MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16669, 13 October 1917, Page 8

MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

I ■' -' ', * - —i — "'-. y. <• ,-* CAPTAIN' L. H. GILLETT... . : . CAmra J Laurence , ; Henry :Gillett. killed'- in action 'in France, was a son !of Mr. B. Gillett. of The Drive. Eosom.'iiHe^.was 24 years old,; and \ had wen considerable service in .the, present war. "; ; He 'left New Zealand with: the second reinforcements on December 14. 1914. as lieutenant : in. the ; Auckland Infantry Battalion. <■-: He was wounded during the campaign on Galliooli. and was invalided home. , .He : returned to Egypt ron :s May ;I; 1916, with; the thirteenth reinforcements. He was subseauently token-ill, with enteric fever, and; spent ; two months : in' is Cairo hospital. Later left for England, and joined the staff at . Sung .C&mp. t. ;i Ho, was promoted*' to captain's Tank on February 1917, • and was sent ; to; France with I the .< Fourth '■■ Brteade. uaptara Gillett - was -i-»i native of Hamilton, and attended the Hamilton East school. Prior to enlistine he ■ was engaged in farming in the Waikato district. :■ vv < h *:st.> , ",.:"' LIEUTENANT ;H. A. E. MILNES S* The cause of education; iff Auckland has suffered ; a very • serious loss by the death 'of Lieutenant H. A. E. Mimes, who was kulea" ■in faction' in France, on Uctobor 4. <&'hiodtenant Milnes was principal of the "Auckland .; Training College lor - : teachers, and f in. , that position he exerted an -influence' over students \ that f was .. regarded .as remarkable. He ? had •' great '; strength J of • character v and ? a! charming personality,'£ aid his death .will be. regretted by a targe -number ot people both in-, and outside ; education circles in Auckland. Lieutenant Milnes was a native* of Yorkshire, ;. and in : all v, his under takings ;he showed i that tenacity i of' purpose typical :of men' r of i that; county. • ■ He spent much «of »;. his ■? earlier ? life ;in ? London, ana passed through the ' Borough Boad : Iraioiog College, at isieworthi' lie graduated B.Sc at the London University. He left 1 for New. Zealand," in '■ company ;, with '; Mrs. Mines, .in January. W06,;. to take 'up v his appointment at'--the Training; College. Lieutenant Milnen enlisted ;» in fAuckland, i- and went'into the non-commissioned officers' camp :6n.''March7. 1916. %: He , was ■: successful in -'■ securing '• a • commission, and left New Zealand with the twenty-first \ reinforcement. . On ■. the -. voyage to England he f acted $as * adjutant '"< of •, the transport, and .he became as 'popular with the men of his company as he did wiui the - students; and those - school-children f who came ?< to %'■:■ be ">■: associated -; with :«him; '' C'n' arrival in England he went to Sling . Camp, and j was , finally j attached to ' the 3rd, Auck-. land,? Company; of the', 4th Brigade. j l/>utenant \ Milnes % believed lin -,? an educational system founded ;on broad general'lines, - and he.was unusually .successful in - the system he introduced at the 'Training College,;; ; He • will be remembered-by many, ■ for .the 'keen' interest ;■ he '<■ took; hv most "■ kinds uof sport He believed, ; for: instance, that no-boy or firl i should .pass the , sixth standard without sing able ■ to ; swim. *• ' Ho was :• the founder i :of i; the .Auckland Basketball Association | and president.of" the s Ladies' Hockey Asso- i ciation; :>; Mis, Milnes died about four years I

ago. . ;-. ■'~. . LIEUTENANT E. A. CRAIG. !'J Lieutenant 'A. Craig; who- died of wounds on October B. # was -the youngest son of - the late Mr. David - Craig,; at one time 'general ;> manager** - the New '; Zealand : . Insurance Company. ;■ He was born In Chrißt'church,; aad i was educated, at 1 the Auckland Grammar School. ' At one time he was 4n officer in ■;. the ; - local« Highland •;.'•': trait. .•■ £' He went into the ?v non-commiesioned officers' camp,-?/ and 5 was subsequently promoted '•, to serge/nt-major..): 1 ; Later.: he .gained i his commission, [fad' was ~ attached to I the Auckland Infantry Battalion. ' He ; left-New Zealand with .the : twenty-fourth reinforcement .in April - last. 'At >' (he time \of * enlisting Lieutenant Craig held a responsible position at the Auckland office of the New Zealand Insurance Company,' and was very greatly esteemed ; ; by the companj's clients, as well : as by his suoerior officers and a.large number' of , people in Auckland. He. was-re-corded as havinga very ' promising future. i The deceased,soldier wag a keen footballer, and at' one, time was 1 captain of the Grammar School fifteen Hit mother resides in Gillies Avenue, Epsom, V: "; ' - l

- vtf.Mßi- "DAVE » GALLAHER '/-. Advice! was received -in Auckland ' yesterday j. that Mr. "Dave" Gallaher, 1 the wellknown and popular athlete,. had died of wounds ; received in France, f* Mr. Gallaher was born in Belfast, about 46 years ago, and came to-New'Zealand," as a child, with the Vesey Stewart immigrants. For some time he''lived with bis parents at Tauranga. but later came to Auckland, He was employed v the local freezing works, where, prior to- ■ departing for the front, he was foreman of a t department. ~Fom his boyhood ho was recognised as. a capable athlete, his prowess being;exhibited chiefly in . Rugby football. Mr. > Gallaher, was' for many years sole selector for the Auckland Rugby union, and was the captain of the All Black team which -toured England, in 1905-6. He saw service in the Boer War,' and on the outbreak of the present war was eager to join the'forces., but was for 'some time detained on account. of family ties. When his brother was killed in action, he felt that it was his turn to.go; consequently, ho onlisted in the twenty-second :einforcements, and left New Zealand about 12 months ago. Mr. Gallaher is survived by his wife and child, who are at present in Sydney.