ROLL OF HONOR

New Zealand Tablet, 24 May 1917, Page 39

ROLL OF HONOR

The Rev. Father McDonald, Chaplain with the New Zealand Forces on the Sinai Peninsula, sent the following letter to Mrs. Lelievre, Mount Desmond, Akaroa, with reference to the death in action of her son, Trooper Morris Lelievre;

"Before this note reaches you you will already have had a letter from your son in the C.Y.C. Squadron, telling how his brother, Morris, died gallantly charging the Turkish trenches at a place called Rafa, near the sea coast, and just on the frontier of Palestine, on January 9. Allow me to express to you and your family my personal and sincere sympathy in your great sorrow. The loss your mother's heart feels so keenly will find some softening in the deep solace that both your boys have, during the last year of the Sinai campaign that I have been their priest, ever shown themselves most practical, good Catholics. January 14, Sunday—Your remaining boy (J. G.) received Holy Communion at the Mass I offered for the eternal rest of his brother's brave young soul. With this mail I am also writing your daughter at St. Leo's Convent, Auckland. I told her how well and bravely her surviving brother bears poor Morris's death, feeling pride in his noble and gallant end. Again let me express my profound sympathy with you all in your sorrow, and believe me. —Sincerely yours, "A. F. McDonald. "Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.M.R." PRIVATE LEO TROULAND. A private wire received in Greymouth last Wednesday brought the sad news that Private Leo Trouland, third son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Trouland, of Masters street, had died of wounds in France on May 2. He enlisted in the 17th Reinforcements, going into camp last June. The deceased lad, who received his education at the Marist Brothers' School, was of a very quiet and gentle disposition, and his early death, in his twenty-second year, cast quite a gloom over the town. In one of his last letters he expressed great anxiety to get to the trenches; but little did he think that.he would have to; make the supreme sacrifice so soon. • He leaves ;; to mourn >: his sad loss, three brothers, ; one of whom, Hugh, is at present; pri active service in France with the 13th Reinforcements, and two sisters." To these, . and to -j. his -sorrowing - parents, we extend -our sincerest sympathy. —R.l.P. /t ->„, . %