ROLL OF HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 258, 28 October 1916, Page 6

ROLL OF HONOUR.

CAREERS OF THE FALLEN. r.APTATNT F. ROBINSON. Captain F. Robineon, killed in action, was the,eon of Mrs. A. A. Robineon, of Abbotts Road, Mount Eden. He en- f listed as lieutenant in the 4th Battery Fourth Reinforcements, being attached to the Field Artillery, and took part in the Gallipoli campaign, and was with one of the last guns to leave during the evacuation. He was later transferred to the 11th Battery, and was serving with them, when he received hie captaincy. Captain Robinson took great interest in yachting-, being a member of the crew of the launch Banshee. He was also a good marksman, winning the cup and championship belt when in the Engineers. LIEUTENANT fi. S. CLARK, Lieut. Gilbert S. Clark, reported wounded, is the youngest eon of Mr. •John Clark, of Caroline Street, Poneonby. He was recently appointed sec-ond-lieutenant in the 7th Essex Regiment, and left England for the front about a month ago. He left New Zealand for England some 16 months ago, to sit for his commission. He was well known in racing circles, and was also a member of the Ponsonby National Reserve. SERGEANT W. S. ANDREWS. i Sergeant W. S. Andrews, reported wounded, is the eldest son of Mr. John Andrews, Kamo, Whangarei. He is 23 years of age, and was engaged as an orchardiet at Warkworth prior to onlisting in the Sixth Reinforcemcnte. Ho was a well-known sprinter in the Warkworth district, and while at Trentham j won the 250 yds and the high jump. Hi* brother is on active service with the Eleventh Reinforcements. LANCE-CORPORAL J. 11. WAX.M3LEY. I Lance-Corporal J. H. Walmsloy, reported wounded, was born in WhangaroaPrior to enlisting in the Seventh Reinforcements lie was engaged in the butter trade. His father, Mr. W. F. Walint-lcy, resides at Wiiangaroa. RIFLEMAN JAMES MAITLAND. Rilleman James Maitland, reported wounded, was born in Scotland. Prior to enlisting in the Tenth Reinforcements he was employed at the Esplanade Hotel, Devonport. His mother resides in Manukau Road, ParnelL PRIVATE L. J. BRENNEN. Private Leo James Brenncn, killed in action, left New Zealand in the Seventh Reinforcements. Prior to enlisting he was employed in the railway service at Rotorua and Whangarei. He has a brother also on active service. PRIVATE B. S. TANCRED. Private Bertram Sclby Tancred, of the 3rd Battalion New Zealand Riile Brigade, who ie reported wounded, '.s the onJy son of Mr. Harry G. Tancred, of New Plymouth, a grandson of the late Sir Thomas Tancred, seventh baronet. His cousin, the present baronet, Major Sir Thomas Selby Lawson Tancred, is serving at the front with the Ist Central Indian , Horse/:' Private Tancred, -who ie 21 years of age, left New Zealand with the Eleventh Reinforcements. GUNNER L. G. CULLEN. Mr. J. Cullen, 1.5.0. (Commissioner of Police), has received advice by cable of the death in France of his son. (iunner Leo. Gerald Cullen, of the New Zealand Field Artillery. Gunner Ciillon, who left New Zealand with the Sixth Reinforcements, was 23 ycarH of age. He i was wounded on October 13th, and died i two days later. He was for some time before enlisting in the service of Messrs. John Burna and Co., Ltd., warehousemen, Auckland, and for a ehortcr period with Messrs. Briscoe. McNeil and Co.. Ltd., Wellington. THE BLACKIE FAMILY. Mrs. 11. a. Blackie, of Sentinel Road, Heme Bay, has no less than four sons at present on active service, and three out of the four have been wounded—one at Gallipoli and two recently in France., The eecond eon, Sergeant Allan S. Blackie, went to Samoa in 1914, and on returning joined the Fourth Reinforcements (Mounted Rifles). He was wounded in September of last year, and invalided to Malta. He is now training troops in Egypt. Corporal Owen C. Blackie, the eldest brother, who was wounded on October 1, enlisted in the Seventh Reinforcements, and the remaining two—Private Walter P. Blackio (wounded on September 13), and Private BernaTd Blackie, enlisted in the Eighths. All three took up machine gun work, and for a considerable time were fighting side by side in the came section?" The 'inwounded brother, Bernard, in a recent Jletter, stated that he was doing well though with the exception of five days' rest he bad been in the trenches for over three months. The four all enlisted from Christchiireh, where their parents were living at the time. The father of the family died some time eubsequent to the outbreak of war.