CLAREVILLE SCHOOL

Wairarapa Age, 13 December 1919, Page 5

CLAREVILLE SCHOOL

UNVEILING MEMORIAL BOARD. A large number of residents from Clareville and Carterton attended the unveiling of a Memorial Board of all ex-pupils of the Clareville School who went to the front, the Board being in the school, where the ceremony was held. Proceedings opened by the child, ren's hymn "God Defend New Zea* land." Mr A. Phillpotts, Chairman of th* School' Committee, gave a brief speech, and also apologised for the absence of Mr ,W. Fisher, who had been Chairman of the School Committee for a number of years. Mr J. T. M. Hronsby, M.P., in an appropriate address, then performed the ceremony of unveiling. .The Rev. Young, Tipler and Ward also gave brief speeches, the Rev. Mr Tipler dealing chiefly with "Life on Active Service" and ''A Soldier's Life." : In olsing, a tribute was paid to Miss Moncrieff, who was instrumental in getting the whoie of the work arranged. Proceedings then closed with th& children's "Christmas Carol" and "God Save the King." Afternoon tea w#s provided by the ladies. The following is a list of the names on the Board, firstly of those who made the supreme sacrificeTasman Smith, Charles Archer, Robert Smylie, Archie Smylie, B. Foss, Frank McDonald, Robert Smith, Henry Smith, E. Hawke, Gerald Sievers, Fred Pull, Walter Rathbone, C. Kembel, Frand * Reid, Ogilvy Reid, Louis Rossiter,. J. Burgess, 0. Harvey, and tho remainder who had served:—G. Roberts, A. Garbett, E; Reading, L. Daysh, S. Sewell, A. Daysh, F. Perrin, T. Walden, Kato Booth (nurse), H. H. Gaskin, A. T. Gaskin, J. Underhil], D. Horn, A. McGill, R. Brown, H. Armstrong, W.! Sievers, 3. Smith, W. Kay, H. Kay, A. Sydow, B. Booth, O. Meenkin, N. Reid, N. Hannah, W. Hann.ih, 8. Sewel, N. Shepherd, R. Reid, D. M. McGill, C. Sagq, J. Vickerstaff, S. Vickerstaff, A. Gralyim, G. Smith, S. Smith, Myra Smith (nurse), R. Hannah, J. Wallisj-.E. s , Jjyallis, B. Reading, H. Sydow, jL Kilminster, H. Edge, B. Brown, Rathbone. S. Bish, C. Drake, W-. Garbett, V. Petersen (nurse), A. Reid, N. McLaren, F. Foss, F. Waters,- E. Booth, E. Price, H. Meyrick, D. Nicholson, N. Harvey, B. Bairstow, H. Russell. P. A. Edge, H. Pearce, ana W. Daysh.