PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1941, Page 4

PERSONAL

Word has been officially received in Pahiatua that Private Harry Keltic, at one time on the staff of the W.F.C.A. at Pahiatua, is a prisoner of war in Greece.

The death occurred in Upper Hutt yesterday of Mr William C. Campbell, at the age of 78. Pie was formerly well known in the Wellington grocery business, and was for several years president of the Wellington Master Grocers’ Association.

The funeral of the late Mrs F. Benge took place yesterday afternoon, the service at the chapel and that at the graveside being conducted by Mr R. D. Brown, of the Church of the Seventh Day Adventists, Wellington. Many beautiful wreaths were in evidence, including oue from members of the Church of th Seventh Day Adventists. Messrs L. Cootes, J. McLaughlan, W. C. Boniface and W. H. Millar were the pall-bearers.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Gordon, M.M., Palmerston North, having been promoted from his former rank as captain, has been given the command of the Ist Battalion, Wellington-West Coast Regiment (Territorials), succeeding Lieutenant-Colonel D. A. C. Lilburne, E.D., of Wanganui, who will be absorbed in a reorganisation, now under discussion, for the unification of home defence, made necessary by placing the Home Guard under Army control.

Mr B. T. Housley, senior mechanician, Masterton automatic telephone exchange, has been promoted and transferred to Wellington. Yesterday he was presented with a barometer from his fellow officers. The Postmaster, Mr M. M. Simpson, and .the chief mechanician, Mr W. L. Butler, both spoke .in appreciation of Mr Housley’s services and wished him success in the future. Mr Housley left for Wellington this morning. He will be succeeded by Mr R. A. Callender, of Auckland.

The death occurred at Auckland on Monday evening, after a lingering illness, of Mr Frederick Roy Robertshaw, a former well-known resident of Dannevirke. When living at Dannevirke Mr Robertshaw was on the office staff of Messrs Barraud and Abraham. Leaving Dannevirke many years ago, he later established himself in Auckland, and for a lengthy period was on the commercial staff of the “Auckland Star.” He married Miss M. Benzie, of Dannevirke, who survives him, as also do two sons, one being in the Navy and the other serving with the forces in Egypt. He was well-known in Masterton.