry.wbowas recently reported missing, is now reported' to be a prisoner of war at Limburg and unwounded. Mrs. J. L. Francis, of Fitzroy,.has re» ceived word that as * result of repra sentations made iby a number of his cam* rades of the New Zealand Expeditionary. Force, her son, Corporal L. Francis, has been transferred to the New forces. The High Commissioner, ShJ Thomas Mackenzie, has written to advisd Mrs. Francis of the transfer, and alsa enclosed a photograph of CorpoiaJj Francis, taken by an officer-of ids de* partment. Lieutenant Fricfcalton, VXX, firtt enlisted on January 30, 1915, aid-returned! to New Zealand sick in September of tha same year. On recovery he re-enlisted on April 14, IMC, and was woumled and earned the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Messines, June 7, 1917. AVthe timp he won the Cross he held the rank of : lance-corporal. The official story of Ma' famous exploit is :—"Although wound- 1 ed, while the attackers were checked; under the heavy fire of the enemy, -he? dashed ahead of his section, posited intofc the barrage, and personally -bombed ans destroyed a machine-gan whleh wss! causing heavy .casualties. He then atr tacked a second machine-gun, killing theJ whole crew of twelve, and undoubtedly saved his own and other units from tW severest casualties. His magnificent! Murage ensured the capture of the jective. Frickleton was severely wound* ed while his section was consolidating its position, and set a great example-of heroism." The family record is an inn Tpiring one. > Five brothers hape-wrvedt the record being as follows; Private William T. Frickleton—Enlisted Jana* arV*l9lsr killed: at the Battle W «i 4 'Somme, September .28, T9lB. Private! J. It. Frickleton—Enlisted January 1915; wounded at Gallipoli September! •5, 1915; returned to New Zealanfl December 26, 1915. Private Thomas W. Frickleton—Enlisted August 25, I£L4£ wounded at Gaffipoli May B,' 1915; W* turned to New Zealand September 1% 1915. Lieutenant S. Frickleton—as recorded atiove. Gunner Herbert Frickleton—Enlisted (aged eighteen) May 8, 1916; wounded Battle of Ma£ Bines, and returned to New : Zealaß* ■January 3, 1918.