CHAPLAIN HONOURED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16434, 10 January 1917, Page 9

CHAPLAIN HONOURED.

GIFT TO "FATHER DORE." ANZAC MEN'S REUNION. - One of the most interesting reunions of Ansae men was that which was held at the Albert Hotel last evening, when re--1 turned members of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, to the number of about sixty, assembled to do honour to Chaplain-Cap-tain Dore, who is bo well known to all Auckland troops, and particularly to the members of the A.M.R., as " Father Dore." Chaplain-Captain Dore was one of the chaplains of the New Zealand Mounted Brigade, main body, and was attached to the A.M.R. He went to Gallipoli with the brigade in May, 1915, about a fortnight after the landing, and remained there until the middle of August. Captain Dore at all times showed a keen devotion to duty, and was awarded the Military Cross for the great gallantry that he displayed. Whilst rescuing wounded soldiers, he himself was badly wounded at Chunuk Bair. Major Ralph. W. Wyman, D.5.0., presided over the re-union .of the survivors who shared the hardships of those memor able weeks. on Gallipoli, in which the Auckland Mounted Rifles took such an honourable part In proposing the toast of "Father Dore" he described their guest as "one of the finest and whitest men who had left New Zealand for the front." " Father Dore," he said, was not only % chaplain and priest; he was a padre to all—the friend, guide and counsellor of men, not only of the Catholic Communion, but of all denominations. He recounted many instances in which their chaplain, at the greatest personal danger, had assisted wounded soldiers. On behalf of the returned members of the main body of the Auckland Mounted Rifles he presented Captain Dore 'with a fine case of pipes, in a silver box, bearing a suitable inscription. Major Wyman's remarks received the hearty endorsement of all present, and their sentiments found further active expression in the rousing ovation accorded to Captain Dore when the latter made his reply. He thanked them, all for their j present, and said that he was proud to wear the badge of one of the A.M.R. squadrons, which, ho said, had been car- i ried to the forefront of the battle, right ■ to the shell-torn crest of Chunuk Bair. He made a touching reference to the men of the regiment who had fallen at Anzac, and who had been buried by him. The other toasts included " The Imperial and Allied Forces," proposed by Mr. A. G. Lunn and responded to bv Captain J. A. Wallinjzford, M.C., and "The A.M.R.," proposed by CaDtain Beck and replied to bv Mr. C. G. Nicol, latelv sergeant in the Third A.M.R. Appreciative reference was made bv various speakers to the honour of D.5.0., which had been conferred upon Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. R. Mackesy, and that of M.C., which had been bestowed upon Captain Fred Wood, both of whom had so prominently been associated with the A.M.R.