MEMORY OF THE FALLEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18580, 12 December 1923, Page 13

MEMORY OF THE FALLEN

MEMORIALS TO SOLDIERS. \ - • ; • 4 - V > <■".. UNVEILINGS AT CAMBRIDGE. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S REMARKS. [BT ■ : TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] • CAMBRIDGE. Tuesday. The two memorials erected : at Cam- . bridge in memory of the 72 soldiers from the district who fell in . the great war were unveiled to-day by the GovernorGeneral in the presence of a large gathering. • - Services were held at the Jubilee Gardens, where the Cambridge District Memorial is erected and at St. Andrew's Church, where the next-of-kin ofi . the dead heroes of the parish have placed a beautiful memorial window. The services were of an impressive nature. Prior to the unveiling service a procession, representative of the public and other bodies of the town and district, paraded from the Drill Hall to the Jubilee Gardens. Shortly afterwards Lord Jellicoe arrived, and was received by the Mayor, Mr. C. H. Priestley, Mr. Allen Bell, chairman of the citizens committee, Messrs. F. Lye and J. A. Young, M.P.'s., Bishop Averill, Archdeacon E. M. Cowie and the Rev. C. Mortimer Jones. . , ~ Short addresses were given by the Mayor and Mr. F. Lye, M.P.. the latter concluding by asking Lord Jellicoe to unveil the memorial.

New Zealand's Great Record. His Excellency spoke of the sacrifices made by New Zealand soldiers. These were typical of New Zealand, for the Dominion had ever, and ever would, answer the call of Empire. (Anglause.) He quoted official figures to show the percentage of men of the white population of different parts of the Empire that enlisted for service in the war. These were: United Kingdom, 22 per cent.: New Zealand, 19 per cent.; Canada and Australia, 13 per cent.; South Africa,• 11 per cent. New Zealand thus had headed the list for the Dominions, an achievement to be proud of. His Excellency spoke of the magnificent spirit shown by the wives ■ and mothers of soldiers and said that New Zealand's name would be . emblazoned in honour in history for her work for civilisation and the Empire. The deep and respectful . sympathy of all must go out to those who were bereaved. The gallant men who had laid down their lives had given the people an example of extreme courage, sacrifice and devotion -to duty—an example all should follow out in their daily lives. His Excellency then unveiled the memorial. The Cambridge Choral Society sang " The Radiant Morn," after which th® Governor-General exhorted the children present to take care of the monument and to hand it down to their descendants in the same beautiful condition as it was at present. • ... • Bishop Averill led the oom.p«ny in prayer and blessed the monument. His Excellency afterwards inspected the territorials and spoke to each of the returned soldiers.

Memorial in the Church, The beautiful memorial windows in St. Andrew's -Church were afterwards unveiled by Lord Jellicoe. The windows, which were made in London, jare probably the most beautiful in the North IslandThey are of stained glass and are designed to represent Liberty, Justice, Truth and Sacrifice. The New Zealanders, at their entrance in the war at Gallipoli, and in their last campaign in France, are represented ancl - the words "Their name liveth for evermore" are inscribed. Among those present at the ceremony were Bishop Averill, Archdeacon the Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan and Rev. Mortimer Jones, the Mayor and councillors and returned soldiers. it. : On behalf of the next-of-kin of the soldiers who died. Mr. E. B. Cox, peoples warden, asked His Excellency to unveil the memorial. ■ • . , : <) t r Lord Jellicoe said he knew of no more fi Uin«r place to erect a memorial than in tHe parish church, where the loved ones of the next-of-kin once worshipped. These soldiers followed the ' example of their Master in His sacrifice on the cross in giving their lives for ther fellow creatures. The memorial was blessed by the bishop- I