MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16253, 12 June 1916, Page 6

MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

LIEUT. W. A. BUCHANAN.

The death occurred in England on Wednesday of Lieut. William. Archibald Buchanan, Ist Battalion Connaught Rangers and Royal Flying Corps, as the result of accidental injuries. He was the eldest son of Air. Archibald Buchanan, of Remuera, and was nearly 22 years old. Born in Auckland, Lieut. Buchanan" was educated at King's College, with the exception of a short period at Clifton College, Bristol. With the intetftlbn of entering the Indian Army, he studied for admission to Sandhurst, and was successful in parsing the entrance examination. While he was at Sandhurst war was declared, and shortly afterwards he was offered and accepted a commission in the Connaught Rangers. With his regiment, Lieut. Buchanan/baw a great deal of service at Neuve Chajoelle, including the second ; battle of "i pres last year, when the regiment suffered very heavy casualties. He was wounded in the leg on April 25, and was invalided to England. Upon his recovery, Lieut. Buchanan was declared by a medical board to be unfit for forqjgn Service, But he obtained permission to join the Royal Flying Corps. He qualified some time ago for the pilot's certificate, and had probably received his commission when he met with a bad accident, of which his father was advised a few days ago. LIEUTENANT JAMES SHORT. Lieutenant James Short, Who died of wounds last.month, was formerly stationmaster at Ravens bourne, near Dunedin. At the outbreak of war he enlisted in the force that captured Samoa. On his return to New Zealand some seven months later he was appointed to the sixth reinforcements. SERGT.-MAJOR ARTHUR PARRISH. Sergt-Major Arthur Parrish, of Northcote, who was wounded a few days ago, and admitted to hospital, is the youngest son of Mr. M. Parrish, of Northcote- He enlisted in the early part of the war, and did coastguard duty for several weeks prior to leaving with the sixth reinforcements aa a member of the Auckland Mounted Rifles.

private h. j. Mclaughlin. Private Henry James McLaughlin, who was killed in action on May 27,. was 28 years of age, and was the youngest son of the late Mrs. Mary McLaughlin, of Ahaura, Westlahd. He was educated at the Ahaura school, and he afterwards entered the RaiMray Department, being stationed for a number of years in' the West Coast and Auckland districts. Subsequently he joined the Lands Department, and was engaged in dredging operations at the Rangataiki Swamp, Bay of Plenty, at the time of his enlistment. Private McLaughlin took a prominent interest in athletic sports, such as football and running.