TO HONOUR THE BRAVE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 41, 12 November 1917, Page 6

TO HONOUR THE BRAVE

MEMORIAL AT ROSENEATH SCHOOL

THE UNVEILING

The monument erected to the memory of the old boys of the Roseneath School who have fallen in tho war was unveiled by His Excellency tho Governor-General on tjaturday afternoon. The monument has been provided,by tho pupils of the school and residents of tho district, and it is a handsome tribute to the memory of brave men. There was a good titlendauco of the people of Rosoneath, and Oriental Bay districts at the unveiling ceremony. Addresses were delivered by His Excellency tho Governor-General, the I'rimo Minister, tho Mayor of Wellington, and also by tho chairman of tho School Committee (Mr. H. N. Morrison), who presided. A detachment of returned soldiers were present, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel' J. G. Hughes. Mr. Morrison, inviting the GovernorGeneral to perform tho unveiling act, said that already 75 ex-pupils of tho lioseneath School had joined the colours to light in this war, and 1 that some of tlicm would never 6ee their country again. The School Conmiitteo had thought it proper that the memory of the brave men who had made tho supreme sacrifice in tho defence of the Empire should be perpetuated, and had for this purpose made a direct ippeal to the peoplo of the district, anil tho monument was the result of that i.ppeal. His Excellency the Governor-General said that he was very glad and proud to unveil what was to be a lasting memorial to the valour of .New Zealand troops. It was a very good record for one part of the city of Wellington to have sent 6uch a laTge number of men to this war. He was also exceedingly glad to see in attendance a number of returned men, who had probably been associated on service with some of the men in whose, honour the monument had been raised. Although our pride in the achievements of . our troops in all parts of the world in this war must be tinged with sadness because of the many men lost, he considered that it was Btill a very proper and very real pride. He referred also to the present war situation (on which topic his remarks are recorded olsewhere). His Excellency unloosed the flags, and unveiled the monument.

The Right Hon. W. F. Massey said that he too was glad to be present, to do lionour s to the brave men from Rosoneath who had laid down their. lives for tlicir King and Empire. He thought it was a splendid thing that tho educational institutions of the whole Empire should do all that was possible to placo on permanent record the names of tho ex-pupils of the several schools who had given their lives in the great service. The deeds of our soldiers in this war would never be forgotten so long aa the British Empire lasted, and he was ono of those who believed that our Empiro would last until the end of time. And so long as the world should last poets would ging, and historians would write, and others would take inspiration from the fact that the sons of the Empire had rushed to the assistance of the Motherland in the time of her peril. The Mnyor (Mr. J. P. Luke) congratulated the residents of Roseneath on having raised such a handsome memorial to thoso brave lads from tho 6chool_ who had died in the service of the Empire. Mr. R. Darroch thanked His Excellency for having como to unveil the memorial. Two suitable hymns were sung, and Chaplain Taylor presided over this part of the ceremony. Last of all the bugle sounded "Last' Post," tho beautiful call which has been so aptly termed the requiem of every British soldier.