"FALLEN HEROES."

Press, Volume L, Issue 14982, 1 June 1914, Page 9

"FALLEN HEROES."

VETERANS' MEMORIAL PARADE,

The annual parade of the Veterans Association in memory of those membes of tho New Zealand Contingents, who died on active service during the South African War, took place yesterday afternoon. About one hundred members of the Association paraded at Kiug Edward Barracks under the command of Captain Gwatkiri. The majority were «_-rueraber_ of tho bouta African Contingents, but there was a strong muster of older men, including several New Zealand War vetovane. Headed by the band of the Ist Mounted Rifles "(C.Y.C.), under Quartermas-ter-Sergeant Heaid, the company marched via Oxford terrace to Victoria square, accompanied by a largo number of tho public Tne scene in Victoria square was «i very impressive ono. xMore than lyW of the general public lined the ramus of the enclosure in which Queen \ ictoria's statue stands. Th© space round the. statue was reserved for tne veterans and their relatives and friends, ana thoso of deceased contingenters. \ hf> veterans were draw v up in a hollow square facing the statue, seating acI commodation being provided for several i old men—Crimean veterans and others whose medals showed that they bad fought "thirty, forty, fifty years ago. Among those present were tho Mayor (Mr H. Holland), Colonel V. S. Smyth, Officer Commanding the Canterbury Military District, Colonel H. Slater, V.D., 'Colonel R. A. Chaffey, \.L>., Colonel Andrew (Indiau Army), Lieut.Colonel D. Cossgrove, \ A .D., ,Wfut.Colonel E. Richardson, Lieut,-Colonel H S. E. Hobday, V.D., Lieut.-Colonel P.' C. Fenwick,' N.Z. Medical Corps,. Major W. It. Pinwill, Major F. C. Q. BishoD, Major Blakeway, Major A. E. Loach*, Captain Walker, and ChaplamMajor A. H. Norris. The Aiayor, in the course of his address, said" that he was pleased to have the privilege and the honour of payin"- a tribute to tho memory of thoso brave fellows who. had heard the cad of tho Empire and had given their live? ir. the sen-ice of the Motherland in her time of need, and to exnre-s sympathy with their bereaved families. Speakmu on the stenificauce of the Union Jack •rhich waved above their heads,-he sf id i hat it was a duty, a privilege, and an honour to defend that flag. Our fore-fr-thers had fought for it, ami it was our dntv to hand it on spotless aim unsullied" to future seneratioiis. A number of boautiiui wreaths ia memory of those who had died m South .Afri-a wore then placed on the raihmr of the Queen's statue, the band playing "Fallen Heroes" meanwhile. A short but powerful address, of w'-icb tw+ri-ti-"! r"_ *•""> '*" J ; V " . "' ing for the defence of ones were the keynotes, was delivered by Cha plain-Major Norris, and thestan cud impressive ceremony, with a Tivmn and prayer and the sinking of tho National Anthem. -