ROLL OF HONOUR

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 6

ROLL OF HONOUR

FALLEN NEW ZEALANDERS ADDITIONAL KILLED AND WOUNDED. Two further lists of casualties were issued yesterday, one in the morning and the other last night. They bring the total casualties reported to 729, as summarised below: — KILLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS.

YESTERDAY’S LISTS OFFICERS KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING. The following list was issued yesterday afternoon: KILLED IN ACTION CANTERBURY BATTALION. 2nd Lieut. William Godfrey Skelton (William Edward Skelton, 43, Hadley road, Woolston, Christchurch). OTAGO BATTALION. Lieut. John Stuart Reid (W. E. C. Reid, public accountant, corner Princes street and Moray place, Dunedin, father). WOUNDED AND MISSING Lieut. High Lidden Richards (Isaac Richards, care R. J. Richards, College House, Christchurch, father). MISSING NEW ZEALAND STAFF CORPS. Capt. Alfred Bishop Morton (W. E. Morton, Mofhona road, Greenlane, Auckland, father). WOUNDED OTAGO BATTALION. Capt. William Fleming (Mrs E. Fleming, 33, Hope, street, Dunedin, mother). . Major George Mitchell (Mrs A. M. Mitchell, The Retreat, Waikawa, wife). V Lieut. David John Albert Lyttle (John Lyttle, Ohatton road, Gore, father). Lieut. Richard Ewen Eggleston e (Joseph ,Egglestone, 135, Cargill street, Dunedm, father). NEW ZEAL AN ENGINEERS. Capt. Fred Waite (Mrs Fred Waite, Waiwera South, Utago, wife). Capt. D. Simson (British Section) (not known). FIFTEEN MORE CASUALTIES The following list (the fifteenth) was issued at 9 o’clock last evening; DIED OF WOUNDS OTAGO BATTALION. 8/100 Sergeant Percy Savage (Mrs L. Stewart, 480, rJrummond street, Carlton, Melbourne, aunt). 8/925 Private Leonard Charles Harding (J. Harding, 38, AVilmer street, Christchurch, rather). WOUNDED OTAGO BATTALION. 8;/1046 Private John Stanley Crawford (John Crawford, 8, Fea street; Dalmore, Dunedin, father). 8/52 Private John Hossack, (Mrs W. Hossack, Ure. street, Oamaru, mother). 8/672 Private William George McGregor (McGregor, Latheion, Caithness, Scotland. Previously reported). 8/1571 Private Richard Vallance Mason (A. Mason, AVait street, Featherston). Previously reported. 12/627 Private Frank Gunn (Mrs P. A. Gunn, Mataroa, AVestland, mother). 12/1122 Private Arthur John Phillips (Mrs John Phillips, Burton road, Point Chevalier, Auckland). WELLINGTON BATTALION. 10/755 Private William Henry Biggs, (AVilliam George Biggs, farmer, Matapu). 10/333 Private Fred Hordern Davey (AV. H. Davey, James street, Kensington, Timaru). 10/393 Albert Henry Hartley (Mrs W. H. Hartley, Makewhai, Sanson, via Feilding). 10/823 Private Percival Noel Norman Jamieson (Robina Jamieson, c/o John Jamieson, Petone, sister;. 10/1328 Private Richard Rickard (Air D. Cooper, c/o Mrs Hamblyn, Bell Block, New Plymouth). 10/562 Private David Lionel Smith (Mr C. Smith, Bank of New Zealand, Palmerston North). . HOWITZER BATTERY. 2/007 Gunner Alexander Cook (Mrs AA P . Wylie, Dalmany, Coronation road, Epsom, Auckland, sister). PERSONAL SKETCHES Captain William Fleming, Otago Battalion, was -burn at Dunedin on 20tli September, 1885, and in August last resided at 35, Hope street, Dunedin. He was a captain in the Bth (Southland) Regiment. Ho is a single man. Lieut. D. J. A. Lyttle, Otago Battalion, was born at YVaikaia on January 28th, 18S3. He is a school teacher by profession, and last served undeithe Southland Education Board. He is a single man, and belonged to the 14th (South Otago) Regiment, in which he was a second lieutenant.Lieut. R. E. Egglestone, Otago Battalion, is a native of Lawrence, Otago, 25 years of age, a telegraphist by occupation, and piaor to joining the expeditionary force resided at 135, Cargill street, Dunedin. He is a single man, and was a second lieutenant in the 4th (Otago) Regiment. Captain Fred Waite, New Zealand i

Engineers, is 30 years of age, being a native of Dunedin. He is a farmer by occupation, and a married man with one child. He was major of No. 2 Field Company, , New Zealand Engineers, Dunedin, and went away with the expeditionary force as_a captain. Captain A. B. iMorton, N.Z.S.C., w-ho is reported to be missing, was formerly officer commanding No. 1 Area Group, Auckland, and served in the South African war, 1901-2, receiving the Queen’s medal with five clasps. Second Lieutenant W. G. Skelton, of the Canterbury -Battalion, who was killed in action, was born at Christchurch on August ll*th, 1893. In August last ho was a clerk in the employ of the Christchurch Tramway Board He was single", and prior to joining the expeditionary force was an officer id the Senior Cadets. Lieut. J. S. Reid, Otago Battalion, who was killed m action, was a native of Dunedin, being born in 1893. He was a law clerk by profession, and resided with his father at Roslyn, Dunedin. Ho was a lieutenant in the 4th (Otago) Regiment, and previously had served in the Otago Boys’ High School Cadets for three j-ears. Lieut. H. L. Richards, Otago Battalion, who is reported as wounded and missing, has a brother serving in No. 3 Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery Brigade, now at the front. Ho was born at Auckland on July 14th, 1891, was a commercial agent by occupation, and was last employed by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. In August, 1914, he was a lieutenant in the 14th (South Otago) Regiment. He is a single man. Captain Donald Simson is a brothei of Mr J. A. Simson. of Bray Bros., Wellington, and a son of Mr H. N. Simson, Remuera road, Auckland. He served in the South African War, Btu contingent, as a lieutenant, and was previously in the Seddon Horse, and afterwards was m business in Johannesburg, where he became a member of the Town Council. He was making a business visit to London when the war started, and he immediately joined Iving Edward’s Horse Division, being subsequently transferred to the New Zealand section in the Dardanelles operations. A private cablegram received in Wellington yesterday stated that Captain Simson expects to leave for New Zealand next month. Major- George Mitchell served as a private in the first contingent in South Africa. He was major of tho Bth (Southland) Regiment.

Officers. Men. Wellington Infantry .. .... 2 3 Auckland Infantry .... .... 4 7 Canterbury Infantry . .... 4 0 Otago Infantry 16 Field Engineers 12 28 WOUNDED AND MISSING. Otago Infantry .... 1 0 MISSING. N.Z. Staff Corps .... 1 0 WOUNDED. , Officers. Men. Hcadauarters Staff .... 1 0 Auckland Infantry .... 9 177 Wellington Infantry .. .... 6 136 Canterbury Infantry .. 93 Otago Infantry .... 11 215 Divisional Signallers .. .... 0X Army 'Medical Corps .. .... 0 5 Engineers .... 2 19 Field Artillery 7 Total .... 34 653 Total casualties to date 729