ROLL OF HONOR.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 86, 13 April 1917, Page 5

ROLL OF HONOR.

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr P. o'Sullivan has received a telegram from the Hon. Sir James Allen stating that Sergeant J. McDonald died of wounds on March S9th; . Sergeant McDonald was H at one time employed on the locaLrailway section, and just pijpviously to donning khoki was transferred to Wellington, where he enlisted in the 4th battalion of the 3rd New Zealand Rifle * Brigade. Sergeant McDonald served his time in one of the Irish regiments before comine; out to New Zealand, and was -the ideal stamp of a soldier. He made a large circle of friends in Blenheim, where he was exceedingly popular. At the time o: his transfer-to Wellington he-was an active member of. the committee of the Blenheim .Working Men'h Glub. He took pjfrt in the fighting in France in June arid July of last year. . ,On July 4th- he was wounded by shrapnel,1 * and was. invalided to ;!Snglanid>:; spendiriip:• 't t%o'■•jtopnths in HoraeKurch -■HvOspiMl.;*• .^)h; H his;;,re^; eo^very "hxi -wns.'^gain,sent ; to tb-e ■ firing; fhie, and, in a> letter received in Blennein) dated February 12th, reported himself as fit and well, but in the thick of the strife. The next intimation his frievds recpive.'l was the news, of his death from wounds. •"•■ =-'