THE ROLL OF HONOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17326, 28 May 1918, Page 2

THE ROLL OF HONOUR

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES. (P«« Uhitmd Ptrss Associatio*.) - t „ . WELLINGTON, May 27 following list wile insued to-day. When the rank is not apccificd, the aoldier ie a privnte, trooper, eappor, gunner, or rifleman, m the cute may be: — Killed in Action. RIFLE BRIGADE. (May 8.) SMYLIE, ROBERT JAMBS (Miss M. Snrylie, Taihape, sister). AUCKLAND INFANTRY. (May 15.) HOLLAND, GEORGE HENRY, Captain (Mr J. Holland, Tuakau, father). DIVISIONAL TRAIN. (May 17.) SMITH, JAMES (Mrs J. Smith, Ireland, mother). Previously Reported Wounded j now Reported Killed In Action. ENTRENCHING BATTALION. (April 14.) MILLIG. WALTER GEORGE, Corporal (Mis E. Scott, St. Albans, sister). Previously Reported Missing and Believed to be Killed; now Reported Killed In Action. RIFLE BRIGADE. (March 29.) WILLIS, WILLIAM HENiRY (Mrs K. Willis, Napier). Accidentally Killed. CANTERBURY MOUNTED. (May 25.) SMITH, GEORGE WILLIAM HAY (Mr J. Smith, Longbeach, father). Died from Wounds. CANTERBURY INFANTRY. (May 16.) TRECMAIN, HARRY (Mrs E. Neilsan, Marton, sister). • (May 17.) DIXON, JAMES (Mrs Heslop, Mount Albert, sister). WELLINGTON INFANTRY. (May 18.) H,A,'STIE, WML EDWARD, Ixanoe-corporal (Mr R. Hastie, Luxford street. Wellington). OTAGO INFANTRY. (May 19.) SIM, LINDS AITCHESON (Mr A. Sim, Charlton, father). ARTILLERY. (May 17.) FALVEY, THOMAS JOSEPH (Mr J. Falvey, Napier, father). RIFLE BRIGADE. (May 19.) CLARKE, GEORGE ARTHUR (Mr J. Clarke, Styx, father). Missing. DIVISIONAL TRAIN. (April 26.) DURAND, JAMES DOUGLAS GERALD HAY, First-class Warrant Officer (Mr A. Trengrcve, Wellington). Previously Reported Missing; now Reported Prisoners of War. OTAGO INFANTRY. (April 10.) VALENTINE, PETER JAMES, Lance-cor-paral (Mr J. Valentine, Bluff, father). RIFLE BRIGADE. (May 6.) MULDRBW, WILLIAM JOHN (Mrs S. Adams, Oam&ru, mother). THOMAS, EDWARD (Mr N. Thomas, Inveircargill, father.) ENTRENCHING BATTALION.' EG-GLESTON, THOMAS EDWARD (Mr E. Eggleston, St. Albans, father). Previously Reported Missing and Believed to be a Prisoner of War; now Reported a Prisoner of War in Germany. RIFLE BRIGADE, BROWN, LAWRENCE ERIC, Lance-oor-poral (Mrs C. Brown, Maclaggun street, Dunedin, mother). Previously Reported Prisoner of War; now Reported Repatriated. CANTERBURY INFANTRY. (May 15.) DOCKER, WM. HENRY (Mrs M. Docker, England, mother). Missing; Believed to be a Prisoner of War. RIFLE BRIGADE. (May 6.) MILLARD, WILLIAM (Mrs B. Millard, mother). TRBUHOVICH, VOLESTO (Mt J. Trbuhovioh, 101 Hobson etteet, Auckland, brother). Wounded. ENTRENCHING BATTALION. (May 6.) HANIFAN, PATRICK (Mrs J. Hanifan, Fairlie). (May 8.) COOK, W.Mj JAS. (Mrs A. Harvey, Heathoote Valley). RUTHERFORD, BERTIE CECIL (Mrs M. Rutherford, Fendalton, mother). HODGINS, CHARLES HENRY, Sergeant (Mr T. Hodgins, Pahiatua, father). STEPHENSON, SAMUEL JOSEPH (Mrs C. Stephenson, Abbotsford, mother). (May 10.) CAMPBELL, JOHN WM. (Mi® A. E. Campbell, Wanganui, mother). ' WELLINGTON INFANTRY. ' (April 28.) ANDERSON, PERCY, Corporal (Mr J. Anderson, Mauriceville West, father). OTAGO INFANTRY. (May 17.) NEWTON, ERNEST WM., Second Lieutenant (Mrs T. Newton, Mokotua mother). ' Wvundadi Admitted to Htspltal. (May 14.) DRAKE, BENJAMIN (Mr J. Drake, Leithroad, Woodhaupfh, father). (May 16.) COUSINS, ERNEST PETER JOHN M'l. (Mr A. E. Cousins, Isfcind Bay, father)! RIFLE BRIGADE. , (May 9.) HONORE, FRITZ WM. (Mr A. Honore, Tiritea, father). (May 11.) DROUGHT, GEORGE (Mirs A. Drought Devonport). ° ' PATTERSON, ERNEST (Mrs Patterson Herns Bay). ' RAILWAY 'OPERATING SECTION. (May 14.) CHAMBERS, WM. VERNON, Military Medal (Mrs A. Chambers, Hastings). ENTRENCHING BATTALION. (May 8.) DURNETT, ALLAN BERTIE (Mrs M. Durnett, Kilbirnie, wife). G-CODSEN, ARTHUR EDWARD, Corporal (Mr G. Goods-en, Maori HilL father* M-CLYMONT, JAMES, Corporal (Mr J M'Clymont, Dunedin, faither). (May 9.) CHILTON, RAYMOND (Mrs A. Chilton Ladysmith, Southland, mother) ' CHRISTIE, JOHN ANDREW (Mrs E Christie, Hyde, mother). LEPINE, FREDERICK PERCY (Mrs C. Lepine, Invercargill, mother). WOODBERY, ARNOLD LAMBERT (Mr S. Woodbery, Tasmania, father*. HENRY, OSMOND, Lieutenant (Mrs O Henry, Mount Albert). STEWART, JOHN MILBURN, Lancecorporal (Mr W. Stewart, Scotland father). ' BATTERHAMJ, JOHN JOSEPH (Mt T Priest, Elsthorpe). EDWARDS, PERCY CHARLES (M TS Oliver, 124 Taianaki street, Wellington cousin). KING, JOHN AMBROSE, Lance-corporal (Mr C. King, Havelock North,- father) SKELTON, NORMAN FREDK., Corporal (Mrs C. A. Skelton, Fitzroy, mother) (May 10.) ROLLINS, STANLEY (Mrs C. Rollins, England, wife). ° (May 11.) MILBURN, WILLIAM (Mr J. Milburn Grey Lynn, father). ' (May 14.) CAVE, HENRY WALTER, Company Ser-geant-major (Mrs E. Cave, 91 Tinakori road, Wellington, wife). (May 15.) ROYCTTSFT, KENNETH (Mr W. Roycroft, Limestone, Whangarei, father). (May 16.) CASSELLS, ALEXANDER (Miss M. Caseolls. South Oainaru, sister). CANTERBURY INFANTRY. (May 13.) BUCKENHAM, RALPH CECIL, Corporal (Mr C. Buckenham, Sydenham, brother) HY.SJJMAN, WILLIAM (Mr A. Hyndman, Cave, father). KA.NK.IX, JOHN M'LEOD (Mrs R. C. Rankin, Ngaio, mother). DA"i, JACK (Mrs M. Day, Kerrj'town, mother).

I ENGINEERS. (May 8.) MORRISON, LEWIS JAMES (Mr J. Morrison, Takaka, father) VERCOE, GEORGE WM. (Mrs J. Verooe, Blenheim, mother). (May 10.) BROWN, JOSEPH (Mrs M. Brown, Addington, wife). b (May 13.) FRASER, SIMON, Lance-corporal (Mrs M. i roser, Whangamamona, wife). MEDICAL CORPS. (May 11.) MORRIS, ERNEST, Lance-corporal (Mr TT Morris, Tuata-pore). AUCKLAND INFANTRY. (May 14.) PILKnTCTON, HARRY, Lanoe-oarporal (Mr Ji. Puking ton, Ponaonby). (May 17.) SAUNDERS, JAMES MILLER, Second a t\*kieutenant (Mrs R. H. Saunders, mother). ADAMS, HARRY HARNETT (Mrs F Hyams, 21 Barker street, Wellington). (May 18.) FORD, MARTIN PATRICK (Mr M. Ford, Mak&hn, father). WILFRED LESLIE, Sergeant, Military Medal (Mrs B. Looker, Cievedon, mother). ARTILLERY. (May 9.) HARRIS, CYRIL ROY (Mt Harris, W-est Oxford, father). MAORI CONTINGiBNT. (May 18.) M'DONALD, JOHN (Mr D. M'DonaJd, 70 Federal street, Auckland, father). Prisoners of War Transferred to Holland. CANTERBURY INFANTRY. (May 16.) RICHARDSON, CH ARLKiS (Mrs J. Richardeon, G-reymouth). TURTON, WILLIAM JAMES, Sergeant (Mr W. Turton, Mount Somers). Previously Reported Wounded; now Reported Slightly Wounded and Remaining with Unit. RIFLE BRIGADE. (March 13.) SUTHERLAND, GRAEME (Mr N. Sutherland,, For dell, father). Previously Reported Wounded Accidentally; now Reported Not Wounded. RIFLE BRIGADE. POPP M'«i iWELL, WM. THOMAS, Lance-cor-poral (Mr D. Poppelwell, Gore,, father). CLAGUE, JOHN THOMAS (Mrs J. Clague, Manaia, mother). Mr Win. Wilson, of Lauder, lias received cable advice that his second, son, Trooper -ti. G. Wilson, has been wounded in the right side in France. Trooper Wilson has been on active service for three years, andl this is his first wound. He is well known in Otagov Central in football circles. He left New Zealand with the Sixth Reinforcements. Hib elder brother is with the Machine Gun Squadron in Palestine. News has been received at Port Chalmers of the death in action of Private R. J. Pullin. The deceased was stationed at Port Chalmers for some time as captain in charge of the local branch of the Salvation Army. He was a popular and earnest and earned the esteem of all with whom he oame in contact. He left with the 23rd Reinforcements. As a mark of respect the flag was hoisted on Saturday at the Port Chalmers Town Hall, and mention was feelingly madie to the circumstance at the servioe of the Salvation Aimy on Sunday. OTAGO PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION * ANNUAL MEETING. The second annual meeting of the Otago Patriotio and General Welfare Association was held last night in the Town Hall. The Mayor (Mr J. J. Clark) presided, and there was a fairly numerous attendance. The Mayor, in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, mentioned that since August 14, 1914, the association had boen carrying on its work quietly and unostentatiously with a considerable measure of success. As time went on it had been found that oertain phases of work had had to be dropped and others more important taken up. The first important work of the association had been to improve the condition of the men who were away, the condition of their dependents, and the condition of the men returning, and the association might take to itself a certain amount of satisfaction in the fact that in a great many cases in which it had agitated what had! been sought had become accomplished facts. The greater portion of the work had naturally fallen upon the committee dealing with the soldiers and their dependents Very early in the year that committee had found the work was becoming so great that it was necessary to reorganise the system, and two 6ub-committees were formed , one to deal with the claims of returned men, an<J th m, ot^er with the claims of dependents. These two committees had met everv week—sometimes more frequently—and the main committee had met every month and sometimes every fortnight. During the year the committee had had 1957 cases before it, in which the applicants asked for assistance in various directions, and this had involved an expenditure of £12 514 for dependents, and about £3000 for soldiers There had also been expended £860 to provide comforts for soldiers in hospital in New Zealand, and £1160 had been spent on comforts for men in overseas hospitals: making a total of £18,000. They could quite understand the great amount of time necessary to investigate all these cases, and too much credit could not be given to the committee engaged in the work, and to ladies and gentlemen not directly connected with the committee. Neither could too much credit be given to the ladies who had visited' the men in hospital. These ladies had spent a great deal of time in visiting cases. In no case had there been any failure to assist and comfort those in need, and the whole city was under a deep debt of gratitude to these ladies. There had been a new departure in dealing with the Returned Soldiers' Association, and this had helped to bring the committee into closer touch with that association. He desired to thank Mr Rattray for the work he had done in connection with visiting the Hospital That gentleman kept then acquainted with particulars concerning soldiers that they might otherwise never know anything about. The increased allowance of the Government to_ wives and children had assisted the committee materially, and in the majority of oases the committee was not called upon to give much monetary help. During the three months _ the soldier was in camp it was almost impossible for him to contribute towards the upkeep of his home, and the association then did what it could to see that those left behind were kept in moderate comfort. Fathers, mothers, and sisters did not get so much as the others, but it was a comfort to find that a number of the young fellows had been wonderfully good to those left behind. It was felt that the association must try as far as possible to take the place of the sons who had gone away. There were quite a number of exceptional cases of illness in families, and in cases of that kind tho association did what it could. Ihere was a branch of the committee that ' was most important, and was growing in size, and that was the employment bureau. This bureau had placed 141 men m employment, the bulk of whom were not able to engage in their old occupation* . y were particularly indebted to the employers, who in nearly every case had met them very generously. In the majority of fT ,f°, n from the front had settled down to work, and were givinsr satisfaction to those who had employed them. The Government had recognised the work of the bureau by voting £150 to pay expenses They were quite confident that i "*T k h< ? d done better by private effort than it would have been by a Government department. One great expense tho association had been put to was to provide mufti for men coming back. It was a burn- ,? uest;lon between tho association and the Government, and the association was in hopes that a satisfactory arrangement would be come to. The association had spent imw g - t 1 2. month, something ov"r £10(X) in this direction Th«y were indobtod to the women s branch, which had provided clothing and had rendered much assistance Another trouble they had been faced with was that there was always a gap between Hmn fT n?en U ; er ° dis charged and tho time the pensions began. Arrangements had. howover, been made wherebv the Gowrament would provide means to relieve ttio association of that drain upon its funds One of the biggest works was that done by the .advisory body. In all oases neople were advised to fill in a form, and the aasomtkm f of to the Government ' P art ynent for tho way it had treated the wßh e tt m i aHo - + Th 7, ha i nO fault f,nd V th , f offierys or the wav thev helrjod H 0 did not tliirfk that it was quite realised that the women's branch was not an indenondent organisation Thr* women worked most loyally with the fiaton. Iriit had not come to it f nr funds. TW were very much indebted to IrL ?! 1 tv • mar 1 vo "°" s splendid work done. Thinner the year the women f st,nfc 5050 transport pn.mek to men rnmr- nnd 63 of gifts for senernl distribution amon- the men on the trans-' o? r T v }infl SPnt 9orn eth''nir over [..<,.000 awa y to men at the front nt a eost of £8000. > hey had also mndn provision for supplying underwear for the

men going over to England after leaving the trenches. The women had sent away 4584 garments for'such men. They had also always kept in kindly touch with the men in hospital, and it should be emphasised that anything they gave the men was not paid for out of tho patriotic funds. They did that work themselves, and they and their friends supplied tho money. It was delightful to read of the work the school children were doing. Mr S. Solomon, K.C., seconded the motion, and said a very great deal of work had been done. So far as the Soldiers' Committee was concerned, it would surprise members and the people of Dunedin when he told them that the auditors had informed him that the payments out were between £12,000 and £14,000. That would give some idea of the magnitude of the work. Lieutenant-colonel Stoneham emphasised tho good work the women had done. Tho motion was carried. The election of officers resulted as folHows: —President, the Mayor (Mr J. J. Clark); vice-president, Mr J. B. Shacklock; treasurer, Mr G. A. Lewin; executive— Father Coffey, Dean Fitchett, Rev. R. S. Gray, Dr Fulton, Dr Harrison, Hon. J. T. Paul, Lieutenant-colonel Stoneham, Messrs S. Solomon, K.C., A. B. Armour, James Begg, Robert Conn, F. G. Cumming, G. L. Denniston, George Fenwiok, R. W. Glendining, Edgar Hazlett, John Loudon, M. M'Allen, J. C. M'George, P. M'Skimming, jun., J. L. SaJmond, C. Russell Smith, C. Speight, D. E. Theomin, and George T. Oatto. A vote of thanks to tho Mayor for his services during the year concluded the meeting.