OBITUARY

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1932, Page 2

OBITUARY

LIEUT.-COLONEL R. 0. CHB&NEY

LONG! MILIT ARY SERVICE.

(.“Dominioil” of Augujit 3rd.)

Many in'Wellington were shocked- to learn of the, sudden deatii of LiijUtin-ant-Oolouel Robert Oswald Chesney, which occurred in a private hospital at Lower Butt yesterday mtrhing. It was not thought that fihythirig . was seriously the matter with him, and the esHd/was-; eorsequeritly quite "uiiexpected.! ■ Colonel Clieshey had nifiby , friemb'tand was extremely .wall known, j particularly throdgh his interest in ■ go’f,. £tpd the news of his death made a profound impression, in the city yesterday afternoon. j " * .■ .■OpjoneJ Chenwy was horn on October 18, 1884, at Hokitika, where he Was educated at the Hokitika High School. .-’ln 1900 be. was appointed a cadet ili the Near Zealand permanent Militia, and" later tvetit to South Africa as a .ljhembef of thb. 9tb ; New ijea-nud tloUtingehi, holding tlie. pcrek. tioii {it,-.t of adjutant, South islahti Dattalidit. Clm December 4, 1961, be was fipoitted lieutenant ill til© Royal New Zealand Artillery, and two.and a half yeasr 'later went to England to undergo the Gunnery. Staff Course, In which lie qualified ns >a gunnery in* struetor, with first-class certificate, in Jpne, 1906. ,t ,

EARLY DAYS WITH ARTILLERY. A few.months' lateivColonel Ghesliey returned to New Zealand, and on Nbeiriber 1 of the same year resumed duty with the Royal New Zealand Artillery at Wellington as acting-ad-jiitmiit of the feigimant. -In another two mouths he wtio (appointed staff officer, to the Inspcctor-Geueral of the (Forces','' CHqnel R. H. Davies. - ; Promotion to the rankof captain -followed in May 31, ;: 1909, and he ' was, transferred to the -Netv Zealand''Militia and appointed \Assistant-Adjutant-General, • -Welliugtqh 'Military/ Tliqitridh At about that time officers •■wepe./'sßj merged into .the-.Newl Zealand:’ .'Stiff • Corps.. " ; ’

Hi :1912- he paised.i.tJie f ordldmissidn to the .Sfia f£ C-llegeCam-; fcjcriey, Etnglandj' and fvent - Hpltie Jq . attend i cbllcge; ip. 'the • same year',' He .grldtifited at -Camheirley. .in oh - ;hms 'attaeljed, t^tne, lYar 'Office, 1 bfilng ,la ter ,;tain|pbAairily- -’attachedfor jduty - to: the stiff ,of -the Smith Midland Division Terri- . torliil A fhiy; ? with whicliihft' wfi &;0i5,;0., • sdcofid' 'grade. ‘ Odi Noy-emh?'r ltl', 1915, ii‘ei waS fipfiicsmted. actihig-hrigade ma|cir,, ’ ifet Ififintry Htigaidey Nfiiv - Zealand 'jfflj:* peclitimrary- police, 'and** fifter.- kfil'Ving hn tile strength of tArs itetuntfed ”eu August 25,; the : New Ze«latid Infantry :?vig*de,with tit© * appointment •of igistant. (Adjutant and? -.Quartermaster* General, New Zealand.DrtisicmV/an.appointment ; held, for ja^ycari^i.rYYitli the sime, rank he .wtis appoihted in October, ' 1917, to . the 1 - infantry , Re- , servo,. Sling, Camp', afld-ori December 15, 1917,.-became brigade Sth New Zealand Reserve ;Ri*igade:

.AFTER THETVaRv '; i ByV the of the wiaavßis, record includih.g.actiye service! im’FVhhcev'Ghliipoli and',Egypt, and, .lie' had” jhpoff meiitipned in dispitches las .Hhig. He arrived' in ..New?..Zealand by the Tainui ia;May, l.Slfff witli the , rank of temporaty ;li!iitfiha!nt.colonel. ,On June. 4 lie in. the .Staff 'Corps and Coast Dtefenbe Cbnufiainderj r A inhkl£did dijjtrict.. ‘He wiais piVJmoty'd'; tenajit-colonel in thle, Staff Qorps “ih August, , and la-teir. acting; jbomp commandant at'the G. .H: Q. Sdlioik at . TVenthaifri. He jHlintment on Jiily 31'j, 1921; 'and'-'was transferred to the Rbsirve,'of Officers. Opioitji' Oh'esn'ey • -Jikd ; the : Qiiemi’sSouth African Medal; with claspls,'. TratlbVaal and South i9o2,'jthfii i 1914-15' Star ? the Rfitish War and the Victory 'Jddddk ‘.His mentiori; in’; ditlpritphoie- was early An 1917, ' Tlie death of Coloiiel Chesney come 'as ,-'a severe. golfers, f,m lie whs' not only. ati. 1 stetive memheiV:pf t)ie Hut.t -and '.Wellington , Golf Cljtjii' but; for yeans : paikt t-pok , a promiilebt part in the adimnisthation ; ,6f the gnmifi. At; various' times he . has, .held the po itioi of pmsident' and captain'' of the Hutt club ; and for tho past few years has ohcupiej .'a, seat on tji6 New Zealand Golf’, Councii.j v - V |