MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16378, 4 November 1916, Page 10

MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. **■ •' _ 1 L ..... • *. •\M .. S-. . c . lieutenant a p. greatbatch. Second-Lieutenant E. P. Greatbafeh, ; who is reported to have died of • wounds, was tin only, son of the late Mr. Edwin Greatbatch, who , was postmaster' 'at izWOhaeawai, Bay of Islands, for many years, ; -: and afterwards at Petone, Wellington. His mother and sisters now reside in News Plymouth. He was educated at Petone and Wellington Boys' College, -and tJuoSlp entered the legal firm of Messrs. Quinism §S and Govett, New Plymouth. • Four yean ago he became a partner in the' firm of vr Rhodes, Hainpson and Greatbatch, in the Rotcrua-Matamata-Putaruru district. Lieu- ~.-y tenant Greatbatch was a . good cricketer, .i-v.f and represented Taranaki when living tin New Plymouth. On the mother's side hejlf 1 was a grandson of the late Mr. J. BeIII3JS Thomson, for soma years inspector cf :>~- police ?u Auckland. > CORPORAL 8. G. BEOWNUB. Corporal Stuart G. Brownlia. reported ; wounded. is the youngest: son of Mr.; and -|ga Mrs. J, A. Brownlie, of Eotarua, and'iafl|| 20 years of age. He was educated at the Rotorua District High School, andafter- „ wards' joined t the Post and Telegraph De- - partment, where he was employed, up- -to the time of enlistine. He was a member ~ of the Rotorua Football Club, and an enthusiastic footballer. He has a brother also serving in France. - • -: r* PRIVATE a a MEACHEM. Private Georgb. Charles Meschem, killed in action at the age of 28 years, was the?' Ij eldest son cf Mrs. S. Meachem, of Hamil- 2 ton East. He served his time with _ Messrs. Hardly Bros., plumbers, and was . afterwards in the employ of Messrs. J. E. "J" - Hammond and Co. At one time he was an' ardent cyclist, and was well known on the track. His younger brother. Gunner " P. S. Meachem, left with the Main Body,v~= was invalided home, and left again with a jgJj later reinforcement, and is now in hospital in England. -- ' ~ 1 " £ . . . gg|j - SERGEANT J. G. A2JDEBSON. . ; Sergeant J. G. Anderson, reported killed in action, was the eldest son of Mr. John . Anderson, 01 Uondee, Scotlmd. He was 32 years of age. As a youth he enlisted 0] in the 42nd Black Watch, in which regi- *'V£ ment he served in India and elsewhere for ; ' a number of years. On his resignation { from the army he came to New Zealand, O and settled in the Bay of Plenty district, where he was engaged for the last five J| i years in farming pursuits. Ha has two brothers in the fixing line. - V' BOMBARDIER T. L PROSSER " j Bombardier T. Ivan Prosser, who has been killed in action, was the elder sou of Captain T. H. Prossex, of Remuera. ~ He was born in London, and educated chiefly at St. • Mark's school, Windsor. After making several voyages with lis father to the Dominion, he settled in New | Zealand, being employed as a cadet in the j farming districts of Wailiui Downs, 3is- [ borne, and Bay c.l islands. Just prior to the I war he took up land in the Silverdale I district, but on the outbreak of hostilities s was one of the first to join the Main Expeditionary Force, and sailed from, [Auckland with the first contingent. He -• fought in Egypt and Gallipoli, and from j the latter place he was invalided to Etie--1 land, where he remained for five month?, returning to Egypt on light duties. In April last he went to France, where he was recently killed in action. He was keen in all kinds of sports, and while at Windsor was a prominent footballer for . his college.