TROOPERS' MEMORIAL.
RECORD OF SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
VOLUNTEERS
The work of removing the troopers' names from the Cook, memorial, and the recording of the same on the Trafalgar rotunda, entrusted by the Borough Council to Messrs Frank Harris aiwi Co., j monumental masons, has just been commenced. The firm have prepared three Large marble slabs,* 7ft m length, and on these the names are about to be engraved. The slabs will be placed on three sides of the rotunda, having been made for the same m the brickwork. As complaints have been made to the municipal authorities that some of the names are inaccurately recorded, the complete list is published below. As it is desired to obtain a complete and correct record, any necessary alterations should at once be notified to the Borough authorities. ; . . ■• Thd lettering;. will be as. follows: — Volunteers 'from Poverty Bay' who served m j the South African war, 1899-1902;— j Officers;:* Colonel. T. t.W;: .Porter,.. 0-B. (com-] manded : 7th and 9tU Contingents), Captain B. Arthur, Vet.-Surgeon Captain C, R. Neale, Lieut. -Paymaster W^ Pitt,' Lfeiits. W. ,E. Langford/ R. H. Trotter, O. B. Carter, F. S. j Barton,, E. A, Rees, G. A. C. Simpson, R. H. Porter. ... Hospital staff::-, Nurse 'Nellie Dean Redstone. Nofl-cqmmissioned' officers: Sergt.TMajors G. C. Johnstorie,' T: R. 1 Porter^ Sergeants G. B. Bougen,^.A.,. T. , W. Gannon, A. JG... Haydon, j J. Langham (D.S.M.), J. N. Leslie, M. Pickett, J. Walker, C. G. Challis, T. Tasker, FarrierSergeant J. W. .Parker, Saddler-Sergt. W. Taylofr, Corporals J;JD. Cameron, W. .Cooper, \V. Maxwell,";'Ri^G<Porter, H. R. Simeon, C. B. *de Lautour, R. Barwick, F. McCabe; Lance-Cor-porals W. L. Cato, C. J. Denny, E. G. Hurrey, J. Hackett. Troopers 0. Allen, A. Aislabie, A. Ashdown, S. J.. Aeh'iown, F. O. Bruce, D. S. Bruce, F. C. Bur'ch, H. D. Beatson, W. , J. ; Brown, P. Brady, R. S. Breingan, S. C. Breingan, H. Bushnell, D. Buckley, A. Black, W. Brown, F. C. Baker, W. -Bougen, B. S. Bennett, A. Bpyd, O. Blows, T. F. Carlyle, T. Cunningham, X, Campbell, . R. E. Cook, A. J. Cooper, A. Campbell, J. Cunningham, F. W." Cliirk, J. T. (Jaicns, J». . Davidson, H. J., Driscole, T. M. Daulton, A. Dayitt, J. Dunn, M. Dwyer, A. W. Fbwlds, R. H. Fraper, T. Eraser, J. S. I Ferris, J.-'H. Ferris, ,E. Filo, H. H. ,Fairlid, j. Gordon,! J...M. Grayson, E. A.. Guilford, % Graham, C- W. ; iGH.es, C, Glass, A- Green, , B. Gregg, Irvine. S. Hurrey (killed , m ..action), J. A. Hurrey, C. Humtrey, H. F. Humfrey, J. Hanlon, F. Higgs, H. J. Harris, T. S. Hamilton, M, W. Hftryey, T. Howell, R. W. .Tohnstone^ C. Johnstohe, J. H. Johnstone, R. Johnstone, E. J. Jones, A. A. Jones, R. H. Jones, IE. Kenny, A. Kirk, H. R. Kirkmam ' Cdied of ; fever), A. .Law,.N. Law, W. J. Little, C. A?' Larsen", P. H. Laurence, 3. A. Moore, 'W. | Morris, II: Marty), _J. McKinley, W. Mcßurney,R. H. McGough,t M, -M, McOovern, R: Mclvor, A. Nels6n, R. Nieol, C. F. Nurse, L. O'Neil, J. Poynter, J. A. B. Phillip, F. C. Peakmari, F. Parker,. J.. R. Parker, JS. C. }W. j ParkeiJ, C. Parker, ,W..'J. Parker, E. Partridgtl, R.;.U. Pascoe, R." Richardson, J. A. Rogers, M. Ryan, J. Ryan,' ..Cl Robsdn, B. Reed,- R. . Russell, F. C. Sharp, E. J. Stevens, R. J. Stevens', '£. A. Skeet, J. yf. Somervell, : J.- G. Swai;I brick, J. Swarbrick, J. P. Thompson, P,. AY. Teesdale, J. R.' Taylor, P. Taylor, E. A. Tardeau, W. Third, R. Thorn, A. A. Wood, T, "M. Wood, C. : 'WilUamson, J. J. Whitehead, A. J. Webb, 'and H. Yardley: ' , v . . :
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12771, 24 May 1912, Page 2
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602TROOPERS' MEMORIAL. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12771, 24 May 1912, Page 2
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