WAR HONOURS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 149, 13 March 1918, Page 6

WAR HONOURS

_ —1 NEW ZEALANDERS DECORATED ON ACTIVE SERVICE The Base Records Office has supplied the following list of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who have had honours conferred upon them. All the recipients are on active service with the exception of Corporal Austin, who has returned to New Zealand, and Lance-Corporal Cox, who died of wounds on December 4 l?.s>t:— D.S.O. 13/1-1S Lt.-Col. James N. M'Oarroll (Mrs. Jaine M'Oarroll, Whangarei).' M.d 3/2147 Capt. .Rex C. Brewster (Mrs. T. Brewster, mother, New Plymouth). 7/1687 Lt. William R. Foicv (Mrs. B. 1., Foley, wife, Omata, New Plymouth). 11/597 Lt. Caro J. Pierce (Mrs. E. Pierce, mother, Stratford). 7/339 2nd Lt. Charles A. Gray (Mr, George Gray, father, Sheffield, Canterbury). D.C.M. 13/17S Cpl. Thomas D. S. Donaldson (Mr. P. J. Donaldson, Oiamatea). 13/795 T.-Sgt. Sydney L. Emmerson (Mr, G. T. Emmerson, father, Victoria). 1 13/791 T.-Cpl. Arthur G. De Lautour (Mr. 11. A. Do Lautour, M.D., father, Kilbirnie). 13/2559 Tpr. Francis H. Hardy (Mrs. M. E. Hardy, mother, Auckland). 13/483 Sgt. Cecil N. White (Mr. T. H. White, Opotiki). 11/1255 Tpr. Benjamin Draper (Mr. J. Draper, father, Porangahau). . 11/1335" L.-Cpl. Maurice P. Malone (Mr. ,T. J. Malone, brother, Malioe, Taranaki). ' M.S.M. 2/2296 Gunner George E. Whitfield (Mrs. M. Whitfield, Gisbonie). M.M. 24/978 Sgt. William B. Bowles (Mr. W. G. Bowles, father, Waimate, Canterbury). 8/4458 L.-Sgt. Alexander Mac Lean (Mrs. F. Christie, Mossburn, Southland). 12/3257 Pte. William G. Bowers (Mrs. H. A. Bowers, mother, Morrinsville). 3/966 Pte. Harold D. Aitken (Mrs. J. S. Aitken, mother, Frankton Junction). 13/2473 Tpr. Douglas Piloher (Mrs. F. Pilcher, mother, . Clive, Hawke's Bay). 7/1826 Tpr. Stuart Butterworth (Rev. John Butterworth, father, Norfolk, England). 7/1251 Tpr. John F. Juggins (Mr. Thomas Juggins, St. Ives, Hants, England). 7/1734 Tpr. Thomas B. Grant (Mr. John Grant, father, Invercargill). 11/1026 Sgt. Joseph A. Little (Mr. J. R. Little, father, Gisborne). 11/899 Sgt. Thomas H. Hulton (Mrs. 1. Hulton, wife, Rotorua). 11/197\Cpl. James J. Austin (Mr. J. Austin, father, New South Wales). 11/545 Tpr. Wilfred G.Fargie (Mrs. Annie Fargie, wife, Now Plymouth).", 11/1860 Tpr. William Southern (Mrs. W. Southern, wife, Waipiro Bay). 11/978 L.-Cpl. Charles H. Carr (Mr. C. H. Carr, father, Middlesex, England). 3/2133 Tpr. William A. Corry (Sir. F. Moring, uncle, 327 Adelaide Road, Wellington). 16.311 Dvr. Thomas Lockwood (Mrs. E. Loclnvood, wife, Mangatotara, Taranaki). 13/96 Trump.-Sgt. John W. Morgan (Mr. William John Morgan, Penrose). 13/963 Tpr. Henry Underwood (Mrs. H. 1 Underwood, mother, Hamilton). 13/340 Cpl. Montague Gilbert (Mrs. L. ' A. Gilbert, mother, Wnngnmui). 7/1307 L.-Cpl. C.vrus Wilson (Rev. W. M. Wilson, father, Monaghan, Ireland). 7/1377 L.-Cpl. Thomas Lewis (Mrs. J. E. Lewis, mother, Victoria). 11/171S Tpr. Percy Joblin (Mr. L. J. Joblin, brother, Hawera). 4/357 Tpr. Oscar Oxley (Mr. G. Oxley, father, Pahiatua).' , , . 13/2242 Pte. Richard P. Renall (Mr. J. A. Renall, father, Waiuku). 11/1111 Tpr. William Allen (Mrs. E. ■ Allen, mother, 36 Palmer Streot, Wellington). 17/339 Tpr.- Thomas D. M'Cohnell (Miss M'ona Young, cousin, Rotorua). 7/1320 Sgt. Kenneth B. Teunent- (Mr. I R. C. Tennent, father, Invercargill). 13/2571 Tpr. Cornelius O. Grant (Mr. J. J. Grant, father, Wayley, North Auckland). 7/366 Tpr. Percv ,J. M'Clntchie (Mr. Thomas M'Clatchie, father, Auckland). 3/1054 Tpr. Charles A. Linehan (Mr. J. Linehan, father, Petone). 16.088 Tpr. Harry Ferguson (Mts. F. Ferguson, mother, Christchurch). 1.1/95 T.-Cpl. Frederick Smith (Mrs. Susan Smith, Dunedin). 10/3619 Tpr. Clarence R. Kelland (Mr. Thomas Kelland, brother. Gishome). 13/2173 L.-Cnl. William E. B. Cox (Mrs. E. Woolf, mother, London). PRESENTATION TO AUCKLANDEKS

Sir James Allen (Minister of Defence) yesterday made a presentation of medals to next-of-kin of nine soldiers wlio have been killed in action and to one soldier s who has for some time been in the Rotorua Convalescent Home. The following are the names of the medal winners and tlnir next-of-kin: — Corporal R. Myers (T. Myers, brother, Young's Point, Otamatea). Private C. H. Whitohouse (J. J. Whitehouse, father, Matakohe). Sergeant H. C. AVelch (a. E. Welch, father, Horsham Downs, Hamilton). Private J. Somervillo (6. Somerville, father, Howicl')- „ _ Cornornl S. A. Crowhitrst (S. G. Crowhi'irst, father, Roxbu -gh Street, Newmarket). Privf.te E. Vazev (K H. Yazey, Edwin Street. Newton). Bombarijipr E. J. Bond (S. Bond, father, Svmonds Street). Sergeant W. A. Francis (W. Francis, father, Waitoa). _ . „ Companv-Scnieant-Major s. Robinson (S. Bobinson, father, Clarence Street, Devonport). • ~ . Scrg»ant H. Anderson, Rotorua Convalescent Home). The first ekiit of these men have been awarded Military Medals and the two last-named distinguished Conduct Medals. __________