Obituary.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12362, 17 September 1903, Page 3

Obituary.

As we briefly announced on 'L.uesduy, news has been ro-ei'ved of the death of Dr. P. J. O'Oarroll in l>u*>lin on August 14th. Until he wont Home about four years . ag<> vt. O'CarroJl was one of the beat Nwn figures in the district. Born ra lWPlin in l»04, after comipleting his ed/ucaticm and medical studies, ho came out to Melbourne about the midtdle ot 1863. At that linje Colonel Pitt was enlisting men for the New Zealand Militia, and Dr. O'Carroll ' joitaed one ot the companies as medical o^er, and came over to Aiuokland in A/agust, 18G3. Aftor being for a fortnight oil the Medical Examination Board he was defiled to the iront and maced as medical officer m charge of the 2nd* W'aikato Militia at 1 apiakura. Thcnco he went to' Henderson Mills, where tho 18th and 70fch, laments wnre stationed. Hie yaw a good deal of service in the fielfrl, being Attached to miany of the expeditions chat were sent out to punish the rehel Maoris w|&o were rrtfirdprmg tho sutlers in the Wairoa distrwft. P° was present ot the taking of Otaio, and at ih« capture of Isaac and few people near Keriltcri. \n January, 1861, he was placed in nodical charge ot tttl 3rd Waikato Militia at laur-

uviga, wheic the ton-t^ had some pxcitini* 1 ensagemonis \v\th the natives, nid J)r. 0 Carroll was vi'c<Minni!L > utlo<l in one of Colmicl CoKillo's ueNpalthc- "for promotion, hrincr ot>iisfi>icsUoii» for his gallantry in tho lickl during- a seven clays' sipge. ' Uc- v. as a<:cor;flmgly promotwT to tin- ranlv of Caplain. Dr. O'Carroll \n as proxont at the attack on the Hate Pa at Ta\uranga, and afiorwai-rls \\<"nt in medical charge of thi> \ra\\as, who j>rocieded along tii< ' Kast Coast to pusii^n the Hawlvau natives. \n June, 1865, he was oiueied to TaraiiaUi, whore he was placed in charge of the JU'onnted Troopers, tinu was one or the {.•arty who lode out from iTahoetahi to meet tielieral Chute and the troops when the mmous maroli was made through tne l)Usii on the east, side of xhe Mountain m \H\o. Whm the niassacie ol Kliropcuns took place at the \\ hite CHITs. and the Rev. AYhiteley wti.s niaircfored by the nat^es, Dr. Z Carroll aeoom pamed the local forces ■who \\ent to recover the bodies of those killed, and he tool- charge of the dead which wrre broii^t to .Now Plyino-'iitli in surf boats. in February 1564, he was transferred to the Armed Constabulary and was created full S,uraeon ot the Gorps nxiA t.he Taranalci Militia. 'He was at tiho taking of '(c and Tohu at j- > ariha!k-a in I£SI, and for years was the Gtovernment Medical Officer for tho Nati\es of the dis-tric!. Dr. O'Carroll Avas irequently mentionocf in the taflixary despatches during the war. and was personally thanked by General Chute and many of the Imperial Com'naiirtmn- ofheers for the various services he had rendered the country. In I^9l he was promoted to P»r garleSuTjreon, which carm-d %\ith it the rank of Lie.utenant-Colonol. He had two ni,edals and a decoration — the -New Zealand ?<lo,lal, tfio fnvperial Wiar Medal, and the Imperial Lou or Kervicc derotrati<<n. He «as [>resont at ihu'tepn general pncragenient* and two ambuscade« : besides having; more than on^e narrowly escaped losnig h'va life. For many years he was the doctor for the various Lodges of Friendly Societies in 7St»w I'ixnrouth aiid also .sui"g<vm of the Hospital. About s ; ix years a«>» he had a stroke of paralysis and when fit to travel he wpnt VTpniP to Dublin, where he finally parsed away.