WOUNDED SOLDIERS – Sat 31 Jul 1915

The relatives at Harcourt of Private E. H. Ely were notified by the Defence Department yesterday that he had been wounded for the second time on July 6^th, but is not reported seriously wounded.

Pte. Ely (whose letters frequently appeared in the “Mail”) was wounded just, after the famous landing, and returned to the firing line about six weeks ago. He is having his share of wounds, but everyone will be pleased that he is not seriously hurt.

He left Victoria with the first force for Egypt.