ROLL OF HONOR

New Zealand Tablet, 26 June 1919, Page 39

ROLL OF HONOR

1. J SERGEANT DANIEL HAYES. j i 8 f. h f ■ f-ir% w a,#ll , I , ■>» I s The, late Sergeant Daniel Hayes, who died of pneu- j monia at No. 3.N. Z. General & Hospital, Codford, on * March 31, was the fourth son of Mrs. Ann Hayes, Outram. After leaving g school he was * employed in

95 ' the grocery business'of Mr. T. Williams, Mosgiel. Prior to enlisting with the 3 1st Reinforcements he was '' in.. :; the employ of Messrs. J. H. Hancock ; and T . Co., South;'' Dtinedin. He left New Zealand as Company Sergt.Major_of B.Company, 43rd Reinforcements: The late ;;. Seig...-MajOr Hayes took a keen interest in the Territorials, [was for some 'time a.N.CrO. in the. Dunedin Coast Defence Corps.R.l.P.' ■'-'' - : ■' ; . '-•■ iiAi i?r .^!^^jj'.-S!&K^->.v^i J rv--■■.■■-■^.-. i.^,^,^..^ T SsBRIVATE, JAMES JOSEPH WALSH; 1 Private James Joseph Walsh,, son of Francis and Margaret Walsh, of York, Street, Opawa, Christchurch, accidentally drowned at Dunedin, was born at Waimate, and^was 26 "years of age. At the age of 13 he

passed with credit the Civil Service Examination at the iMarist. Brothers' I School, Christchurchj,: <:which: entitled him to a five years' scholarship. After spending. Bom| time as ' pupil teacher at West Christchurch School ' ? he |@fff#d :v the reporting staff of the Lytielt and in" 1913 entered " into the employment r of : the Otago Dailnj-&imes, Dunedin";; remaining J on that paper/until : his departure or^the ? Front with the ; 14th Reinforce- •:■ while in France wounded in the knee' '

_. . .-■....-. . " P j ..:■ , _.'....■■. :.. . &>* '« '** ' ■■■ SU*-.'»Vl ■-■'■'-.'■'"•■■ S /sw& !•*»• «#> &&. $\ iw £■:• :-;c- and gassed , and! as a result wasv; given clerical work/ at Hornchurch, England. On his* return to New Zealand in January last he rejoined the Otago Daily Times . v■■; and raised *fco the position of senior re--1 porter. *This paper, writing of his demise, f said:— .(He" ™ was a journalist fof great'promise, possessing a keen, alert brain and having at .his. command a 5 ready flow of graceful and expressive language. c Being of a bright and genial disposition he was held in high esteem by ; all i those with whom he came in contact." Very widespread '"'"sympathy is extended to , the '/sorrowing relatives. — R.I.P. ,