ROLL OF HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 177, 26 July 1916, Page 2

ROLL OF HONOUR.

CAREERS OF THE FALLEN. LIEUTENANT JACK GOERIE. A cable was received to-<iay by Mr. j H. T. Gorrie, of .Messrs. Alfred Buekland and Sons, stating that his younger son, Lieutenant Jack Gorrie, had 'been killed in action dn France. Lieutenant Gorrie ■had not long left school when the war broke out, and ho was one of the.first of several Aucklandcrs who went Home to enlist. Soon after his arrival he ■went into training, and was given a second-lieutenant's commission in the Royal "Worceatere. He had been in France for several months. Lieutenant Gorrie was edueated at King's College, Remnera, and he was • very well known in Auckland, particularly in hunting circles. He was a very fine type of young New Zealander, and the news of his death will be received with regret by hie many friends. Mr. Gorrie's eldest ' son (Mr. Donald Gorric) is a non-commissioned officer in the 21st 'Reinforcements, and is now at . Trcntnam undergoing training. LIEUT. TOM GILLMAN: Lieut. Tom GHlman (killed in action) was a law student at the Otago University College, and at the time he volunteered he was half-way toward his LL.B. degree. Shortly before the war lie paused his examination for a commission, and was appointed sergeant-instructor" of the Senior Cadete. Directly hie 20th birthday was passed he volunteered, and was appointed second-lieutenant to the Third Reinforcements. He fought through the Gallipoli campaign, and was promoted to -fiTst lieutenant while there. For some thne he was acting O.C. of the North Otago Company. LIEUT. G.'MASSEY. Lieut. George Massey, killed in action recently, was formerly of lnvercargill, and was educated at Waitaki High School, which he attended with his brother from 1909 to 1811, when his people removed to England. Lieut. Alaaeey entered Woolwich, and when war broke out he was given his commission with the Field Artillery. His brother, John H. Massey, is now a lieutenant in the Field Artillery attached to the 70th Brigade. CORPORAL A. K. MILLS. Corporal Arnold E. Mills, who in last week's cables was reported killed in i action on July 7, was the eldest son of ! Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mills, of Great North • Road, Grey Lynn. He was 20 years of age, and left New Zealand as a quarter-master-scrgeant witli the Ninth lleinforccments last October. Born in Auckland, he was educated first at Newton West school, where he obtained his scholarship, and later at the Auckland /Grammar School. Eleven years ago he 'joined the stall' of the Board of Education, where he was employed until the time of hLs enlistment, lie held a responsible position, and was considered one of the most promising members oi tho etaft. Coming from a family ol sportsmen, deceased always took a keen interest in sport, and was for some years a senior player in both cricket and hockey. He was also a member of the Referees' Association, and was elected a life meinhcr At the time he joined the forces. He has a in the' Sixteenth Reinforcements. • ;: RIFLEMAN W. -A. LEn3LAniong the names, of men who have recently fallen while serving with the colours, is that of Rifleman William Alexander Leith, who wae the eldest son of Mrs. Lcith, Rossville, Eden Crescent, Auckland. He was born at Bombay; India, and came to New Zealand as a youth. When war was declared he was farming in Canterbury. He left with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Ninth Reinforcements, and is reported in a recent casualty list ae having died of wounds. The vicar of Mcthuen, Canterbury, has written, on behalf- of his congregation a letter of sympathy to Mrs. Leith, and he states that Rifleman Leith was thie first boy of the congregation to fall. A special service is being held in the Southern church in his memory on Sunday next. W.ATRARAPA FOOTBALLERS During the past week several Wairarapa footballers have cither made the supreme sacrifice or have been wounded in action in France. Among the former arc .Sergeant Erny Skcet, of Greytown, and Private Dan Butler, of. Gladstone, both representative players. Sergeant Skect represented Wairarapa raany times on the football field, and was a particularly good forward and goal-kicker. Dan Butler was also a fine forward, and one of the most promising players in Wairarapa. The list of well-known Wairarapa players who have been killed in action is gradually swelling to considerable dimensions.