MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16677, 23 October 1917, Page 7

MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN.

CAPTAIN A. 0. H. MILLAR. Captaut A. C. H. Millar, M.C.. who wag killed In action on October 15. was the only son of Mr. Walter 0. Millar, of the Government Printing Office, Wellington, and a grandson of Captain Joseph Hyde, of, WeiBiigton, who served through the Crimean war. Captain Millar was a native of Auckland, and was an old boy of Wellington College. When the war broke out he was a member of Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewen's office staff. He joined the advanco guard, and served for eight months in Samoa. He afterwards left for, London to join the Britieh Array, and receivod a commission in tho Yorkshire Regiment.

CAPTAIN R. H. NICOLI3ON. Captain R. H. Nicolson, killed in action, was the youngest son of Mr. TV. Nicolson, secretary of the Mosgiel Woollen Company. He was in his twenty-fifth year. Ho left with the fourth reinforcements. He served in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France. He was wounded about eight months ago. and subsequently served for some tune on the staff at Sling camp.

CAPTAIN L. G. O'CALLAGHAN. Captain I* G. O'Callaghan. woo nas been killed in action, was a member of the firm > of Lo Cr'en and O'Callaghan, of limaru. , His wifo is nursing in England. CAPTAIN A. C. HUBBARD. Captain A. C. Hubbard, who has been reported as killed, was one of tho oldest restdents of tho Paeroa district, owning two farms at Komata. He was one. of. the nrat to start the Thames Valley Dairying Company, of which he was. chairman 01 directors up to tho time he enlisted. PRIVATE R. A. WARD. Private Roland A. Ward killed in action, was the only son of Mrs. E. Ward, of Remuera. Ho volunteered, and left m Juno, 1916 Ho was educated at the Mount Eden school and at the time of enlisting was in the employ of the Home and Colonial Stores. At the time of his death ho was 23 years and six months old. He was a member of St. Luke's hockey team. PRIVATE R. F. McDOUGALL. Private Ronald F. McDousall. killed in action, was tho second son of Mr. W. Mo Dougall, of Pulsckaua. He enlisted at the age of 19, and had been in France for some time. A younger brother, Private Malcolm McDougall, who enlisted whon only 18. was recently wounded in France, and is now in hospital in England. WOUNDED. Lieutenant Cyril R. G. Bassett, V.C., who has been slightly wounded, was the first New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross in the present war. He was awarded the decoration for conspicuous gallantry in repairing telephone communications at Gallipoli under heavy fire from several Turkish batteries in August, 1915. I ' —