AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS
22 JULY 1915
These are extracts from the Auckland Weekly News magazines and have been extracted with permission.
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The men speak with affectionate regret and no little pride of Pte August HARWOOD, Ambulance Corps. He worked like a hero said Cpl SQUIRE of Mt Eden. No thought of personal danger ever deterred him. He was removing the wounded to safety day and night and mostly under fire. There was one very bad place on the right flank which we called ‘the death trap’, this was a long gully exposed fully to the enemy fire and containing practically no cover. Harwood had just taken a wounded man down this gully when in a part of the [area[ commanded by the Turks’ maxims, he was hit by a bullet which penetrated his back and pierced his heart. He died within a few moments.
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MEN RETURNED TO AUCKLAND ON RED CROSS TRAIN
BAILLIE, J Pte Returned home Dargaville
BEAL, L A Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : foot injury Of Colac, Victoria
BOSS, C L Pte Returned home Kingsway Ave, Mt Albert
BOWMAN, T A Pte Returned home Grange Rd, Mt Roskill
BOYLE, E Pte Returned home Cambridge
BROAD, F Cpl Hosp. Invalided
BROWN, J C Pte Returned home
BURKE, T W L/Cpl Dist. Hosp., Ak : thigh injury Of Warkworth
BYRDON Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : hip injury Of Newmarket
CLARK, A Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : ankle injury Of Third Ave, Kingsland
CLEGHORN, M Cpl Returned home Stewart St, Mt Eden
COOK, J H Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : heart trouble Of Tuakau — heart trouble
DAVIDSON, G A Tpr Returned home Whangarei
De VRIES Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : hip injury Of Pukekohe — hip injury
DIXON Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : Rheumatic Fever/shldr injury
DUNN, W H Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : Paralysis Of Remuera Road
EAGLETON, A E Pte Returned home 6 Church St, Ponsonby
EAGLETON, A E Pte Shrapnel wound R Thigh 15th Regt Church St, Ponsonby
EAMES, J Pte Hosp. Pneumonia & pleurisy
ELLICOTT Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : knee injury
FITZGERALD, W Pte Hosp. R knee & shoulder 3rd Ak Regt O’Rorke St, Auckland
FLOREY, V C Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : shoulder injury
GIBBON, W D Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : arm injury
GIBBONS, W D Pte Ak Hosp: Fracture R arm 15th Nth Ak Rawene, Hokianga
GIBSON, F L Pte Returned home Thames
HANSEN, A Pte Returned home
HENDERSON Lieut Dist. Hosp., Ak : knee injury
HENDERSON, H Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : paralysis of wrist
HENDERSON, H Pte Shrapnel wound chest 16th Waikato
HOWGARTH, G Pte Returned home
HOWLETT, J R Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : knee injury Of Thames
KILLICK, C E Tpr Returned home Ngaruawahia
KING, A B Spr Returned home Otahuhu
LISTER, W J Pte Shrapnel wound chest Ponsonby
MACFARLANE, J B Lieut Hosp. Bullet wounds
MARTIN, L Dvr Returned home Winchester St, Auckland
MOORE, R Pte Returned home Waimatenui, Nthn Wairoa
MORROW, F G Pte Returned home Gladstone Rd, Parnell
NEWCOMBE B P Pte Returned home Valley Rd, Mt Eden
NEWCOMBE Pte Shot in back of lung 3rd Ak Inf.
NISBITT, C L Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : nervous debility Of Kaeo
ROBERTSON, A S/Mjr Returned home Paeroa
ROWLINGS, R T Lieut Hosp. Gunshot wound knee
SHARP, N R Cpl Returned home
SHAW, W R Tpr Returned home Bourne St, Mt Eden
SIMM, G A Pte Returned home Te Awamutu
SPENCER, G Pte Returned home
SQUIRRELL, K R Cpl Returned home Gordon Rd, Mt Eden
STAFFORD, A Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : knee injury Of Waihi
THOMAS, A W Pte Hosp. Gunshot wound thigh
UNDERWOOD, S Pte Returned home Paparoa
WALLACE, C V Pte Returned home 5 Tutanekai Rd, Grey Lynn
WAY, H Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : fractured ankle Of Mt Eden
WHEELER, A E Pte Dist. Hosp., Ak : jaw wound Of 41 Wood St, Ponsonby
WILSON Cpl Fracture L arm 3rd Ak Inf. Devonport
WILSON, G F Cpl Hosp. Gunshot wounds
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EIGHTH REINFORCEMENTS — Officers Appointed - In camp at Palmerston North
Mounted Rifles
ARMSTRONG, Capt James, 9th Wellington, East Coast, Mounted Rifles
BLAKENEY, Lieut Cyril, South Canterbury Mounted Rifles
HEMPHILL, 2nd Lt Harry Campbell, 11th, North Auckland, Mounted Rifles
KING, 2nd Lt Thomas Lawrence, Mounted Signal Troop, Otago
McARTHUR, Lieut John Duncan, 7th, Southland, Mounted Rifles
ORR, Capt Eric Hamilton, 8th, South Canterbury, Mounted Rifles
RAYNES, Capt John James, 4th, Waikato, Mounted Rifles
RIDDERFORT, 2nd Lt Richard Errol, 9th, Wellington East Coast, Mounted Rifles
RILEY, 2nd Lt Harry Bolton, 10th, Nelson, Mounted Rifles
ROBERTSON, 2nd Lt James, 2nd, Wellington-West Coast, Mounted Rifles
Infantry
ARMSTRONG, Lt Geoffrey Clifford Wilson unattached list, Auckland
BARR, Lieut John Hadden unattached list, Otago
CARMODY, 2nd Lt Alex’r Ford unattached list, Canterbury
FORBES, 2nd Lt Alex’r McRae 3rd, Auckland, Regiment
JUDD, 2nd Lt Arthur Stanley 17th, Ruahine, Regiment
KIRKER, Capt Douglas Russell NZ Garrison Artillery, Auckland Division
MacDOUGALL, 2nd Lt Alan Robert Thos 4th, Otago, Regiment
MARRIOTT, 2nd Lt William John unattached list, Canterbury
MAWSON, 2nd Lt Joseph Bibby unattached list, Wellington
McFARLAND, 2nd Lt Robert Douglas 16th, Waikato, Regiment
McGREGOR, 2nd Lt Godfrey NZ Army Service Corp (NZAMC)
RAUCH, 2nd Lt John Norman NZ Post & Telegraph Corps
REID, 2nd Lt Charles Edward NZ Post & Telegraph Corps
ROBINSON, 2nd Lt Edmund Colin Nigel unattached list, Wellington
ROSS, Major Fleming 5th, Wellington, Regiment
SCOTT, Lieut Lindsay Mackie 4th, Otago, Regiment
SHELDON, 2nd Lt Harold Jas Drummond unattached list, Wellington
SPIERS, 2nd Lt Peter Wm Gordon 4th, Otago, Regiment
TREADWELL, 2nd Lt Archibald Lawrence late 9th, Wellington East Coast, Regiment
WELLSTEAD, Lieut Arthur Wansey NZ Railway Battalion
Engineers WILLIAMS, Lt Arthur Valentine NZ Railway Battalion
Division Signals KELLAWAY, 2nd Lt George Thomas unattached list, Wellington
Artillery GEDDES, 2nd Lt William NZ Field Artillery, ‘G" Battery
Ammunition Column
The following Field Artillery officers, for the Divisional Ammunition Column, will accompany the seventh reinforcements:
ABEL, 2nd Lt Joseph NZ Garrison Artillery, Wellington
DUNN, Lt Robert Wakelin NZ Garrison Artillery, Wellington
GILL, Major Joseph Sadlier No.8 Co., NZ Garrison Artillery
GOLDEN, Lt Wm Robert NZ Garrison Artillery, Auckland Division
JOHNSTON, Lt Donald Gordon NZ Garrison Artillery, Wellington Division
RETURNING AS INVALIDS
Four men of the fifth reinforcements returned to Wellington on Friday in the steamer Wimmera from Sydney, having been invalided home:
CHRISTIE, Pte G, Wellington
OSBORNE, Cpl H L, Apiti
ROBINSON, Spr W, Napier
WILTSHIRE, Pte J T, Wellington
DIED AT TRENTHAM CAMP HOSPITAL
Two from cerebro-spinal meningitis, One from complications following measles
DOGGETT, Pte David Booth, Rangiora (body returned home)
FORD, Pte Walter D, NOK England (bd Karori Cemetery with military honours)
WILLIAMS, Pte Herbert James, Picton (body returned home)
NINTH DRAFT — Appointment of Officers
Mounted:
WHITMORE, 2nd Lieut
YEREX, Lt G F 4th, Waikato, Mounted Rifles
Infantry:
ALLEN, Major R C 6th, Hauraki, Regiment
DUIGAN, 2nd Lt D F
DUTHIE, Lieut N A 15th, North Auckland, Regiment
HATRICK, Lieut J G
McLEAN, 2nd Lieut
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AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES - NZers serving with Australian troops
CLARK, Gnr E E — wounded
KAY, Pte H — wounded
LEETE, Pte H J — Ill, hosp. Alexandria
LIVINGSTONE, L/Cp S — Ill, hosp. Malta
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VOLUNTEERS FROM NO.2 GROUP
BARRACLOUGH W, Katikati
HALLAM W, Matamata
BLACKWELL A E, Wharepoa Rd
GYDE W H, Waitoa
BLOOMFIELD A W, Motumaoho
HAMILTON A E, Manawahe
BUCHAN T J, Thames
JORGENSON C O, Matamata
BOOTH J C, Whakatane
KING E G, Te Puke
CAMPBELL W J, c/o Post Office, Auckland
McLENNAN D S, Taneatua
DANBY A W, Thames
McKENZIE F, Puriri
DAY G L, Opotiki
MANSEL H P, Tauranga
DERING A F, Te Aroha
MAXWELL E W, Matatoki
DORMER A W, Opotiki
MEIKLE W W, Kerepehi
DRABBLE F, Te Puke
PETTY P, Te Aroha
DUFFIN H P, Thames
REED F T, Opotiki
FREED H E, Opotiki
ROBERTSON J W, Thames
GRAHAM Gordon G, Rotorua
ROBINSON A, Te Puke
GRIERSON A H, Tirohia
STEWART F J, Thames
STENT L J, Opotiki
TAYLOR F H, Hikutaia
THOMAS, J T, Thames
TIMMINS, T P, Te Aroha
TIMMINS E, Te Aroha
TOUT, E V, Taneatua
WALLACE C M, Te Aroha
WILSON N E, Opotiki
WILLIAMS H, Mamaku
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ANOTHER SHORT CASUALTY LIST
3271 Men Reported Dead, Wounded or Missing
WOUNDED
BRYAN, Frank Claud, Field Artillery, chest/neck wounds July 18. NOK: W Bryan, Awahuri, North Island
HALN, Henry Edge, Field Artillery, left leg amputated. NOK; John Halpin, Terrace St, Palmerston North
PRIEST, Owen George, Field Artillery, left arm injured. NOK: C J Priest, Palmerston North
DIED OF WOUNDS
MACDONALD, John, Canterbury Mounted Regt, from wounds in abdomen July 7. NOK: Peter Macdonald, Wairau Pah, Marlborough (father)
SICK & WOUNDED (Report from Hospitals)
DAVIES, G C W, Otago Battalion — slightly sick, disembarked at Malta
DEANE, Lieut W, Canterbury Mounted — sent to England
DYSASKI, F, Otago Mounted - recovered & sent to the front
GIBBS, R J, Canterbury Battalion — slightly sick, disembarked at Malta
HOUSTON, S, Auckland Battalion — slightly sick, disembarked at Malta
NICOLSON, Lieut R H, Otago Battalion — sent to England
PEARSON, L M, Wellington Mounted — convalescent
STRANG, C, Canterbury Battalion — pneumonia, disembarked at Malta
WALLINGFORD, Capt J A, Auckland Btn — recovered & sent to the front
TROOPS IN SAMOA - (From Colonel LOGAN)
ALEXANDER, Pte W, pharyngitis
CROUCHER, Wireless-Sgt, enteric fever
GANNAWAY, Pte A H, tonsillitis
JOHNSTON, Pte C C, cellulites
MARTIN, Pte W, nasal sinus trouble
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