CHEMISTS IN THE WAR

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 154, 30 June 1921, Page 4

CHEMISTS IN THE WAR

ROLL OF HONOUR UNVEILED. Members of the Pharmaceutical Society bf New Zealand met yesterday in the temporary -rooms of the society (National Mutual Buildings). to witness the unveiling of a Roll of Honour in memory of members of the society who gave their lives'in the war. The inscription on the handsome brass plate reads:'"l9l4-1918. In honoured memory of Corbett, E., Dodds, H. 8., Goddard, D., M'Hardie, C. J., Rhodes, V., Sharland, F. J.,- members of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand. They died in that full splendour of heroic pride that we might live. Hail and farewell." Mr. R. Parnham, of Christchurch, who is a returned soldier, performed the ceremony and expressed pride at having been a member' of the., splendid young army that New Zealand had sent overseas. Moat of the members of the Pharmaceutical Society had served with the New Zealand Medical Corps, doing work which called often for special heroism, which, he thought, was perhaps even greater than that of the men who were stimulated by the excitement of fighting. He quoted specially the cases of stretcher-bearers and. of those who served on the hospital ships and faced death calmly in sinking vessels. Mr. P. Mac.kay, of Auckland, recalled that of the six names or t^ie list, three —those of Messrs. Sharland, Rhodes, and Corbett—were Auckland men. Mr. Sharland had always had the interests of the pharmaceutical profession keenly at heart. He was a member of the Flying Corps, and was killed in his third aerial adventure. Mr. Rhodes- had died in the torpedoed hospital ship Marquotte; and Sir. Corbett had elected to serve in the trenches, and had been killed in action. Mr. Teed, president of the society, explained that, as the society consisted of only registered chemists, it had been decided to restrict tho names on the roll to those of registered pharmacists. If all who had been, trained as chemists had been included, the list would have been a long one. There were still two names to be traced, and space- was left for their inclusion. The memorial will remain where it is for the meantime, and will ultimately j take its place as a permanent record in rooms which the society proposes to obtain for headquarters.