PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Mr. Thomas has withdrawn his resignation of the secretaryship of the Eaihvav Union.

Mrs. B, W. Gillbanks, Spotswood, lias received advice that her eldest son, Gunner J. W. Gillbanks, was killed in action on September 27. sunner Gillbanks left with the 13th Reinforcements. Privates Albert and Arthur Raynor, who recently returned from France, are sons of Mr. W. Raynor, of Inglewood and for many years a resident of Rahotu. The Raynor family come very near a record as a lighting family, ns seven brothers have seen service in France. One has been killed and two more wounded quite recently. In the latest hospital report the following Taranaki names are given:— Dangerously ill, E. R. Morris (New Plymouth). Still seriously ili, Corporal E. A. Johnson (Patea). Not severe cases, Corporal J. G. Dick and F. Brisco (Eltliam), G. Farquhar (Inglewood) and S. H. Harrison (Hawera). The remains of the late Private H. Bennett, who died in the New Plymouth Hospital on Thursday will be buried to-day with military honors, the funeral leaving the Roman Catholic Church, Devon Street, at 2.30 p.m., for Te Ilenui Cemeterv.

A recently-issued list of New Zealand soldiers upon whom the Military Medal has been conferred includes the name of Private Alfred Walter Currie, of Hawera, and Private John Edward Shewry, of Tahora. •Mr. A. Murphy has received word that Lis brother, Private J. Murphy, who left with the 13th Reinforcements, has been admittted to hospital on account of sickness. Private Murphy w:as wounded at the Somrome nearly two years ago, and, on recovering, returned to the front. Mr- and Mrs. J. Still, of Voegtown, have a record in this war of which they might well be proud. S even of their sons volunteered and were accepted for service, and the eighth, a married man, passed fit and was subsequently discltarged owing to sickness in his family. Two of the boys have gained stripes, and. one has won the Military Medal One was killed in action some months ago in France. Second-Lieutenant L. C. L. Averill, who has been awarded the Military Cross, 'is an old boy of Christ's College, and a son of Dr. A. W. Averill, Anglican Bishop 1 of Auckland. Before entering camp with the N.CO.'s of the '29 th Reinforcements, Lieutenant Averill, who is now only 21 years of ago, was taking the first part of his medical course at the Auckland University College. He sailed with commissioned rank in the 43th Reinforcements, and was later attached to the Rifle Brigade.