A pleasing function took place in the Chief Postmaster's room this morning, when occasion was taken to present Mr Ronald Dumbleton. who proceeded to Trentham with the Reinforcements todav, with a purse of sovereigns as a small token of the esteem in which he is held by his brother officers. Mr Hill, who made the presentation, congratulated Mr Dumbleton on his resolve to fight for King and Country, and said that his (Mr Dumbleton's) future movements would be watched with interest by the members of the local staff. Messrs Potter (chief clerk), McGlue (mail room), and Leslie (counter) also spoke appreciatively of Mr Dumbleton, and wished him every success and a safe return to the Dominion. Mr Dumbleton, in reply, said that he felt parting from the office very much, but felt constrained to say that he deemed it his duty to go to the front and do what little he could for the defence of our hearths and homes. -Oamaru Mail, 12/6/1915.
Mrs Dumbleton, Pukeuri, has been advised that her son, Corporal Ronald Dumbleton, is now at the Hornchurch Convalescent Camp. Corporal Dumbleton's injury consisted of a shrapnel wound and fractured elbow. -Oamaru Mail, 9/12/1916.
Ronald Dumbleton, of the Wellington Infantry, who is reported died of sickness in this morning's list, was the son of Mr Wm. Dumbleton, of Pukeuri Junction. He was educated at Pukeuri and at the Waitaki Boys' High School, and was for some time employed in the local post office. He played tennis for the Oamaru Club, and was a member of the Rowing and Hockey Clubs. He left with the 8th Reinforcements, and was joined to the trench mortar section in France, where he was wounded in the elbow. Corporal Dumbleton had been in hospital for six months. -Oamaru Mail, 12/4/1917.
Ronald Dumbleton was wounded during the Battle of the Somme, his wound being described as "left arm/shoulder severe." He was sent to England for treatment and convalescence, where he developed jaundice, which proved fatal.
Oamaru Cemetery.
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