THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 146, 21 June 1915, Page 8

THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

CAREERS OF THE FALLEN. AUCKLAND, PRIVATE !•'. B. ENWRIGHT. Private Francis Bernard Emviglut, who died after three weeks in Heliopolis Hospital from wounds received in the fighting in Gallipoli, was an Auckland boy. He volunteered for service with the main body of the Expeditionary Farce, and was enlisted with the North Auckland Company of Ithe Auckland. Infantry Battalion. lie was 22 years of age. PRIVATE RICHARD DUMFHEY. Private (Bumphey, .who was wounded at the Dardanelles, is the eon of Mrs. V. Townsejid, of Fort Bastion. He was formerly in the shipping line, but enlisted with the 6th Ilaurakis at Te Aroha on the outbreak of war, PRIVATE MOORE MORPETH. A private cable has been received stating that Private Moore Morpeth (son of Mr. H. D. Morpeth, of Waihi), who -was recently wounded at the Dardanelles, is in hospital and is progressing favourably. PRIVATE J. M. .TOHXSOX. Private John Mervyn Johnson, who is reported as missing, went to the front with the third reinforcements. He left Trentham training camp with the rank of sergeant, but on reaching Egypt rsverted to the ranks in order io be sent to on at once. He was a member oE the City junior team last year, and wis a prominent swimmer. He was 23 yea 115 of ajrje. PRIVATE M. R. ROBERTS. Private MeEnroy Robertson Roberts, "who is reported to have been wounded, is the only son of Mr. Chflrles Roberts, of Cambridge, Waikato. He is 21 years of age, and prior to , enlistment for active service, was employed as an accountant by Messrs. Brown, Barrett, •Ltd., of Customs Street. He took a keen interest in sporting matters, and was a member of the Auckland Hockey Club, eervod as a territorial with the 3rd (Auckland) Regiment. Mrs. Frank Beck, of Devonport, is a =ister. GISBORXE BOYS AT THE FRONT. SERVING WITH AUSTRALIANS. GISBORXE, this day. Xews was received to-day that Eric Tansley, eldest son of Mr. F. Tansley, of Pntutahi, had oeen killed in action in the Dardanelles. He held a position on the wharves at Sydney, and joined the Australian Contingent. Another Gisborne boy, Charles Morell, eon of Mr. O. J. Morreil, serving with the First Australians, is reported wounded. WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON*, this day. JLIEUTEXAXT BRUCE H. MORISOX\ A eon of Mr. C. B. Morison, K.C. «f Wellington, Lieut. Bruce H. Morison, is among the wounded. (He was educated at Wungnnui College, -ivihere &c was nominated for the Rhodes cfciiolarship, afterwards at BalHol, Oxford. He held a. considerable athletic record in running, boxing, and swimming-. He eue-' cessfully represented Oxford University in the quarter mile swimiuin™ championships against teams of leading Irish and English Hubs, "and was first etring for Oxford in the annual race against Cambridge, getting his "Hali blue." Lieut. Morison ds the grandeou of Col. Houltain, formerly Captain of Ithe 89th (Dorsets), who was Minister of Defence in the 6tafford Ministry during the Maori War, and had command 'of the Waikato Regiment at Orakau. KILLED WITH AUSTRALIANS. News has reached Wellington that Mr. T. G. Hoßkins, son of a well-known Wellington resident, has been killed while aervinjj with the Australian forces at the Dardanelles. Deceased, after completing 'his education, entered the service of Messrs Archibald Clark and Compajiy. About two years ago he left Wellington for the Australian States, and upon the outbreak of the war he, with his brother, Mr. Gil P. Hopkins, joined the Australian Expeditionary force. PRIVATE A. B. SIZER. Private Arthur B. Sizer, Canterbury Battalion, iwounded, is very well known in Wellington, more particularly in shipping circles, having been one of the Union Company's most popular officers. He i≤ the only eon -of Mrs. M. T. Sizer, 170, Coromandel Stredtj, Wellington South, and left Wellington, with the 3rd. reiirfoTccm<enits. Letters received from hum recently atated that he did not proceed to the Dardanelles from Egypt with the main body. Educated: at the Terrace school, Private Sizer was afterwards |in the eimploy of J. Lysagfct Limited, iron merchants. He subsequently went to sea. and waa chief officer with Captarin Holm of the ship ■Helen Denny. Later on he joined the Union Company's se'rvtee, and .with the exception of a period spent on vessels tailing out of London he continued with thaJt Company until joining the forces, at which time he was second officer of the Maori.

CANTERBURY. PRIVATE WM. LEWIS. Private William Lewis, reported us •wounded, as 20 years of age, and is the oldest son of Mrs. Sarah Lewis, of C'liristchurch. He was a draper's aesietant, and prior to the war was at Timuni. He joined the third reinforcements. PRIVATE E. L. CIIEESEMAX. Private Edmor.d L. Checscman, one or the wounded, ia tue youngest son of Mr. W. 11. Oheeseraan, of Avoneido, and is 22 yoars of age. He wae indentured to tilie cngineerins firm of Androws and Beaven, but had loft before the v.ar liroko out.. He joined the main body. Hie fldcr brother iis Captain Templar Powell, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, known out here ns a promising actor. Private Cheeseman'n grandfacher was in the Navy, and brought out Governor Holison's family to New Zealand in 1810. The ship was afterwards wrecked in MercuTy Bay. PRIVATE A. H. LEITH. Private Alfred 11. Leith, reported as having been wounded, left with the eecond reinfoi cements. He is 32 yeans of age. HA> father was also a soldier, serving twenty-two yeaxe in Indiaj and fighting through the Mutiny/

PRIVATE F. CLARICE. Private Frederick Clarke, (reported as wounded, is the eldestson. of S. S. Cla-rke, Barbados Street, Christohuroh. He w 20 yeaira of age, and was educated at East ChristchuTch school. He followed the sea aa a profession, and when he enlisted in the third •reinforceinen'ts was second officer on the Waimna. His younger brother has just enlisted. PRIVATE L. H. PARSON. A private cablegram announces that Private L. IH. Parson, who was reported as wounded 1 and missing some time ago, ■is progressing iavourably. This ie good news, for Pareon was a leading athlete in Cliristehurch, and very popular, OTAGO. t .fisPi (By Telegraph.— Special to "Star.") DUNEDItf, this day. PRIVATE JAMES FRASER. The death in action is announced of Private James Fraser, of the Canterbury Battalion. He was previously mentioned in our missing list, but from inquiries made it appears there was some error of description, and he is now reported killed in action in the Dardanelles battle on May 3. He was the son of Mr. A. Fraser, of AVaihola, 27 years of age, and a native of Abcrdeenshire, Scotland, but educated in Belfast, Ireland. He came to Xew Zealand some years ago with his people, and was of a roaming disposition. As a lad he took a keen interest in gymnastics and athletics of every description, and upon the call for recruits from Xew Zealand he was amongst the first batch to enlist. He has a younger brother who received wounds in the Suez Canal fight, and is at present in the hospital at Malta. LANCE-CORP. MUNN.

Lance-Corp. Robert Russell Munn, reported killed in action, was nearly 24 years of age, and was a son of Mrs. J. Munn, of Highgate, Roslyn. He was educated »t the Kaikorai Public School, and at the outbreak of war he was a clerk in the dispatch room of the Dunedin telegraph office. He immediately enlisted on the call for volunteers for active service. Lance-Corp. Munn was a sergeant in the local signal corps, and left with the main body of the Expeditionary Force as a lance-corporal in the signalling section of the Otago Battalion.

PRIVATE J. JAMES. Private John James (missing) is 23 years of age. He formerly worked'for Mr. Grant, sawmilier, Marsden, but left the West Coast to enlist as a member of a pipe band. He passed the doctor's examination at Duncdin, and left for Wellington, and three days later left Xew Zealand a3 a piper. He was a member of the Duncdin Pipe Band, which secured the championship honours of Australasia at the Auckland Exhibition. He has six sisters and five brothers. PRIVATE H. LAXGLEY. Private Herbert Langley (reported missing at the Dardanelles) is the third son of the late Mr. David Langlpy (crockery importer) and Mrs. Langley Queen's Drive, Musselburgh. He is 23 years of age, and was among the first to enlist, leaving with the Main Expeditionary Force. He was at one time a member of the Zingari-Richmond Football Club. BACK TO THE TRENCHES, Iα a letter received from Lance-Corp. Gordon H. Ferens, 2nd (South Canterbury) Infantry Battalion, dated May 2, 1915, Government Hospital, Egypt, he states that he received a bullet wound in the left elbow f only a flesh wound). He was also struck in the left thigh by a second bullet, fortunately a spent one. He is now making fair progress towards recovery, and expects to be sent to the base at an early date. He speaks in very high terms of the treatment, received by the patients at the above hospital, and will leave it with feelings of regret.

PRIVATE JOHN MARR. The next of kin of Private John Marr. •who belonged to the Canterbury Battalion and is reported missing, is Mr. J. Marr, 36, Richmond Street, South Dunedin. AX OLD HAND. Private Charles A. Bell (Otago Infantry) is an Englishman by birth and was educated at Westminster College, afterwards gaining second class honours at Cambridge University. He joined the Imperial Army, and was on the frontiers of India for six years. He settled in Dunedin two years ago and joined the Permanent Force, but was engaged in private business at Port Chalmers when he enlisted. Though 'having held the rank of drill instructor and sergeantmajor on the permanent staff, he enlisted as a private, and news of his first step towards promotion hag just been received. His wife resided at SC. Regent Street, and is a daughter of the late Mr. E. G. Lane, Oamaru.

A SOLDIER-FISHERMAN. Priv. T. Rennctt (wounded) sailed from Bluff, where he was engaged as a fisherman on the cutter Colleen. He came originally from Tiniaru. where he spent three years in the Timaru Rifles. Private Rennett was of a literary bent, and sent several short poems from Egypt. He was 30 years of age. His parents reside in Timaru. PRIVATE E. H. FOUNTAIN. Private Ernest Harold Fountain was 28 years of age, and the eldest son of Mr. A. O. Fountain, builder, of Ann Street, Roslyn. He was educated at the Clyde school and followed the same trade as his father. Fourteen years ago he came to Roslyn, and was residing there when the war broke out. Volunteering for active service he was posted to A Company (4th body of the ExpeditionaryForces). He was a member of the Kaikorai Brass Band, and latterly of the Maori Hill Brass Band, of which he was a member when ho left for the front.' He was a playing member of the Kaikorai Football Club for several years, and also took keen interest in volunteering, being a member of the old Wakari Cadets and winning several trophies for shooting His younger brother Bert is also at the front. PRIVATE J. G. ANDERSON.

Private JameH George Anderson (Otago Battalion) is the son of Robert H. Anderson (till recently a well known fruiterer in Dundas Street) and a grandson of the late Robert Anderson, of the old flour mills, Woodhaugh. He received his education at the Albany Street School, where he secured his proficiency certificate. After leaving school he served at the local telegraph office for about four years. When he enlisted in the main body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces he was engaged as a salesman in W. Harris and Sons' boot stores, and was a territorial in the Fourth Otago Regiment. He was a member of the North End Boating Glub, and was very popular with his fellow oarsme%.