DEATH OF LIEUTENANT G. H. BLACK.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14052, 24 July 1916, Page 4

DEATH OF LIEUTENANT G. H. BLACK.

Tlie many friends of Lieutenant George H. Black will regret^ to learn that further' advice has l>eeri received intimating that he was killed iri action on July 14th, but consolation is to be found m the fact that not only was Lieutenant Black fighting for lus country, but that h e lost his life while assisting m the rescue of the wounded. As mentioned m our last issue, Lieutenant Black was reported l missing, ahd the relatives were anxiously awaiting^ further news from Lieutenant E. R. Black, who has been m hospital m England, and •.who was making enquiries from his brother's comjpanions. He ap--phrently learned the fate of his brother, for. the above information was contained, m a cable since received by Mr. G. J. Black. As already stated, Lieutenant G. Hj- Black left New Zea^ land with the 13fih ."Reinforcements, and was ad jutanti of- troopship No. 49. On reaching Egypt he was transferred, at his own request, to the regiment Iris brother (who left .Gisborne with the Legion of Frontiersmen to join the Otago Mounted; Rifles) was connected with. - Tlie deceased was held m the highest esteem by a wide """"circle of, friends, and was very popular. While on final .leaved he was married to Miss Strang, of Palmerston North, who visited Gisborne with h er husband just before Lieutenant Black loft New Zealand. . Mrs. , Black and her mother are now. on their way ,-. to England, having left New- Zealand a few weeks ago by the StS. Bemuera. "To the deceased officer's parents and relatives the warmest sympathy will . .be ,. expressed. Confirmation. of the above sad news was. received by Mr. G. J. BJaCk this n^orning,, when the. Minister of. Defence advised that. Lieutenant G. : H. Black, previously . reported missing, was now reported to .have been killed m action. , Private Renata 'Poli'atu.- of ' Muriwai, a; weil-khowii native"' iii this district, is reported to, have died of, wounds .Oh July loth. He left Gisborne with one of the early .Maori contingents. . ; Private Saniuel Jarries. Carlyon, who is reported to have died of wounds,, was 10 years of age. He wa& born at Corbmandel, where he received his early education, afterwards removing to Auckland/with his parents, and atterided the Ponsbnby, school for some years. After leaving school, he went to .Gisborne, .where lie served his apprenticeship as a blacksriiith. At the, time of. his enlistment', he was following his calling at | Waiulf v. The late TPrivat'e, Carlyon took Vart- m th 6 fighting on tlie Gallipoli I^ninsula on two different occasions before being transferred to/ France. ; Captain W. D. Jolly, whose death' has been announced, was "a .well-known Cromwell I ' -man; being the eldest son of D*. A. Jolly, who established the old firm of D. A. Jolly rind Sons, general merchants, : Cromwell. Captain Jolly >was not a young man, probably hfefwas nearer 50 than! 45. He -was a competent officer, and one m whom men placed implicit trust*. He- was keenly interested m- the public life of Cromwell, and was- a member of many local bodies. He leaves a. wife- and six children. (Special to Herald.) CHRISTCHURCH. this day. Captain J. L. Turner) killed, belonged to the Royal Field- Artillery, but was serving '■•■with the 4th Battery, New Zealand Artillery, m France. He was the eldest son , of. Lieut.-Coloncl Harcourt Turner, ' Wellington', '„ < commandant m charge of the German prisoners at Mottiihi. Auckland. Captain Turner served m Egypt. .He was awarded the .Military Cross iri January last. He has relatives {ru-all parts of New Zealand. Private advice: "states., that f Sergeant Harris N. Buttle; \ only son of the late Rev. J. N. Buttle, of '.Christchurch, has been kili,e,d m action. He was. 'a' proj nn'nent High School athlete, aged 24 Tears, y '„