MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16314, 22 August 1916, Page 8

MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

MAJOR HURST. Major Hurst., wounded, -Has born at Opawa, Christcburch. He started his miii tary career in the Canterbury Highland Rifle?, and was for three years in that corps. He then joined the" C.Y.C., and rose to the rank of captain. When the main body of the Expeditionary Force vent away the C.Y.C. formed the first squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Regiment, and of this squadron Captain Hurst was second in command. At the Dardanelles, on the night of August 6, 1915, when the mounted brigade made the attack on Suvla, Captain Hurst went ahead with two troops of the C.Y.C Two days later he was promoted to major, and after the charge on August 21 he and Captain Blair were recommended for gallantry. On August 23, the major was wounded on the bead by shrapnel, and invalided to England. On recovering he had charge of an important camp,, But preferred to go bark to his regiment. SERGEANT MAJOR D. H. GAMBLE. Sergeant-Major Douglas Hepburn Gamble, who has been killed in action, wis a son of Mr. \V. X. < .amble, of the firm of Messrs. Gamble and Griffiths, sharebrokers, Swanson Street. He was about 20 years of age. and was educated at King's College. On leaving school be entered into the employment of the New Zealand Insurance Company, where he remained until he left for the front in May, 1915. He held the position of sergeant in the senior radets. and on being dratted to the territorials he retained that rank. Although a good all-round sportsman, football was his favourite name, and he was a prominent member ■-■!' the Remuera Football Club He s.i-.v ab.ut sis weeks service at Gall inch.

SKRGT. A. DELANEY

Scrjt. Arthur Delaney, who was severe wounded on August 9, i.< the youngest ton i I Mr. H De:*: i»i- of B'Jcilaad. now of Mstumat*. H. ; !e!t with the Main Ejcpeduion.arv F'.n <» .--•.-I.i «a.- .-is month* in th- trei,J;e> at <iailiH.il At the cud of that time he bo.-am" i; 1 and was invalided to ( -iin. Alter i--r,wrinz. 1* ■.vri:t to the K;vpt;an- frontier, where t« was wounded. H'- two l.rothers have ai*» been wounded, and ,-.e was invalided home to New Zealand .--.111? months ago. SERGEAN MERYYN WATER?. Serjeant M-rwn Lcich Waters, ktiH in action .-n Auiui-t -. "** tb< youngest son of Mr. . ir .d Mr-. Alfred Waters. "' Riverside, i «b-r- he had lrrea all his life. He »a= kc i.'.v interested :n i'ulitarv affait- ai'd wt -roral in the Franklin Mounted Hide- be: .•<• the tentorial erhrru" • ame in ; rce. .»':n~ •-•'• tonal prliern- ■ ante in . rce. >''H 0 •• ward.- 1 r,,i..t..l -■•_-•. ri- ~' x ". t ■ time on < Ja'. : .p"'i. ta,. v ,' . "" ''*", [ tio-. He «a- a .a : :-d ;.'"5 '' V Leal lawn tenn.- and f.-.tha" -" - 1 ; 1,,-oth-r. Corporal Unpen ... . **»*• < serv~i uiii, :. n.. a, 1 .- ,v,V :n at ! the fi-.n; I !

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MAJOR H. TT HAMMOND- .^ Major H. 11. Han.iu nd. -^^J^ was formerlv i-aptain •" '-be - -„ Mounted Rirles. and left with U"- ™» body .i.s ,a.la-.n tl- «■- ™"* to England, h,' -. ■..■ ry returned to « front. He •«■ a prominent at* ■<*« . a leading n.« U-r of the Lw»fJ^ a Cricket Club. When he enlisted tie sheep farming in the Waiati itstnci.. .