MEMORIAL SERVICE TO THE FALLEN.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 12 October 1916, Page 3

MEMORIAL SERVICE TO THE FALLEN.

REV. LAMOND AT KAUKAPAKAPA

Three Memorial Services have just recently been held here on Sundays. One was held in the Wainui Hall and two in the Kaukapakapa Hall. The Halls were decorated with flags and flowers, and the congregations were large—every seat occupied. The three young men honoured at these Memorial Services were : Acting-Sergeant Gordon Milligan, Private Bertie King, 'and Private Andrew Mcßride. Military officers of Helensville attended, also returned soldiers. Our local riflemen and cadets attended in uniform. Mr F. Dye played the "Dead March," and Bugler Langsford sounded the " Last Post." The Rev. J. A. Lamond (local Minister) conductsd the services, and he concluded his third memorial and military sermon with the following:—

On the Death of Three Kaukapakapa Soldiers Killed at the Front. The news is sad that has come to us

of three young men who fell, But it was sadder news for someone, their

dearest friends to tell; They left us all with a brave good-bye ;

they left their family joys, And we're glad they went, and glad they

were Kaukapakapa boys,

They hastened to the battlefield, where

they joined the true and tried — Gordon, and Bertie, and Andrew, and

there they fought, and bled and died; We honour them for their bravery, our

three noble heroes; They died for us, God bless them, our three Kaukapakapa boys.

The Christian Cross tells their religion, they worshipped our God, And Christ's Union Cross was over them, serving for us abroad. They fought the evil that we hate, evil that our flag destroys; And we love them, as we love all our Kaukapakapa boys.

Many a thought of home and loved ones our soldier boys have had, And many a soldier's tears have fallen, and falling made them glad ; Glad because they're remembered and loved, and glad also because Some day, God willing, they might come home, our Kaukapakapa boys. But God has willed it otherwise, and these have gone with God to be, For Gordon, and Bertie, and Andrew have joined God's great majority ; And they're enrolled in honour, like every soldier boy who goes To sacrifice, like these have done, our Kaukapakapa boys.

God bless their mothers who weep for them; no love is like a mother's, Save only that which they themselves laid down in love for others ; Bless mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, save all from heavier woes, And bless our brave wounded, as our brave dead, Kaukapakapa boys.

But who will take their place at the front, and fight for liberty ? The place of Gordon, Bertie, Andrew, now in eternity ?

Who now will answer the nation's call, and fight our nation's foes ? Who will go and be honoured with our Kaukapakapa boys ?

Fight on, brave warriors, brave heroes fight on and do the right; Keep up your flag, drive back your foe, your right will be God's might, And God will fight our battles, our God, who love on all bestows, And we'll not regret, nor yet forget, our Kaukapakapa boys.