ROLL OF HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 7

ROLL OF HONOUR.

CAREERS OF THE FALLEN. WOUNDED AND KILLED. AUCKLAND. MAJOR s. C. Si HdFIELD. Major S. C. Schofteld.*lvho was sent to England, fir hospital treatment after bomg w.mn led with tho Auckland Mounted Kn'.cs. h.x. cabled to his ouiainj I.Mr. Arnold, of Lome Mreet): — "Left h'Jt>p.tal. staying England, three months', s.ck ~-avc, i.ye to al:. Kia oraV CAPTAIN" RALPH WYMAN" Mr. \Viili__ Henry Wynun. of Avon dale, ha, received "x .ail.- notifying' t.'iat h., -on. Captain Ralpn Wynian. ol the 3rd lAuckUndj M.R-, ._, now con , vaics.cut in Hospital at viiro. LIF.CT. G. S. OHEESEMAN. I Mr. TV F. (Jicescman. curator of the' Auckland Mujeum. nas recene-d a caDie, from his son, Lieut. Ti. rv theeseuian. tanterburv M.X.. who was reported to .i4>c been wounded on August 21, to the effect that he i, at the Endsieigh Palace Hospital. London. Lieut, Chee.sem.xn s'.atcs that he is suffering from a rt*-—i wound. not si-no.—, in the ic-g, and is I otherwise well. ( "RPORAI. R. M- I. YOI'NG. | CoVporal Robert Young, son' of the Rev. F. H. \ u-ing. vicar of lievonport, was born in Tunnisi, and alter completing the primary school ■r, irse att.-n ie! th.- Rangiora H;.'h Scao.il. intend.ng all the while to :>.• a farmer. Accordingly for the past n.nc v.-ars ...- has been farming at Flaxton, "vn-re i.c joined tl.. Canterbury Yeomanry ' avalry. before the age of ro„ pulsion, and rveirjg a good shot be.-amr a:ta.:i c: tn inks. Ritle Club. II;, mole, Lieut. ( oion.-l Em.flay. al-o wounded, says he has the name of bcilVg the beat shot in the C.V.C. •. CORPuP_AL P i P. PEARCE. A letter fr-m Galhpoli Peninsula en-! ■I i.e.- a .-opy of an Army («rr,s or lor | .n which the f>ilo*ing pa.-agrapii apiiear* — "Headquarters. 23th Juiy.i laio. CompLmentarv Lieut. Genera! s.r W. R. Bird« ij.l, KfS.l. CI!.. ( .1.E., DS.O. l-gLs gr.-»'. pleasure :n publishing , the name of Corporal P G. Pear r. Fi-ei.i j 1'roo;,. N 1. Engineers, who is reported as having 1 .* h a v. d w.tn exceptional gal ] lan try " It appears that . ..rporai Pe_rc,c' d-iinguis'iMsi n.—a,eif ; by lix.ng obstaci.- ,n fail view ~f an '. Aithin thirty yards of the enemy's i tr-nche», and was twice wounded while io.ng so. Corporal Pearce, who .- a| Sr-ther of Mr EI. Pearce, of th- Public Trust Office, is 27 yearn of age. and' prior to bis enlistment was a member J if the VaLi—tion IVparinient. Corpora, j Pearce was born and Ir.mg.it ip :n t.ie , Caromandel district, and jo-ned the. Valuation Dcpanmrnt as a cadet »ot_e ten years ago. PRIVATE ALLAN MARTIN". . Pr:v.itc Allan VV. Mar-in. who was j ftnun!,-! i se. ond time, ar. tne 7th | I■!' Au__«l. m horn in I .r-;. mout.'i | twenty live voir, ago. isi -.'.i.-a-.-i at the High School there He was in K.i. ' listed with the Main Body of the South l . >t.i.-,) Infantry. He m a son if Mm C. P. Martin." of Ring T-r-a--. Pon jonby. PRIV \TE J F.c-S Private Jam--. Ross, who -.. reports I as min-'ing. is the «-,n of Mrs lohn Ross. of Millaia Street. Grey Lynn He v. born in Auckland, and »_ el i-atcl at the New-ton West School. He left with the a lvance party fnr S_r_o_. where Ife j serve 1 for seven moat::.. lie returned to- Auckland and en —ted in the Fourth !-.o;nf.)rremen:« with the inxgi Ra'.ta j lion, and left for the Uirdan-d'.-ts. He _ I 2d years of age. PRIVATE FRANK MEEHAN. Private Frank M.-enan. s.'iei m »c j tion whii- serving with the Aucklar. li B.ittal.nn. was .1! years of ag.-. and »as -~,ra .n Eeihl.ng. where his parents arsettlers His mother ha, re coi-od a letter from the P.--v .7 Me.Men , inl;n. chaplain t,) the Force., m which ~- --.ate, that Frank M—han -v..' shotm tl-e hea 1 on 20th Aprd a.". I do"! ,:. hospital :n Alexandra ten !.iy « -.at.-r, ~■»„> of th.- time PRIVATE \ K. B' RTON Trivate Athclatan Boy B irton. who h.vs been wounded, i- the c .!.■«■ s,,n of Mr A. F Burton, headmaster of t ie Te \roha D_trict H.gh >--ti>..: II- su -<!ucatci at h:s fa'.iier's sch,v 1 at \i-< k land Grammar S-h0.,1 an.l at Aucklanl I ti.ve.-siC college, an 4 has the first section of tne Ll. ft exxm;n»ti.m He was trained in the I in.or ' a b-ts the Orammar S>-h..0l ' —nor ( a !->. an I Co Coast D-feiice Infantry Private Burton reached tiir ig- of il yean luring Ins training at Trentham. At the t.me of his onli.-.t:n.-nt he wa- em-pioyrd in the office nf Mr G. W P.:'-l-v. bar r»ter aad solicitor PRIVATE W. P M-KANDP.V Private Wni,am Patrick M, Kandry AucVland Infantry Battal.oa Fun Ro inforeements . kUlcl in/ a.-t.,,n on Aug.i.-t Sth. was tne _v,/ing.-.t -on of Mr aad Mrs. McKandry, i,7. H-pi,u:u street. Auckland He was 24 years of age. and was educated at the Mar.,l 1!r0..' School. For several years he wain tha employ of A. \ii,-s and Co., hut when he enlisted ~,. was em . ployed by Mr. .1. White, carrier. He | was a firat-elass rifleman, and w a s well. liked and respected by ail who knew him. I His elflest brother. James, served m the South African war. Private McKandry had previously receive! military tra.nmg, as a Territorial in the ,'lrl lAuckland'j Regiment. . I PRIVATE I. B. GtiW. Private lan Burman Go.v. wounded while -erving with tc Wellington Infan try. is 11 v.-ars of ag". and _ the e'.de-t son of the Rev. W, .!. Gtiw, Cambrube He was, borr. in Kaiapoi. and for tho px*t rive years ha.l been in the Edu.-a tion Department in Wejlingt m. lie wao a student of Victoria College, Welling ton. and was an enthusiastic hockey and tennis player. At the outbreak of war he left with the advance party, and. on returning from Samoa, joined the Fifth Reinforcements, and It*ft on 12th .June in the Wellington Infantry Battalion In a telegram received from the Minister of Defence it is stated that he has been wounded in the arm, but no date _ given. i

PRIVATE ALEX. WELLS. | Private Alexander Wells, who has been wounded while serving with the I i lta_-o Battalion. :s tho youngest son of I tho late Mr. R J. Wells.'of the Goth Regiment. He is a brother of B. and S. Wells, of Newmarket. Prior to enlisting he took a keen interest in athleticsports. PRIVATE J. H. DAVIDSON. Private John Hammil Davidson, wounded while serving with the Auckland Battalion. Mi tsorn and educated in Australia. He was traveller for H. 1 Sf. Sme<ton, Ltd., for a number o! year,, resigning that position to take an agency for the "New Zealand Herald.'' lie is a married man. hut wife living at Baumaris, Kerr Street, Devon port. PRIVATE WM. HCNTER. Private William M Hunter, reported missing since August S, and now believe/; to have been killed, was a son of ilr I .lames Hunter, of Newmarket. He en j Lstci with the Fourth Reinforcements, and is well known as an old Parnell boy. He went to St. Joseph's School there. He was 42 years of age. and unmarried. , His father "was watchman to Sir John 1 Logan ( ampbell for many years. private; a. r wade. I ' Private Alfred Reginald Wade t* the I youngest son of the late Mr. 11. G j \\aie arc,,i-t. of this city, and i'j , twenty years of a.- He was for several i years a pupil at the Auckland Grammar School, where h- also «. a cidct He has always Tion a keen interest in football. ' On his way to the Dar I he contracted pneumonia, but wa*ahle to rejoin his unit in July H: »_, wounded in the left arm on Aug-i,'-----j so-. He is ■serving with the 3rd Auck : land Infantry. PRIVATE S. .1. LIDDISOTON. i Private s_ mU el John Liddington ' Wellington Battalion, died of wounds ! was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs. S H. Liddington, of Maungatautan. neat ' ambridge, and former.;, of Ma»tert..n He was horn at Carterton V\ airarapu. and worked chi-'lv al r- ad work He j was for several years with Mr Marfn I K-r.ns ,f Master'ton an! later with Mr , it Mar. ! of . ami ndg- He enlistcl I with the Fourth Reinforcement- Pte | Lid lington wis near.. 2u v.-ars of a_T j and wa-s well liked by all who In,-. I him. | PRIVATE GEORGE JES->OL i Private George Icssol. Sth Haurakis. I who s r.p.rted to have .Led of wounds 1 wis born ir, Sydney. and was 2S year* ' of age. Hi aunt Mrs. I J Wane, of Bel! Read. Remuera. took char?'- of I him as an infant from his widowed mother, and brought him to New Zea I land tw.-ntv years ago. Private Je-»ol I sw weil known throughout Tirana's; I where he became a general favourite I He was usual!.- engag.-d in farming . operations or in butter and cheese fae- '. tones He took up military training, j and h.x.l been a mer_',-r of a volunteer I com pan i Private Icssol carried through ( many bush contracts, the last of whie'i he cor_>#i-rrss bar putting nr. additional m.-n so that he might be free to enlist miVATE 'T.A'-VF',RD WATSON. D, M i Private .. ritf.r; ',', , Imoii. a member i i of t -- Four., W'a-.'sat., Mount*..! Kifle- ' I r-'enllr r-.e..ed the DM. for gal I 1 lar.trv and exceptionally go.»! work in I I connection witn the imprnviamn of t-.- ; I hntp,tal thip I.utxmer V-nri.r.g to I dispatches nothing wis. too litTicilt or : hazardous for him Private Crawfor!, I Watson !♦ a ton of Mrs. Crawforl Wa! j son of Ri.warp Hall. Whitby York I ] sinre He ,-a-re [o New Zealand about I .eve:-, rear, igo as a cadet to M- .1 Due.. Tc Ko.vh.ii. and formerly of Whitbv He left New Zealand x, a far r.-r with the mam body of the Four:-! Wakatns. out Uter transferred to the | | \rmr Medical Corpa. in order to getnear the irr; mc Since re,-r.ving the DC M. he hat ret unci t a England, I i suffering from heart strain. I CANTERBURY. SERG T.MAI OR AITKF.N i 5,..._.. M lJlir I \.-.k-n i Wellington Mount-.l . ki".-! i action, was tS- son, ~f the R.-t ~ X \.t'_--n. of Mctiiven. ! He was born n >j ttadand '2.'. y.eani d.-i an! .mn;,- to Sr* Zealand _it:i I , h_» parenti. in i r .n.. He joins 1 hit Ira le. 11.. m a keen .lotbaTor. an I ■ ."..- .ii.,, t ..» a gr. at .V. .-.•- ,n cricket He took a ve-v -... ; ru,Te»,t in the 'volunteer ni.i-ciil an', transferred I that m-.-r-.st t. t . ■ 1 --- t.inaL,. ta.--i re_»fu.'iy jsiinnig the examination for. n >n cirmmatai. n-d ,d.cer He «i. a.. , pointevl aergeant ■ f ho* c>mp.iny on ( v.iliinteeriiig for the front, and went to Trentham expecting to gn off vvnh the Ssron.l Reinfor-emenU He »a* found. ' howev-fr tr' Iv- ti.-n a : „-l drill .untrue tor thai he was md u-ed to *i,I over I fir th- Thirl, receiving the rink of j sergeant major He was appo.ated aer- | _.-anl major of :ne transport, and spent I a most ttre-iii i« time on board ship ' lie was a genera! faviuritc with, hn I mate*, a keen .old.or and a first cias, | shot. SERGT H J STEVEN Sergeant W ,J Steven >k:iled| was I the eldest son o-f Mr J. W. HteVen. Launst'.s. an I was w.-'i known .'i i I:-.st.-r.un h 11- was A. years of a;,' ll>- tool a live interest in athletics, being lor , >:ne time secretary of tno ijpawa Sw':mm.!!g ' lib and member ol the (Hi 1.,;,' Football Club, an 1 pr; ir to jnn.ng tho Ma.:i Ex:_■ i.lionary Force was a n:--m -r of t...- i i ..uipany an I secre'.ary of th-- Non-commlaaioned • j Officers Club. SERGT. FRED r.URWEATHER ! Sergt. Fred. Fairweather .('anterbury Mounted . .Led ol woumit. was a son .of the late Cbarie. I-airw eather. a wellI known resident of East Koreton. When 'war broke out hf immediateiy sent in his ■name for enlistment, joined the C .'squad Iron of the Canterbury Mounted Rule, a.- a trooper, and was subsequently pro '.mot.d. He had served through tho r» ,'ith African War. OTAGO. PRIVATE A. WILLIAMS. Private. Arthur Williams i reported missing since August 7 , is a son of Mr C. J Williams. Bumside He was born in Dunedin. and is 2.1 years of ago. Ho was educated at the Kensington School. Private Williams joined the Main Expeditionary Force, and prior to Ins departure was empioy.ivi at the Burnstde , freezing works. His brother Neil is at, present in training at Trentham. I

TROOPF/R V. A. CXKEEFFF. | Trooper Victor Alfrrd O'Keeflo, who : ! died of wounds on August 23, wa= .1 i ; son of .Mr A. H. CyKeefle, the welt-known ' I artist of Duncdin. Deceased, who was 22 yjars of ace, wa» bom in Dunedin. and was educated at the Outram public- : school and; Utago High School. Ho joined the main body of the Otapo Mounted Repiment, but later transferrin i to the Canterbury Mounted Regiment to | be jvith hiu brother in-law, Captain Hardy, who, by the war, i» a son of the Hon. C. A. C. Hardy," M.UC. Trooper - O'Kwffc wti a member of Messrs . Stronach Broe. an.l Morris' stall, of > whom some nine member* have enhstei i for active icrvice, all receiving half pay 1 from the firm. Deceased waa a memiVr I of the Dunedin football club. Sergeant i O'Keeffe, who died of wounds on Aufrutt j « 11, wit a brother of Trooper O'Keeffa. | Thrse toldien were the on.lv male mom i I bera of the family. \ i TRUOTEH A. 1.. THOMSON. || Trooper Alex'. Leslie Thomeon. ..f St. t I'lair, w!iO died at Malta on the Blh mat. from enl'-rii-, w-a.* the rldi-st o! tiie four ; <.mi of the Uu Mr Thomson who died I ■ two days l.it.r . o( St. t l.ur. i : whu *za 21 y.-.ir-> ..f ajje, in the . Mount.il Ri|Je», to Egypt i with the main body of Now Z>-aland'Te. I At the Dardanelles he had mx weeki' i I duty in the trenches, anil *»» th'ti in- i J vaii'ded and sen: to Malta, where he la J j ill for two months before hi* death. Ife played a pcxvi same at Rughy football, and >v an honest forward in the f'irat.-s , lirst team. He was al»o an enthusiastic active number "f the i >tapo Rowing Club. On January l<. 1013, he «wara out m : the renrue of Mr J. H. Clarke and Mr Turvey when they pit wished beyond lie I breaiurt at St. (lair, and brought ashore hii man i Clarke :, whom he suppo-*eil to l< itill alive, an act for which he ou commended by the Coroner