The Archive · 1916

Bhanghai and the War

PERSONAL ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST

It will interest the friends of Mr.

8. B. M. Bremner and Mr. H. G. Elliot to know that they have been granted commissions in the North Trish Horse and are training at An-trim.

A letter has just been received from Mr. D. H. Wallace, late of the Municipal Council, Shanghai, stating that he is attach ed to the 10th Battalion Light Horse signalling division, Queensland Forces.

A further letter has been received from @nd-Lieut. E. O. Springfield, a brother of Mr. M. O. Sprin field of the Municipal Police, in which he says that two "Shang-hollanders," Mr. Middleton and Mr. Dixon, are with him in the Machine Gun Corps Somewhere in England."

In a letter received on Monday Lieutenant-Colonel Bray mentions that he was able to get home for week at Christmas. He says that after marching two or three days he is up again pretty close to the Bosche, and had recently met Lieut. Bignell, late of the Light Horse, and Lieut. Hay, late of the Artillery.

Captain J. E, Needham, writing under date January 20, says that he has now left the nursing home where he has been for four months,

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