THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 152, 28 June 1915, Page 7

THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

CAREERS OF THE FALLEN. WOUNDED AND KILLED. AUCKLAND. PRIVATE o. SKELLERN. Private 1.. Skellern. who is repon ! to have been wounded, is 23 years of age. He is an old pupil of Newton East school, and at the mit break of war -#as cng-.iced in the eawmilling industry in the King Country. His sister i=. Mrs! 11. X. Taylor, cf Ojuia. PRIVATE 0. 0. WRIttHT. Private C.eonre Charles Wruln who las been twice wounded in action, enlisted at Kohukohu, Hokia;:g.i_ and left Auckland in the main body as a member of the l.itli North Auckland Company, his age then bein; IS years. He b the second sou of .Mr. George Wright, of Hokianpi. and previous tn his 'enlistment nas engaged ;u- .i saw doctor in the Rangiora saw mills, Kohukohu. Hokianga. He was wounded the first, time on the 25th April and notice of his second wounds was given last Monday. FRTVATE G. X. HART. Private I-. N. Hart was tUe youngest son of the late Mrs. J. Hart, oi I'ae.o.i. He was employed as a shipping clerk by the N.S.S. Company, at Paeroa, and vacated his position to join the Expeditionary Force. lit was 21 years of age. and had been a member oi the local (Paeroai Territorials for four years. His srster. Miss E. Hart, of Paeroa, has received word that her brother is progressing favourably, and is at present in the hospi'.a! at Cairo. PRIVATE S. T. A. LOWRY. Private Sainue-1 Thomas Alexander Lowry. reported killed in action in tiie Dardanelles, was the second son of Mr. James Lowry, t>oll.. of Hikutaia. Private Lowry was 35 years of age. and a single man. He was a native of County Donegal. Ireland, ami had been in Nev. Zealand'for about 14 years. He joined the Oth Hauraki Company on the outbreak of war. and left New Zealand with the main body 01 the Expeditionary Force. His younger brother, Andrew Johc Lowry, also went with the main body. The latter was 19 years of age. and was reported wounded about the same time as his brother was killed. Mr. Lowry lias received word that A. J. is progressing favourably. SERGEANT D. A. VINCENT. Sergeant D. A. Vincent, reported wounded in the Dardanelles, is a son of Mr. C. H. Vincent, saddler, o: Paeroa. Sergeant Vincent has always taken a very keen interest- in soldierin", and was for three years colour-sergeant of ■the E Company of the Otrh Hauraki Regiment. When the call for volunteers was made Serge-ant Vincent was one of the first to en!r>t. Before leaving Sergeant Vincent was in ■business ■with his father as a -saddler. He is 22 years old. Scrtreant Vincent was for many ye-ars scout-master in charge of Pt. Paul's Troop of Boy Scouts, at Faeroa. PRIVATE JOHN FINDLAV. Mr?. M. Findlay. of Sew L; in, has jirst received word that her husband, ■who was wounded in the righting at the Dardanelles, is progressing favourably, but no details are available as to the r.ature of his injuries. Private Findlay was attached to the 16th YVaJkato Regi merit. to offerrns hr> services to the mi'itarj- authorities he was in business at New Lynn a builder and contractor. He arrived in Auckland eight years ago from Nelston. Scotland. PRIVATE B. C. DENVER. Private Bertrim Charles Denver, 16th 'Waikato, has been reported as missing at the Dardanelles. He is the youngest son of the late Mr. Henry Denver, of Ne - .v Lynn, and previous to going to the war was in thj employ of the New Zealand Brick and Tile Company, where be was much esteemed. Private Denver was a fine athlete, and year was a member of t>be Newton Northern Union Football Club. PRIVATE L. MA~S\V[N<;. Private Langley Manning, -son of Mrs. •H. D. Manning, of PaeroiJ , , U reported as •having befn wo untied at TSe end of May. Private Manning is 21 years old, ar.d wae employed as a. sawmillcr in Paeroa prior to leaving New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force as a member of the fifh Hauraki Company. Mrs. n. D. Manning this week received advice that Private Manning was progressing favourab'y. LAXCE-CORFORAL G. IT. GRAYDON. Lance-Corporal George Henry Graydon, who w.ns wounded in action at the Dardanelles, is the eldest son of Mr John Graydon, Qu<:n's Avenue, Mt. Eden, and the second sun to be wounded on active service with the New Zealand Army. He is 31 years of :ige. and served his time on the Government railways as a carpenter.' For some years he was solo cornet player in the Onehunga Band. Two tr.ore of Mr Graydons sons are in training at Trenthain. TROOPER W. J. BIRDCALL. Trooper William John Birdsall, who was reported today to have died of ■wound.-, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Birdcall, of Big Omaha. Mr. VV. E. Meildcjohn. of Church Street, Devonport. ;- nn uncle. The late. Trooper Birdsall would have boen 21 years of 8?e in August. He was a keen member of the Rodney Troop of Mounted Rifles, and was one of the first to enlist in the squadron provided by the 3rd (Auckland 1 M.R. fr.r the Auckland Regiment of Mounted Rifles. He w.is an exceptionally pood horseman, and a thorough bushmun—a specimen of the best class of young men bred in New Zealand. CANTERBURY. LIEUT. FRANK CHILTON. Dr. Charles Chilton, of Christchurcb, ou Thursday received word from the High Commissioner, through the Premier, that Ms son (Lieut. Krank Chilton) was reported from Alexandria on June 20 as having been killed in action. Lieut. Cbilton was tne only son of Dr. Chas. Chilton, Canterbury Cnliege. He was born at Port | Chalmers "in 1892. In 1895 he was taken ty his parents to Edinburgh, and remained in England. His education was commenced uwjne of the Merchant Company's sciools at Edinburgh, and continued at a German volkschule in Heidel- j krfc afterwards at the West Church Dis- j

Wet High School and the Waitaki Boys' High School. During his school course ne took a special interest in chemistry and adopted philosophy as a hobby, showing gjeat skill and taste in landscape work. During 1011 he. was in business. He returned with his parents to England in 1912, and, after studying at the Technical School. Plymouth, and'travelling for some time on the Continent, commenced the study of medicine at the Edinburgh University. He had completed the first two years of the course with great credit, gaining medals in chemistry, botany and zoology. He served in the Waitaki" High School Cadet. Corps, and was for two years with the Officers' Trailing Corps at the Edinburgh University. Immediately on the outbreak of war he volunteered, and was gazetted second lieutenant of the 3rd Argyll and Southland Highlanders Ho spent the winter of 1014-15 in camp near Woolwich. He was promoted to he first lieutenant, and transferred to the 13th Service Battalion, then stationed at .the \\ Into City, London. The last letter Dorking on May 10. and at that time ho did not know when he was "oing to tne front. Apparently he was ordered to the Dardanelles soon afterwards, and could only have been there a very short time before iie fell in action. TROOPER W~R HARDING. Trooper Walter Frederick Hardin" (Canterbury Mounted), who died of wounds on May 1, was 33 years of age. and saw service in the South African war. For the past five or six years he had been engaged in agricultural" work in the Marlborough province. His father is Mr. Henry Harding, of Ramsay, Hampshire, England. ' TROOPER FRAXK ELLIOT HOBSOX. Trooper Frank Elliot Hobson (Canterbury Mounted), killed in action at the Dardanelles, was a well-known runholder in the Ngatimoti district. His brother { George Hohson) is a sheep farmer residing on the Takaka Hills. TROOPER CIRIL KNIGHT. Trooper Ciril Knight (Canterbury Mounted 1, killed in action, enlisted at Motueka with the local contingent, though he was not a native of New Zealand. He was carrying on a photography business when he enrolled, and for some time previously was engaged in prospecting in the Mount Arthur district. His parents reside in England. PRIVATE ALLAN GILLIXGHAM. Private Allan Gillingham. of the Otago section of the Main Expeditionary Force, killed in action on April 25, wag"the son of the late George Gillingham. storekeeper, of Cobdcn. Greymouth. He was in the employ of Herbert Haines, Ltd., at the time of his enlistment. He was well known in connection with football, and took a great interest in all sport. He was a brother-in-law of Mr. \V. H. .7. Burton, of the House of Representatives staff. SERGT. ALEXANDER BENXIXGTON. Sergt Alexander Bennington (Canterbury Battalion), who died of wounds on June 2, was a son of Mr. Bennington, of Geraldine. He was a serpeant in the Territorials, and was also a member of the Geraldine Brass Band. He was 24 years of age. and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. LANCE-CORPORAL BISHOP. Lance-Corpora 1 <;. H. Binbop (Canterbury Battalion), killed in action, was 22 years of age, and was a son of lieorgc Bishop, of Nelson. He left the Dominion with the first Main Expeditionary Force. and participated in the engagement at the Suez Canal. He met his death at the Dardanelles on May S. OTAGO. PRIVATE J. O. HARWOOD. Private ,7as. Oswald Harwood (North Otago Infantry Battalion, reported wounded, is the second eon of Mrs M. J. Harwood. Harrow Street, Dunedin. When war broke out he was manager of the. Alma Dairy Factory (Oaniani) for the Taieri and Peninsula Company, and was amongst the first to enlist with the train body. He ivtk an all-round popular sportsman, and his many friends will be glad to hear he is re-turning to Ne-w Zealand by the Willoebra amongst the Nc-w Zealand soldiers invalided home from the Abassia Hospital, Cairo. H"!s two brothers. Privates B. E. and S. E. Harwood, are at present training in the Trentham camp. PRIVATE \V. X. CADDIE. Private William Xorraan Caddio (reported wounded on June 3 at the Dardanella?. and now in the hospital, Birmingham) i= 24 year 3of age, and was J born at St. Kilda. At the age of 10 he joined the Cavortham Rifles, and ■rained several medals for ehooting. He was also an active, member of the Caversham Harriers and a prominent athlete. He left with the main body oi the Expeditionary Force as a bandsman, having l>pen a member of the Caversham Band for some time. Mr Thos. Caddie, erf Musselburgh, is his father. SAPPER C. A. SCRIVENER. Sapper Cyril Alfred Scrivener, of the iXew Zealand Engineers, -who died of enteric fever in Egypt, was the eon of \fr Alfred Thomas Scrivener, formerly of Elt/ham and Midhurst, and now a great worker in the Methodist Church at Hamilton. Waikato. Another son holds tie rank of lieutenant in the Salvation Army, and is at present respon-' si'ble for the Army work in Roslyn.