THE ROLL OF HONOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16545, 19 November 1915, Page 5

THE ROLL OF HONOUR

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

(P» Omitzo Pbbhs Association.) WELLINGTON, November 18. The following casualties to members o the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ar announced, the names of next-of-kin beini given in parentheses: —• Died from Wounds. OTAGO .BATTALION. (November 12.) Private FREDERICK CHARLE (SPROTT, died in 15th General Hospita / Alexandria (Mr Robert fciprott, Momone Allenton, Ashburtou, father). Died from Disease. : WELLINGTON BATTALION. 1 (November 14.) Private PERCY HARLEN, enteric, die at 2nd Australian Hospital, Mudros (Mr F , C. Harlen, 3 Crescent road, Roseneath, Wei hngton, lather). CANTERBURY BATTALION. (November 14.) Private WM. GREGORY, paralysis of th 1 larynx (Mr John Alex. Gregory, 33 Bai b&does st, Sydenham, Christehurch, father] Wounded. AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private GEORGE GRAHAM, slight gun shot wound in the left loot, admitted to Net Zealand General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeh Cairo, November IS (Mrs M Graham, Rock lands avenue, Dominion road, Auckland t mother). CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private ROBERT JAMES GUNNING gunshot wound in abdominal walL admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Pout d Koubbeh, Cairo, November 5 (Mrs C. Gun ning, Duvauchelles Bay, Canterbury, wife). NEW ZEALAND FIELD ENGINEERS Sapper ARTHUR CHARLES, sever burns in face and eyes, admitted to Ne\ Zealand General Hospital, Pont do Koubbeh Cairo, November 15 (Mrs R. Carlson, Hin< River, Michigan, sister). 1 Sapper FREDERICK KRAEFT WTLKIE slightly, disembarked at Malta on Novembe 12 (Mr Chas. H. Wilkie, Otane, Hawke' Bay, brother). . The following list was issued by the Go vernment yesterday:— , Dangerously HI. i OTAGO BATTALION. ; Private L.'T. JAMIESON, November 10 ( in 17th General Hospital, Alexandria. , WELLINGTON BATTALION. . Private G. KING, gunshot wound in th< back, received in action, in New Zealant '. General Hospital, Cairo. ' CANTERBURY MOUNTED. (Dieease not diagnosed.) Trooper J. P. HARRIS, in New Zea land General Hospital, Cairo. Trooper E. PARNHAM, in New Zea land General Hospital, Cairo. Trooper H. E. SHRUBSOLE, in Nev Zealand General Hospital, Cairo. FIELD ENGINEERS. Corporal E. G. LEONARD, gunsho wound in the head, November 9, in 21sGeneral Hospital, Alexandria. FIELD ARTILLERY. Gunner W. A. M'DONALD,! pleurisy, ii New Zealand General Hospital, Cairo. VETERINARY CORPS. (Disease not Corporal J. W. CULLEN, in New Zea land General Hospital, Cairo. Seriously 111. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Lieutenant P. A. S. STEPHENS, at Gib raltar. Removed from Dangerous List. OTAGO MOUNTED. Trooper J. R. WATSON. Pronounced Out of Danger. AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private F. H. BEARD, November 13. In England. OTAGO MOUNTED.—Trooper I. G. Shaw (wounded in right leg). WELLINGTON BATTALION.—Private F. J. Foster (gunshot wound in the elbow). NEW ZEALAND FIELD ARTILLERY, Lieutenant M. J. Lyons (debility). In Queen Alexandra's Hospital, London. FIELD ARTILLERY. — Lieutenant-colo-nel F. Symon (jaundice). In Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildhall. AUCKLAND MOUNTED.—Trooper P. G. Suggate (no further particulars). In Clearing Hospital, Eastleigh. AUCKLAND BATTALION.—Private F. White (dysentery). FIELD ARTILLERY.-Gunner F. W. Kennedy (diarrhoea). In 3rd London General Hospital. OTAGO BATTALION.—Sergeant H. Harold (enteritis). In 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol. WELLINGTON BATTALION.—Privates G. Johnstone and J. Stinson (debility following dysentery), i CANTERBURY BATTALION.—Privato F. St. Eloo Symos (slightly sick, in Maudlin street section). In Ist Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. WELLINGTON BATTALION—Private J. A. Young (sick, severe). In 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Norihfield. AUCKLAND BATTALION. — Corporal William Starr (concussion) ; In 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester. AUCKLAND MOUNTED—Trooper R. C. Trenu (sick). CANTERBURY BATTALION.-Private A. H. Myers (shrapnel wound in the frontal legion). ENGINEERS.—Sapper A. Swan (rheumatism). { FIELD ARTILLERY.-Gunner G. F. Wise (debility), Sergeant W. J. Brennan (wounded in the arm, October 27). In Military Hospital, Winchester. WELLINGTON BATTALION.-Private G. Walker (dysentery, severe), Private W. R. Wood (abscess on the liver) In 21st General Hospital, Alexandria. ARMY SERVICE CORPS—Driver A. Sherwood (dysentery, severe). In 19th General Hospital, Alexandria. No. 1 STATIONARY HOSPITAL.-Chaplain-captain H. W. Burridgo (abrasion on the hand, condition satisfactory). Proceeding to Convalescent Home, Luxor. ARMY NURSING CORPS.—Nurses E. Poppelwell, E. L. Wilkie, M. R. Walker. On furlough in England. OTAGO BATTALION.—Privato A. J. Willocks. OTAGO MOUNTED.—Trooper R. H. Russell. AUCKLAND BATTALION.-Private N. Worth. WELLINGTON MOUNTED.-Sergeant T. 11. Hulton, Trooper E. E. Jolly. ENGlNEEßS.—Lieutenant H. S. King, Lance-corporal R. F. Kcast, Sapper L. R. Shaw. On duty with unit. CANTERBURY MOUNTED.—Trooper S. Winter. Returned to Egypt from England. WELLINGTON BATTALION.-Private R. J. Kemp. ENGINEERS.—Sapper F. V. Senn. Discharged Convalescent, Alexandria. WELLINGTON MOUNTED.—Trooper J. Douglas C A NTERBUR Y BATTALION.-Private M. Llewellyn, N.Z. FIELD ENGINEERS.—Driver S. Hirfit. FIELD ARTILLERY.-Ounner W. R. Sutton, Drivers L. B. Mackcrscy, and C. Walker. Fitter W. S. Terry. MEDICAL CORPS.-Pr'ivatcs H. Allen and B. Wootton. Recovered, and Leaving Alex* andrsa for the Front. OTAGO BATTALION. — Lieutenantcolonel A. 11. Herbert, Privates I. L. Leeks, E. Oliver, F. Simpson. AUCKLAND BATTALTON.—Privates A. Outhbertson, G. F. Hume, F. P. Underwood. AUCKLAND BATTALION.- R. Harty and J. Singh.

______________________ 'i WELLINGTON BATTALION.—Private ' R. Sinclair. \ " N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS—Private G. E. , Smith. Rejoined Regiment from Malta. AUCKLAND BATTALION.-Pnvate J. Jackson. i f CANTERBURY BATTALION,—Private "• 1 T. E. Booker. 0 CANTERBURY MOUNTED.-Trooper j E. T. Grigg. ,: FIELD ARTILLERY.—Gunner M. Ke- ' . hoo. , PASSED AS FIT. ■;' g At the medical examinations on Wednes--1 day night the following men were pataed * " t ' as fit lor active service:— T. Burrows, pianist, Dunedin. I J. MacPherson, farm labourer, Dunedin. " P. Johnston, tarm labourer, Dunedin. George William Colston, labourer, Caversham, (j Frederick Turnbull Anderson (Engineers), ; electrical engineer, North-East Valley. \. Henry Leonard Patterson, striker, Dunedin. David M'Gregor, blacksmith, Dunedin. Allan Herbert Bruton, 4th (Otago) Regiment, letter-press machmist, South Dunedin. ;; GOING TO THE FRONT. ,\ An interesting hour was 6pent at Mr Goxon s residence, St. Clan-, on Wednesday night, when a number of tho friends of Mr _ A. M'Laren, Edwards street, St. Ciair, met ■ to say farewell to him prior to ms leavmg * for Irentham to join the 10th Reinforce- ' ments. Mr M'Laren was presented with a ""'-> razor and a box of cigarettes. Mr D. Col- ' lms > who ™ade the presentation, referred to Mr M'Laren's sterling qualities and to' '' has great popularity m the locahty, and . t assured him that he had the best wishes ; j of the whole district Mr M'Laren suit- ' e ably replied. -' t .- , . rj -' he office and field 'staff of the T. and G. Mutual Life Association met on Wednesday ," : evening to bid farewell to Mr S. G. Chap- • man Cohen, one of their outside agents, who i e left yesterday with the for <-" £ v Irentham. In presenting Mr Cohen -with '* i a case of Loewe pipes, on behalf of the i branch and his working mates on the field staff, Mr Malthus (local manager) '>," ~ spoke of the high esteem in which the ' ' '' r recipient was held, and wished him good - 8 u iii. * safe return > which was endorsed > c by all the agents present. Mr Cohen feelingly responded. <-\ Messrs William Proven and David Proven ' *"' were accorded a pubbo farewell on their' • * departure from Naseby for Trentham. The -V Mayor presided, and a large number of # people from Naseby and the surrounding '■-< districts were present. Both gentlemen were ' > , the recipients of wristlet watches, and 'V* several speakers spoke in high terms of ¥ their popularity and the esteem in •which ' -■.* 5 they were held by the community generally. ' K \ Both .brothers are well known in local sport- H ing circles. ,'-il The staff of Messrs Kilroy and Sutherland ' ■'' *' assembled m the show room on Wednesday " 4 evening to say farewell £o Mr Thomas Mer- ' t ' T' ri* yesterday for Trentham with Jj the Tenth Reinforcemente. Mr Kilroy " S ok Sr of the Te ~ hi S h "S-d in which ,iP Mr Mercer was held by the whole staff and . ',% r by himself. The speaker, on behalf of the .?? staff presented Mr Mercer with a wristlet <l watch with luminous dial, also with a set of military brushes from himself. Mr Mercer , "'' I suitably returned thanks. ?v INTERCESSORY SERVICE. ?| The weekly intercessory service in connec-' > *•' won with the war was conducted in First ■ ,' S Church yesterday by :tho Rev. H. B. Gray. ' >'>3 Ihere -was a large attendance. The usual ''' ?$ address on some prayer topic was dispensed '• >-2 . with, and the meeting was devoted very -- f- , largely to uttered prayer on behalf of the ,- ""* nation, the Allies, our leaders, and soldiers, ' ' -4 ! and for the chaplains and Christian workers '** among the men. The Rev. Mr Gray read -3, . several appropriate passages from Scripture ' -?, on the subject of prayer, and also to give '" 3 definitions to the petitions offered he read- : r, extracts from letters recently received from .% the front. One of these, taken from the- , % British Weekly, told several remarkable ',/$ stories of wounded soldiers whose whole * ■■„ lives had been changed by undergoing the .'h experience of conversion while fighting in -& the most deadly peril. Other private letters \:"4 received by Mr Gray told of the eagerness - f 4 of men at religious services in Egypt and '<'£ of the success of Christian work among --<& them. A large number of those present at r2 the service took part in prayer on the special '■$•& ■ topics indicated from timo to time by Mr '..-Jf* y> ~ _____ \3 RECRUITING IN CANTER- v| BURY. -:^ BOARD ESTABLISHED IN CHRISTCHUROH. -JL{ (Pib United Pbess Association.) '-% CHRISTCHUROH, November 18. , it ■A Recruiting Board has been estab- : ft hshed here, _ comprising three military • ?t members, three members of the Auto -4 mobile Association, and three mem- - % bers of the Citizens' Defence Corps. It will' ' V take in hand the whole work of recruiting ,' -h in this district, encouraging men to enlist/ V'r and removing obstacles. A doctor will be t § in. attendance at all recruiting meetings to V-.f examine men on the spot. ',*-!* OTAGO WOMEN'S ASSOCIA- 4 TION. After the departure of the Southland men, ]' '!\ whom the association 'entertained yesterday • . £| morning,, work was resumed at the Early , "» « Settlers' Hall, and will be continued to-day. £}$ Though the work for the equipment of the '«g Ninth Reinforcements ,is well in hand, the <,-$ ladies would welcome helpers on Thursday " '•?? and Friday of next week . '^ Tho committee wishes it to be understood " trl that Thursday and Friday of each weels " .Si nave been set apart as regular working ' aj days at" the and it is only at " rush" ,-1 times that it will bo necessary to attend j* l *' on other days -r^' Donations have been received as follow:— ,':Jt Lady Liverpool Fund.—Mesdames Hen- j*# derson,'Whitehorn, Roberts. Scott, C. Lee,' ' ' Squires, E. A. Burnett, Norton, Lewin, . ,"'*! pupils Musselburgh School, pupils District I'} High School (Tapanui), women of Tapanui,. '^* Miss Trotter (Hillgrove), Hampden < Bannockburn School pupils, East Taieri i> s School (Saddle Hill) Miss Christie, Mi?s ); L Henderson, pupils Kartigi School, Macan- • s', t drew Road School pupils, Miss Harrison % (Waitahuna), pupils Walton Park Schooj, h",k Mrs Holliok, Miss F. Cook, women of Mor- ''"'J nington. ' c"-» Waistcoat Fund.—Women of Mornington, "• i$ £12 7s 6d; William Barron, £2 2s; " B," Ss; Cromwell (per Mrs Brent), 15s. • ■ v Tobacco- Fund.—Women of Monungton. >V 10s. ■ '' ..»,; Red Cross.—Women of Mornington, £3 "</ Is 6d. - j* Patriotic Fund.—Women of Mornington, '.& (soldiers' comforts), 6s; Women of Morning- ' , l ton (soldiers' equipments), £2 12s 6d. Belgian Milk Fund.—Little Percv Wallis, '>" Is 6d. " 1 TRIBUTE NEW ZEALANDERS. ■ ? An Otago boy, writing from Lemnos on ,* 3 September 23, mentions that the New Zea' ,' y landers were having a five weeks' holiday '.'t' off the peninsula, while he was at Lemnos '. * a visit of inspection was made by the French Commander-in-Chief, and the letter states ,\ that on inspecting the brigade to which tho '-.i' writer of the letter belongs he took off his <*^ hat and bowed, an action esteemed a great' 'j honour by the French. •\ LIEUTENANT WATTE. ,■ % By the last English mail Major Wayte, »v-5 of Otamita, received a letter from his son, ■ Lieutenant A. V. Wayte (says tho South- \'i£ land News). The writer states that ho had j the honour to lead No. 1 l«jop of the 7th ', i Regiment in a bayonet charge. The troop > had got within 100 yards of tho Turks' . s /f trench when a bullet went through lieu- '"J * tenant Wayte's righ knee, and when ho ',* was crawling into a trench a second bullet :~'i smashed a knife in his trousers pocket and J ? glanced off. He remarks, ".It did not tako J'"' me long to dive into that trench." *] CORPORAL FISHER. : : J The name of Cornoral Francis Vivian 1 1", •Fisher appeared in the casualty list pub- '}. lished en Tuesday under the heading '" ' "Wounded; Convalescent, and Discharged •"> at Alexandria." His father (Mr T. R. «.V Fisher, of St. Clair) on Wednesday received ''i a cablegram from Alexandria in response to> , • an inquiry intimating that Corporal Fisher -'% had not been woundei" but was suffering > ,[ from gastro-enteritis. He was convalescent ~ t private"bristow. • ; | Privnto James Bristow has been db- 'r& charged from tho New Zealand Base Hob- '.-» pital at Weymouth, England, and is now ''* on furlough i.n Jersey. -^ ——« i- u h STILL ANOTHER TESTIMONY TO .*'! OUR CHECKED BAGGAGE SYSTEM.— , x ? "The baggage checked through your com- '-'"% pany arrived without a scratch, and was /■$ delivered at once. I cannot imagine any ■ ~4 person being bothered with moro than a *$ handbag after haying experience of your ~<\M chocking facilities." 800 us before travel- ■$ ling. We can s&ve you all /trouble with, '"/Z your baggage.—Tho New Zealand Expteu s£ Company (Limited). ' ,S.