Our Brave Boys.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 221, 14 August 1914, Page 2

Our Brave Boys.

Already a number of our local ! volunteers have reeoivod advice of their acceptance for corvieo. Gordon Hdvhv, who for roiuo 3j years has l>pon employed with Mr

J. A. Comrie, will he seriously uiissod. In lodges an 1 various other institutions ho lias Loen a depend- ; aldo unit. A the type of young j manhood. He served five years I with the Royal artillery. Ungues : to join the .'!id Rpgimout, Auckland ! Mounted Rifles,

Roy Sell )tiol 1, who will he a I regimental mate of Ilovey's, is a I well known builder having lived in this di-sti'ict for II years. Ho also has lodge and social associations i which will suffer hy his n inovnl,

Adam Tawso, pnrtnor in tho linn of Miller and Co., tailors, joins the I Kith Waikatos, infantry. Ho has 1 been in Pukekoho about 3.1 years and has won the respect of a circle lof friends. He has scon s>m9 sn- ! vico '.villi the Gordon Highlander I volunteers. He is Scotch. Joseph Willi-, of the railway woikshops, and Hairy Laugton also j join the Kith Waikatos. (.'apt. S (', Sholudl, who has ; been farming in this district for I I year.-, hop - also to get away. He is olio of tho Ml )st (nthttsiastic of i our volunteers-patriotic, keen and a man of character. He joined the ranks in lUO'2 and has ever since held fast to volunteering. Our Hiickl.ind correspondent writes :—Mr GoidoU Loigkton, who | is the tirst volunteer to leave Duckland for the Irani, iccrived an ovation on Wednesday night when it was made known thai Mr

, Leightoi) was leaving to join his I troop at Auckland next day. Mr I Allan, chairman of the patriotic meeting, invited Mr Leiuhtoii on to the st igo of the hall. All joined in | wishing-him Go 1 speed aid a sale return, and sang " For he's a jolly good Fcllo.v." la replying Mr Luighton said that lie hop'e 1 to he in Berlin before many months were past and anticipated meeting a few of his Buckland mates thoie, WAGGONERS GOING.

Mr D. R. II uuiltou is alvi-e,l that the Faimeis' Union has heen asked to provide ;J(H) men, who could ride and diivo well, lor active service abroad. Pukokoh" was a>ked to provide 10, Bucklund's i|iiot.i is 3. Tho following li.iv>? volunteered from Pukekoho ; (.i. Uniulv, M. Brooks, W. Boud, J. Logan. ,1. WiiHiMi, V. Rickit, ('. Rickit, T. <'h plin, W. Dllllsbv , ■!. Bowdeii

The following li-ft rukeltohe for Hamilton this morning; -Sc-rgt. Robinson Mauku\ Privates Taw so, Burgess, Willis, Liugton, Howig Pukekoho , Taylor (Pituiiiah> e ,

LVarmun ,Waiukii . M <>T,e.iry wont yesterday, They were loudly cheered by a big crowd of fiionds at the station.