BALCLUTHA'S ROLL OF HONOUR.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLIV, Issue 83, 30 April 1918, Page 2

BALCLUTHA'S ROLL OF HONOUR.

UNVEILED AT WELCOME-HQk SOCIAL. * A handsome roll of honour (kauri, faced with walnut) contain the names (as far as could be u tained) of the New Zualauders „ have made the supreme sacrifice j 4 j war has been presented to the Cta District Hemmed Soldiers' w tion by Private K. F. Allison turned Aa/.ao. This roll of W uas unveiled at the welcome social to returned soldiers in thp flj lellow-' Hall on Friday' night, '..'ins the following mime-.:- p riV(] (J. lio-s, A. T. Thomson, ti, A. H,;, ■ -McDonald, Lieutenant 0. S. Tiooper .1. Houston, l'ri\ate N. .\ t] ; son. Trooper 1!. Melv. . Kra-cr, IW H. W. Dixon. C'. Hall, J. T. {(i).,' Lindsay, (!. Farquharson. .1. \\ ing, Driver .1. Lyall, I'rivate W, son, Corporal A. Downie, Licuw J. P. M. Fleming, I'rivate H. McKiol) tapper A. Kierurui, I'rivate W, ||. Trooper S. T. CJue-t, Privates,,!, M T. T. Bell, W. (1. Smith, .1. I'arker.C, porals R. V. Fleming, M. A, FlcL Sergeant J. I). Willoeks, (Juniior« fi Harvey, K. .Milne, Privates I. K, ,W K. 11. Boyd, ,), A. Askev, 1 'orporalI D. (iilmour, Privates W. P.air',l, P. t Cocks, S. P. Spratt, W. Irving, G. Proctor, Private A. McNeil, W. W. Turner, Privates J. ContesJ.i Bums. J. S. Cook, fl. S. Cook, Vj Maker, (i. C. Keeley, W. 11. K;.. I'roopcr .1. W. 11, Craig. Tiie Mayor (Mr Alex. McNeil) t j. that the board spoke for itself. It „ taine l some ">0 names of men who I# gone out to do battle for (iod. Kiu«n ■ omitrv. but who would never nuutfj our sin,res. The speaker tlii-n g veiled (he roll of honour, and soldiers on .-he platform' io t tent ion the "Last Post" iva- -our )lfi ( Trooper Allison (donor of tin |, M ,; said it. gave him great pleasure to 4 press his admiration and the admiral of all the returned men for their comrade* who iiad. fallen. Thecal, extended their sim-erast -yni|iatliv» the relatives and friends ot tbo-cSfa had made tiie supreme *:icnli.-<>. ■£ though it was thi l intention ot" the diers to do their utmo.st .for tiie « who had retumeil and those who ml yet return, they would never t heir comrades who ha<i fallen | , foreign tic-Ids. It was n [nvnsirc /(J 1 him to show, in a slight iu<.i-nu,u feelings by the gift of the roll i honour. If any names were oiMitte-i! was purely an oversight, ami tiie iu» , of -oldies would lie placed on tiie ling j as t'hey were sent To the Soldier*'J ! sociation. (Applause.)