ROLL OF HONOUR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16299, 24 August 1918, Page 9

ROLL OF HONOUR.

YESTERDAY'S '

LIST. (FRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAJi.) WELLINGTON, August 23. The following casualty list (No. 933) was issued to-day:— WELLINGTON DISTRICT. WOUNDED. Slightly wounded, remaining with unit:— N.Z. Engineers. Maason, R. V., Sgt. Mrs L. Manson, Courtenay plaoo, Wellington), August 6th CANTERBURY" DISTRICT. DIED OF SICKNESS. Canterbury Regiment. Blick, T. G. (B. Click, Blonhoim, f.)» August 19th. HOSPITAL REPORT. , CANTERBURY MILITARY DISTRICT. Still Dnagorously 111, Wade, J. (Tcmuka). Not Reported aB Sovoro Cases. Katau, \\\. L.-Cpl. (Bruoo Bay); Virtu*, L. R. (Aknroa); Wilkins, A. E. (Poreorg).

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED. PERSONAL NOTES. Featherston Military Camp advise# that 82958 Private Edwin Hall Cornoy, Specialist Company, 47th Roinforco- , mcnts, died at the Auckland Hospital ; on Tuesday evening. The cause of [ death is suspected to have been cerebro- ! spinal meningitis. Deceased, was 20 i years of age. The nearest rolativo is his . father, Sir Walter Corney, 8 Pompallier ; street, Ponsonby, Auckland. Privato Guy Clarko Wilson (killed) ■■ wan the youngest son of Mr Kennoth , Wilson, or Palmerston North. Ho was j educated at the Palmerston North School, and afterwards joined the firm > of Goldinghnm and Bockett. Subse- ; quently he went fanning at Tauranga. : Decoased, who was 27 years of age, left j with tho 33rd Reinforcements, but on ; arrival in England was transferred to | tho Rifle Brigade. Ho leaves a widow ' and one child, who reside in Auckland. By the last mail advice was received • from Major J. L. Jeffrey, officer oom- j manding tho 11th Battery, N.Z. Field | Artillery, in France, as to how Gunner ' Gordon Seay was killed. Major Jeffrey .. states: "On the morning of May 9tli j Gunner Seay was on S.O.S. guard, and ; was returning to the gun position when j lie was hit by a splinter from high i explosive shell which burst near him — i death being instantaneous. He was t buried tho evening of tho same day with military honours in tho military cemetery on the Sorrcs-Colincamps road. His ' less is felt very keenly by us all, for he was a line lad, willing and bravo and ; full of promise and well liked bjr all. •: 1 had intended to recommend him a ' little later for an O.T.C. course, for he ; had all the necessary qualifications for ; the making of an efficient officer. 1 i would like, on behalf of the officers, non-coramis&ioned officers and men of the battery, to convey our deepest pathy to the bereavea parents and rolativcS." '