ROLL OF HONOR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14449, 8 November 1917, Page 3

ROLL OF HONOR.

(Special to the Herald.)

WELLINGTON, this day. The casualty lists show :— „ Previously reported missing, notr reported' killedl m action: Ternn.-Cofporal Bernard & R,edstone (Mr J. li. .^ed'stone, Gisborne, father). Missing: Ernest John Bedford, Canterbury Infantry (Mrs Gowland, ; Gis-boi-ne). Wounded : Alfred Vivian Mayo AuckIwid Infantry (Mrs W. Mayo, Wairoa, mother).

Not severe casfe: C. L. Lome (Wairoa)l

A recent casualty list contains tlie following additional names : .Private William Patrick Dunne, Wellingtons 'infantry Regiment, killed m action on October 23 The next-of-kin is gwan as Mvs'E. M. Dunite, Nuhafa* (wife). N?Matthew .Donald Mullooly, Wellington; Infantry Regiment, wounded, admitted to hospital. (Next-of-kin : W. Mullooly, Ormond, brother.) %. Advice received to-day by Mife E. Dower, 264 Whitaker street, reports! that Private . J. M. Dowei^ was admitted to ha-spitail m France. on October 14ttt sufterinor from contused stomach and dhoulS e Zi . case ' De i n g reported as sevArs. ' Private O. Say well, who was reported) recently^ killed m action, was at. one f 6 '" Gwborne, being m the -employ of >Ir W. A. ,o'Meara. He- was an Active member m connection with the Salvation, Army^Cofps m this -town, and lef fc here for Wellington to , go m for an officership m the. Army. When at Wellington he enlisted m the King's Army/rand ultimately mad© the supreme sacrifice for his country. v ron^ ? ad advice h aa been received by ;JM|r and Mrs J. R. Redstone that&heir son, Cbrporal Bernard E. R-edstoner previously reported missing, has now^been reported kiUed m action on OctobW 4. Corporal Redstone, on leaving sbhool, took up electrical engineering as a cadet, but for health! reasons gave this upfafte* three years, and entered the office of Messrs Kirk. Burnard, and Sievwtight, solicitors. At the time of his enlistment he was engaged m his father's business. 'He left with the 25tW Reinforcements, and was attitchM torjCaptain J. >R. |tirk's';X;pmi©n^ Heiproceeded f^om-liSiglana^aJ&out the 4thtffeptember, and had beeii at the"f ront rfbout a month only. A! brother, Xewis'-lßied-stone, returned vihonie invalided^ Jiifier seeing service at the Dardanelles. ..»•' ;'

, Mrs C. Stevons, of 461 VParmeraton road, received the sad advice last night that her husband. Corporal J. U. Stevens, was reported -missing. -arid ■■: believed to be killed on October 932 th. Corporal Stevens left Gisborne wifjß the 24th Reinforcements and- was known up/ the Coast. He was^niarriied m November last' to Miss Kb. Ketimed^, of Gisborne, who is .left with, a #<>ung child • to;'ttibttffli %«. loss. ■ ■;••,' • Word has been received of the deaths of ex-Constables :|3bkf6td and'CaveK, of the Dunedin Police Force. Th«y 3trcre tooth .., killed in.' action. •Ebc-Oonimblo Sterribt, who'was also a member olfi. the TVunedin -■■ force,, has 'been ; /woUhded. They alt left with t the 18th R.einfiirceindents, having resigned: their pdsHioOs to ioan the colors- i.t

The new» a>&. the death m actio% df Oaptain John Keir, M.C., of Wellin^tcfi, head of ;the r well ,. known / carrying^ifirm of J. J. 'iEeir and Co., will be reratved -with sincere* regret by those teiew. him, both m civil and military «ljfe.|paptain Keir was born m Ihinedin about 42 yeare ago, and when a, young linan came to Wellineton, where he forine# the New Zealand Express ■Gdmpanyj ffiially woridns up to the position of mailttger. This position he vacated to start ness on his own account. Captain was an enthusiastic volunteer, and" "held the rank of captain m the old J2sealandia "Riffes. and was also a vice-presi-dent of the Karori Rifle dub. Or*! the outbreak of war he was very anxiotfs to go to the front. Havinff finally secured! a partner to look after his business, during the time he -was-awaVj -G!apfeairi<»Kelr went into camp,- and 'left. >Niew' inland with the 22nd Reihforcemente. ; V|l|^'Wa3 only a day or two ago since he J v^*i reported as 'Wavinor ■ been s-iven tHe<*Siilitarv Ci'oas. 1 . Captain Keir leiV^tei's a widow and three, children, who resiel* at rSeatouii. 7 '. . . .