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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1595170
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CASUALTIES IN FRANCE.
Mrs Hilsley, of Toongabbie, has received word that her son, Private Cecil Hilsey, died in a hospital in England This is the second son Mrs Hilsley has lost through the war.
Private If Smith of Waterloo, who was in vnhded hon», from Gallipoli, is returning: to the front short!v His 1 rot her, Sergeant G Smith,
vho had a similar «xptrimtc is now serving his et nn c1 tt nu of active tcrvicc In 1 ranee
\dvicc has btcn received b> Mr and Mrs Paul Jacob-en of Burke stn et llarj borough that thtir son Prlvutc C T J icobstn, has died in hospital in I ngland of wounds received on Gal
lipoli in August, 101f» Private Tacobsen was sevirelv wounded on the right hide of the bodv
nul his ri^ht leg had to he amputated He hid bec» in hospital ever since Two brothers arc
on active Fen ice
Mr J MlIvccIiiiÍc, of lagoon Lodge Port Pairv, has received word tint hfs son Private ^ N MelitH Unie ii dungcrouslv ill from wounds Private McKeüinic left \iistralli hist Ma>, and ha«-, lately bein .erving on the I rene h front
Mrs 1 nekton, of Greenvale has btcn o llclnlly notified that htr son Private lohn McNish, of O Compati) I9th Battalion lus bet« wounded, und is non in hospital in landon
The Btv U H Hodge Method!«* minister.
Alphington, lus rettived otllclat nottct that his second sou, Clive, vvus killed in action in 1 ranee on January 11 lit wns nu old Prince \lfred (Adelaide) bov After leaving school he Joined the stan" of the National Bank Melbourne, ant at the time of his enlistment two j ears ugo ht vv is ledger kci per ut Maffra The intimation of his death came tn his parents on his 2oth birthday His brother Wilfred was at the original landing ut Gallipoli, and was Invalided home after being wounded and attacled bj enteric HU eldest brotlu r, Pcrtj, Is u sergeant in the 2sciv Zealand Imperial 1-orces
Mr T W Durant auctioneer, Nhill, has re
celvtd intimation that his oldest Bon, lieutenant! \V* M Durant wai killed while on octlve service In Fra net with the New /calami Imperial torces Lieutenant Durant who hid i brilliant scholastic career, passed ns mining t»ginur and became
of minet In Western Australia"
Sergeant Y Biddulph Ötfth Battalion i
Invalided after the battle of Somme, is .._. Southwick Hospital, lu loudon anl is progressing j favourably He Ib the son of Mrs. O I Biddulph 31. Grtj street last Mclboutne
Mr J Bowring, of Bowenvale, lias received word that his son, Private Alfred \ Bowring has died of appIdenUl Injuries In rrante Private Bowring tnlMed from Western \ustnilia shortlv after the outbreak of war His battalion wa one of the first to land on Gallipoli, and he wa in the tlrbt boatload He rettived n bad ankle wound in the landing \fter recover} from this he returned to the peninsula and icinalned till the evacuation doing sap »ont Mr I Bowring has another son und a _randson at the front.