THE LATE MARTIN MOORE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 23 May 1902, Page 2

THE LATE MARTIN MOORE.

Another eld soldier, who has f mghfc for Queen and country in vstious parts of the world, hss answered hi« last " roll call," und passed away in tho person of Mr Martin Moom, an old resident here, who died on Wednesday last.

' The late Martin Moore served for; many years in that nra.sk regiment the 57th, better known as the " Die i Hards." B> joined the regiment, we 1 believe, at Uotlr., early in 1853, just ' prior to its leaving for Corfu, lonian Isl.mds. In July, 1854, they embarked' , for the Oimna, and landed on the 25th • September at the Kitcha river, jeinsd i the Fourth Division under General Cathcart, pad took up a position on the heights! above Sebastopol. Here' the regiment remained encamped for . nearly 18 months, suffering from , exceptional winter of 1854, and taking ' part in every action and sortie during that protracted sioge. Here our lata : . townsman took a full share in all that 1 was doing, and was present at the battles of Balaclava and Inkermau, for each of which ho held the clanp. Ho ! was also one of the " Forlorn Hope" i in th« attack of tho Great Rudan. On the 18th June, 1855, four hucidr«d men of the 57th were selec-ed to lead the storming pa-ty of the English 1-fr attack oo the Bedan; the death of , Lifiutpnant-Colonel Shadfortb, at the head of his regiment, and the fact that nine officers and 105 non.-corns and men of that " Forlorn Hope" wai a pl-iced hors de combat on the glacis of the work, proves the pluck with which the attempt was made, although from cuises beyond their control the attack was unsuccessful. After a short sp =ll in garrisOQ at Malta of ihe regiment proceeded to Adon, and from tlure, in 1858, wen'i to Bombay, where they joined tho headquartsts of the regiment, and assisted in stamping out the expiring flames of tho greit Indian Mutiny. From India tho regiment sailftd for New Zealand, landing iu : Auckland on 4th June, 1861, and com- ' ing on at once to Taranaki they took part in the last stages of the firs'! Maori ' War of 1860-1. On the expiration of ( hi* time-service the late Mr Mjore lift ' the service with a fin« record, and ses- - down in this disrricI', 1 ', where he his resided since, bearing the character of ' an industrious, and honourable mar,' respected by all who were brought in j f cont tct with him, and we feel sura thnt ( his benmvtd wife aud children have the sympathy of a wide circla of f Hands J in their torrow. ' The deceased carried medals as fol-j' lows': ~'f ho Oiuieau with three bats —' '■ B.ilnclava, Inker-nan, and Sevastopol, F also the Turkish nv>d<l for * his earnpaigu ; and Hto Now Z >. , i.lit«d. ' - 'The funi'i',.l of this iv&pe;-t«d Oiimom a veteran tike'; ph\c> to-day, tl».\ c;>v*.*(>» i s L«iviu6; St. Josi'ph'ii Ohurcn for tho To v Her.ui cemetery a-. 2.30, l '