THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1915, Page 5

THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORGE. latest casualty list. ■WELLINGTON, This Day. The Defence Department lias issued the following list ;r KILLED SN ACTION. AUCKLAND) .MOUNTED RIFLES. Trouper N. K. ..McLeod Trooper W. A. Carleison OTAGO MOUNTED. Trooper W. McKenzie WOUNDED, AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES. Ti'oo])er R. R. Jones Trooper F, T. Anyor WELLINGTON .MOUNTED R TERES. . Trooper 0. Eraser ARTILLERY. Gunner E. Hancock CANTERRURY MOUNTED RIFLES, Trooper T. James (Greymoutli) Trooper L. C. Ne-wman Trooper L. C. IT. Gooch DANGEROUSLY ILL. WELL!N(TIT) N 15ATTAL 1 ON, Private J. Ford (at ’Malta) DIED IN EGYPTIAN HOSPITAL. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private 0. J. Ludlow (peritonitis) CONVALESCENT AND DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL. AUGKLAN 0 BATTALION Private N. S. Young Private R. Merrick Private 0. F. Jackson Private If. L, Heywood Private G, Tnainr Private A, Taylor Sergt. A. Smith Sergt. J. D. Boys Private E. C. Simeringham Private G. J. Adams ! Private D. McLean (’A NT E BP. UR Y BAIT A 1.1 ON. Private A. E. Gresswell Private S, I\l. Penny Pi'ivale T, Davies Sergt. 1.. C. Worn! Private T, S. Grouch Private A, Young Private W. S. TTaxell OTAGO BATTALION. Sergt. A. J, Willencks Private AY. E. Phillips Private P. C. Whitaker Private H. E. Winter Corporal A. E. Inkster Limit. E. j\l. Gabites Private W. G. Edwards Corporal W. Kirk Private -I. K. Carnegie Private A. IT. Piper Sergt. AV. Clarke WELLINGTON BATTALION, .Captain L. S. McLernon Lieut. AA 7 . E. S. Fnrby Private W. ,T. Mclntosh . Private .T. H. Coddington Corporal W. Sjtrail Private H. Lyons Private ,T. McKenzie Private S. Collins Private. -I. T. Trnnghear Private T. Shanahan Private J. IT. A. Ma.inwa.ring Private J, Vickerstnff i Private G. Stock Private L. A 7. Kay Private W. P. Hanson •WELLINGTON (MOUNTED. _ - Trooper R. Rawcliffo ADMITTED NO. ? AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL, CHEZ!RES. WELLINGTON BATTALION. Captain M. McDonnpll (influenza and hommorrhoids) ■; ' Captain AV. J. Shepherd (dysentery) Lieut. E. H. T. Kibblcwhito (injury to hack dry shell) AUCKLAND BATTALION. Lieut.-Colonel 0, IT. ■! Brown, Groymontli (wounded by bomb, not severely) DISEMBARKED AT MALTA, DIVISIONAL HE A DQUA RTEUS. Lieut.-Colonel C. H. J, Brown (wound- ' »«■ cd by bomb, not severely) . , 'LEFT MALTA' FOR ENGLAND. f,i ■, , ■' j ;•' , ' - ; ' •; ' ■ -N.Z; FIELD'AMBULANCE. Private D.-E. Curry .> _ ’ -• ' Private E. Morris : ■>..... 1 , ! . , . CWv

■' -CANTERBURY 'BATTALION." ■ Private J. V. Bowring Private'J. 11. Shand .CAN-TERBDR'Y; MOUNTED RIFLES. Sergt.T... Basset-. ,-/'/-, ■ , : ' OTAGO MOUNTED. ! - Sergt.:-H : C.jßa-rch ' ,-' ' ■•■ WELLINGTON BATTALION, Sergt.iMajor B. Woodhead Corporal - if. K, Griffiths ' Lance-Corporal E. D. Harvey -Lance-Corjwral J. W. Bainbridge: Private J. E. Hastings.,- ' .\ Private' E." Rea " ' ■ •■■•-■' WELLINGTON MOUNTED. Corpora] T. Eawcett Troopers E. M. Lynch Trooper A. G. Stacey' AUCKLAND BATTALION. Sergt. G. Wright . Private E. Batten shy - Private F. 0 £ Crisp - Private'E. Foptroff . .'.\\ Private J. Melville Private M. Tuite AUCKLAND MOUNTED REGIMENT. Corporal M. C. Johnson Trooper R. Lees " "ARMY SERVICE CORPS. Sergt. R. Bowley Driver J. L. Easther IN CLYrvIENOPOULO HOSPITAL. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private L. C. Rainton No. 6/740 Private Percy George Willis (eldest son of .Mrs Willis, of Greymouth), is returning by the s.s. Willochra, but concerning which the first port of call in New Zealand is unknown. The probable date of arrival is the second week in July. Advice will be forwarded later. A letter received from Private Willis, since lie was wounded at the Dardanelles, stated that he was shot in the instep, and, at the time of writing, he hoped to again see the firing line- l " In reply to enquiries made. Mr R> Wild, of Hokitika, received news yesterday that Sergt, Harry Wild, wounded at the Dardanelles, has he en invalided to New Zealand. Mr W. D. Mackay. of Woodstock, has received a cable from the War Office statins that his son Jack, who was wounded with the Fiji contingent in France, is how convalescent, This will be pleasing news to his many friends. The Governor of Fiji also conveyed, through his private secretary, his Excellency's' and Lady 15scoft's sympathy for "Jack 5 ' and best wishes for his speedy recovery. THE LATE PRIVATE 0 C. GIBBS. Mr C. J. Gibbs, of Kokm is 'u receipt of the follow-m: - ■'orritmiincatioiis : "I rei'Til exceedingly that advice lias been received that your son, Private. C. ('. Gibbs, previously reported missing, was killed on May Qth in action at the Dardanelles. Please accept my sincere sympathy with yourself and relative's in your sad bereavement, Yon will be able to derive some consolation from the fact that your gallant son gave his life in the service! of his country. —W. F. Massey. "I am direr-tod to convey to you an expression of their Excellencies' sincere'sympathy in the sad loss which you have suffered. —Gavin Hamilton, private secretary."

"Accept, my svmpathv. I forget not and I forgive'not'.—W. E. A. Gibbs, New Plymouth." "I much regret to learn of your great loss, and deeply sympathise with you and yours in the .supreme sacrifice yon have made in the of Empire and huma/i----ity G. Waul." "The Governor is commanded by 'he King to assure you of the- true sympathy of his -Majesty and the Queen in your sorrow." OTAGO'S CASUALTY LIST. PERSONAL NOTES.

[Pv Telegraph—Special ta the Star,]

DUNEDIN. This Div

Private. Robert H. Booth iOtatjo Mounted Rifles) was admitted to the Pout Do Knbba Hospital from Gallipoli on Thursday of last. week. He and also his brother Leonard, who is in the Field Ambulance, left- New Zealand in the Main Expeditionary Force. They proceeded from Egypt to Gallipoli on the 4th and 16th of April respectively. Their;parents are active in all patriotic movements, Mrs Booth being chairwoman of the Port Chalmers Women's, Patriotic Association and Mr Booth (Rector of the District High School) being secretary of tho Patriotic Committee.

Mr David F. Carnegie, Main South Road, Caversham, has received advice that his son, Private J. K. Carnegie, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, is convalescent and has been discharged from the hospital. Mrs E. Goodlet, Westley Street, has received a cable message to the effect that her son. Private Andrew C. Goodlet, has recovered from wounds received at the Dardanelles, and has rejoined his regiment.

There is a probability that more chaplains will be sent with the New Zealand troops in tho near future, .and the Rev. F. T. Read, of Cargill Road M.ethodiiit Church, is mentioned as going to represent that denomination. Mr Read offered some months ago. He ranks as ChaplainCaptain, and has done excellent work among tho Territorials and Coast Defence men.