SWIMMERS AT THE WAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11567, 10 December 1915, Page 2

SWIMMERS AT THE WAR.

LIFE SAVING SOCIETY'S RECORD

ROLL OF HONOUR UNVEILED. An interesting ceremony took place last evening at the annual meeting of tho Royal Life Saving Society (Canterbury Mend Ceulrc), when the president of the society, the Hon H. F. Wigram, AI.L.C, unveiled a fra.med illuminated Roll of Honour, containing the names of forty-eight members and award holders of the society who are serving the Empire. The following are the names on. the .roll:--K. S. Abovixthy, I)r H. T. I>. Aelaud, A. C W. I'-aiii. Thomas »nr■gcis, Alexander Jljtrr, 11. N. Buttle, C. F. Corey, Frederick 0. Champness, Walter E. Cookson, Claude A. Cooper, Algernon IL Cook. Gerald S. ChrysfaL Leonard J>avey, Waiter Pouga.ll, Rndcrt At Davies. LouU 11. Farrant, H. J" " Fitsssirnons. Richard W. Fitzsnnons, "l-f T Falla, Br Neil Guthrie, Thomas Hartigan. Svdney G. Holland, Cecil F. (f Humphries, Clifford lloxman, Atrn'ur Haworth, Doiuud. C. luglis, Harold V. Jerred. M. T. Jones, JI. key, Robert A. Kerr, George H Kcat, O OV o-e S Lavie. Leonard ,1. AFoltzcn, HilliJM'V Moikle. Stanley Aiaymard. Thomas Milliken, T. I). Aiatson, George Osborne, George R. Park. R, J. Petre, M V Price, Donald Robertson, l)r \v. V Simpson'. Erie G. Smith, William Sears C. Tic! v. Cliff o E. Taylor, Dr J. P." Whetter. After performing the ceremony. amid cheers, Mr Wigram said that it would dive him great pleasure to present a small piece of plate to the society, to be given to the first member at 'the front who put into what he had learned here. The total of forty-eight- names was a great credit to the "society. (Applamo.) Mr G. E. Bilisou announced that it had been learned that one of those on the Roll of Honour, LV Aeland, was on the Marquette when that vessel was torpedoed. He had been six hours in the water, and perhaps what he, had learnt here had been the means of saving his life. (Applause.) Mr Wigram: Perhaps ho has already won the piece of plate. Air F. L. Anderson stated that another member on the roll, Mr G. H. lveat. had also been on the Marquette, and was saved. The Sumner branch's Roll of Honour contains the following names:—Lieutenant (i. S. Lavie (captain), R. A. Kerr (honorary secretary). Lieutenant H. M. Wright'(killed in action). E. (I. Smith (killed in action), L. F. Rcgnault, G. S. Kingseote, C. Tidy. G. Osborne, A. 0. Champness, A. Haines, E. Wood. The following extract from the New Brighton Life Saving Club tells its own" story :-—" We commenced this, the fifth year of club life,, with a decreasing roll, mainly attributable to the magnificent response given by members (upwards of seventy) to the Empire's call to arms. This, therefore, is no matter Jor regret but ono of pride, as our loss has been the Empire's gain. Several of our bravest and best have already attended / The Last Muster/ having given up their lives while lighting for the colours. In memory of those who have fallen, and of those who are fighting in tho 'greatest of wars,' an Honours Roll has been placed within the pavilion containing tho names of all those who havo enlisted for service."