GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1915, Page 2

GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS.

LIEUTENANT ROY CARGO. Details have recently come to hand concerning the death and burial of Lieutenant Roy Cargo, whoso mother resides in Lucern Road, Rerauera, and who joined the Taranaki Company of. the Wellington Infantry, and was on the battlefield in Gallipoli. Writing from the Dardanelles, Sergeant-Major Seldon says:—''Long ere this you will be aware of our irreparable loss. Even in these times of trouble dear old Roy's death is felt very keenly by those under and around him, and Majors Brunt and Cox and the men of their command feel they have lost a capable, brave, and popular officer and comrade. Roy was the first in our battalion to receive a commission on his merits from the ranks. Having speedily proved his worth as a soldier he was on May Bth promoted to company sergeant-major, and on May 29th was appointed lieutenant, being transferred to the Ruahine Co. on June 2nd. Alas! his chance of further distinguishing himself was soon cut off, for in his first action as lieutenant he was, June 3rd, sadly accounted for. It was at Courtney's Post he gave his life for his country. He was shot through the head, mid died before they could take him out of the trenches. I have the personal guarantee of the doctor who attended him (Dr. Ross, of New Plymouth), that he did . not regain consciousness, Major Cox entrusted me personally with the duties of his burial. That evening I called for volunteers, and the whole of his company was forthcoming. We restricted it to a few of his most intimate friends, all ranks being represented. Underheavy shrapnel fire, but under cover of darkness, 'we buried dear old Hoy with full soldier's funeral rites and honors, under the hill overlooking the sea. Chaplain Bush King, an admirer of 'Roy's officiated. Major Brunt felt his death very much, mid was unable to personally attend the last rites, but was represented by Lieutenant Hartnell. In the death of Roy, I lose my dearest friend and comrade, and it was with a heart full of sadness I turned back to the fight and left him there on the blood-stained slopes of Gallipoli." Details concerning Lieutenant Cargo's grave have since been forwarded by a member of the Auckland Mounteds. The grave is bedecked by rocks and covered with small stones from the beach. A white cross picked out in stones with a slab 01 white rock carved by a member of tlw Wellington Mounted Rifles, and bearing his rank, name, and company, and the date of his death.

LANCE.OORPORAL BRIDGE. Some particulars of the death of L.-Cpl. Lance Bridge, son of Mr. H. H, Bridge, of Oriental Bay, are contained in a letter from Sergt. H. H. Vial, of the Howitzer Battery, to his mother in Wellington. His letter is written from Zeitoun, and lie says: "I was speaking to two chaps who sow the last of him, and the way he died was equal to anything I have ever read about in the history of this war. There had just been a charge by the Turks, and, of course, our chaps were out of the trenches to meet them. When the charge was repulsed, and our fellows were back in the trench, Lance noticed another ex-Samoan lying wounded about ten to twenty yards out. He immediately dropped his rifle and rushed out to pull hie mate in. He got his man up over his shoulder, and had started back with him when the Turks turned a machine gun on to the two of | them. The w6unded man was immediate- ! ly killed, absolutely riddled, and poor old Lance got it all up and down one aide. He managed to get back to the trench, but within half an hour he was almost completely paralysed. They carried him down to the beach, and tried to get him aboard one of the hospital boats, and now comes the best of the whole incident: Lance knew he was done, and he absolutely refused to be placed aboard | (lie vessel, making room for chaps less ! seriously wounded. He had to be left I on the beach, exposed to the heat of the day, and to the flies and insects, which simply swarm over there. He only got food and water from chaps who passed casually. This went on for very near a week, and when the congestion of the wounded slackened off he was plated aboard a boat, but died at sea."