NEW ZEALAND'S ROLL OF HONOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15932, 1 June 1915, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND'S ROLL OF HONOUR.

ONE CASUALTY REPORTED.

SAPPER DIES FROM ENTERIC FEVER. [BY TZLEGRATn.—press ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington, Monday. Only one casualty in the New Zealand Force was reported by the Defence Office to-day, as follows: — John Ernest Rosevear (Sapper), Field Engineers. Died in the Egyptian Army Hospital on May 26, from enteric rever—Ernest Rosevear, Bullarook, Castle Stree', Dunedin (father). PROGRESSING FAVOURABLY. Private advice has been received that the following wounded soldiers aro making satisfactory progress towards recovery:— A. E. Eagleton, Auckland Infantry Battalion—A. E. Eagleton, Church Street, Ponsonby. A. W. Madden, Auckland Infantry Battalion-W. Madden, Otahuhu. R. B. Steele, Auckland Infantry Battalion—A. C. Steele, Picton Street, Ponsonby. COLONEL LOGAN'S SON BURIED AT SEA. The Defence authorities have received advice that 2nd Lieutenant Preston Logan, late of the 11th, North Auckland, Squadron, Auckland Mounted Rifles, who was reported on May 2.3 to have died of wounds received at the Dardanelles, was buried at sea. MR. MURDOCH McLEAN'S SON KILLED. The Mayor of Mount Albeit. Mr. Murdoch McLean, has received information from the Adjutant General of the Forces, and also from the Prime Minister, that his eldest surviving son. Private John Raymond McLean, was killed in action at the Dardanelles on May 25. Deceased, who was 29 years of age, was educated at King's College, and was a member of the Old Boys' Association. He was keenly interested in boding, and about 10 years ago, when a member of the College Rifles, he won the provincial volunteer forces' middleweight boxing championship and won ".he heavy-weight championship at the competitions during the visit of the American fleet. He was a member of the West End Rowing Club. For several years he was employed with his father, and worked with him on the Otira tunnel contract, and three years ago he engaged in mining in Austral.,,. He joined the 14th Battalion of the First Australian Expeditionary Force. Another of Mf. McLean's sons, Neil, only 20 years of age, left for Trentham on Friday, and a third son holds a com mission in the Territorial Force. He will leave for the front when appointed to a company. AUCKLAND MEMBER OP FIJIAN CONTINGENT.

Advice has been received that Rifleman R. H. Court, a member of the Fiji contingent, has been wounded. He is a son of Mr. Robert Court, Mount St. John Avenue, Epsom, and the following telegram was received yesterday by Mrs. Court:—" His Excellency the Governor much regrets to have to inform you that he to-day received a cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, reporting that your son, Rifleman R. H. Court, of the 4th Batt. of King's Royal Rifles, is suffering from concussion and blindness." Rifleman Court went to Fiji about two years ago. He was a member of the contingent of 58 men from Fiji, which proceeded to England, and was absorbed by the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 60th Foot. The new service battalions were in training at Sheerness when the last mail le't England. Sapper G. 0. Morgan, Field Engineers, who is reported to have been killed in action at the Dardanelles, was a native" of Taranaki, and was abou', 25 years of age. He was a member of the Post and Telegraph staff at Wellington, and was a keen hockey player and swimming devotee. J. E. Rosevcar, who has died of enteric fever, was the eldest son of Mr. E. A. Rosevear (president of the Otago Centre, New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association), und was 21 years of age. He was a well-known amateur athlete. Private J. H. Aitken, Canterbury Battalion, who died of wounds on May 4, was manager of the Northern Insurance Company, for Christchurch, chief agent of the Indemnity Mutual, and a member of. the firm of Aitken Bros., sharebrokers. He was captain in command of the* Queen's Cadets for a number of years, but at the time of his enlistment there we/e no commissions available, and he preferred to go as a private rather than wait at home for a commission. He was well known in many branches of sport.. ,