ROLL OF HONOR.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1917, Page 4

ROLL OF HONOR.

CASUALTY LIST. , Wellington, Sept. 22. Killed in action.—Second-Lieut. M. <?i Cameron. ' .. ; . Result of Court of Inquiry.*~Previous< ly reported wounded and mißsmg, reported misßhig and beb'eyed Private W. D. Murray."" Died of wounds.—'Jtifleman N. Thonw sen, Private T. GoUan, Rifleman V; 'Pi 'Shiel. f.. ■ Wounded, admitted toa.hopital.-CoH poral !F. R. Slevin, Riflemen vP. J. Bliek< P. Ferguson, J. Kennar, W.- Stepson, it L. Tulley, E. M. Findlay, E.-iJ. Oweni "

PERSONAL? ii »»' . Senior-Sergeant Bowden, who has ju*' retired on superannuation from the police force, leaves by the mail for his fun ture home at Eeilding,.this morning, ac< pompanied by Mrs. Bowden. : v The death of Mr. Thomas George Trott, of Marton, is announced. Deceased, who was 81 years of age, has five' grandsons; at the front.

Dr. John Ross, formerly of Waipawai and Wairoa, who was .bequeathed £2OOO by the late Mr. G. P. Donnelly, has left for the front / Mr. W. H. Skinner, chief surveyor, and Crown lands commissioner, of Canterbury, arrived in' New by the* mail train on Saturday .evening He turns south to-morrbwi Mrs. Camergn.of'WanganJii, has beet< appointed manageress of the JTqrth Eg* mont Hostelry. Mrs. CWterdn, arrive! in! New Plymouth this week; aMtae hous«j will be opened early in October.

The name of Clarence Henry Lillys son of Mr. J. Lilly, of Kaimiro, Ingle* wood, appears in the latest casualty, list among those. ?f. the.mfitt.killed in action.

Mr. A. N. Baker, who was not long! ago transferred from Napisr to tha local post office, waß recently accepted on enlistment, and will jrtoeesd tb camp after a short holiday. .On ftiday the postal officers presented him with some! useful requisites as a parting, gift. Mr. Edward Martin, a veteran of tha 65th Regiment, died at the Veterans' Home, Auckland, on Tuesday*, at the ago of 82. Mr. Martin came to New Zealand with a draft of the 58th Regiment in 1852. After being stationed at the Bay of Islands for two years he camo to Auckland to join the 65th Regiment. Ha took part in several engagements in tha Maori war. In 1865 he obtained his discharge from the arrny and started famn ing. In April, 1910, he entered the Vet< erans' Home.

The Military Cross has been awarded to Captain Keith Murray, of ,the Royal Flying Corps. Captain Murray, who it an old King's College boy. and a grandson of the late Mr. .T. 0, George of New ■Plymouth, left Auckland in March,,lfllo, and passed through his training in England. He went to Franco in August of the same year, and was .promoted flightcommander in March, 1916. He was mertioned in Sir Douglas Haig's first die patch, and agaijn in dispatches of Juna last. Captain Murray has been continue ously engaged in the firing line since No* vember last. '■„.•','' •

Another of New Plymouth's old Mentitiesjms.passed a\yftyiisW person of Mr; WilHa-ro JBumphrjes, who>. death at the,:ageok;7i\pccuiTed yesterday at the NewsjflljnfiowfcSi Hospital, ; after aijsomeThe late Mr. fiumphrieS ajtfjrted .in New Plymouth with his parents-, in tho .ship,, Sir. UdAyard Paget, in 1851. He served through the.Maori War as a volunteer. He was hi business witb the firm of. Messrs E. L. Humphries an 4 Company, as general merchants, afterwards beingra.partner in the; firm of S. L." Humphries' arid 'Co., wine' and spirit merchants. He was rlro; 1 -farming at Puketotara, near NewTlymouth, retiring some years ago. years ago he met with an accident in Devon street, the shock of which left its effects. He is survived by a widow and family of three daughters and three tons, one of whom, Sergeant "A. L. Humphries, is at present in camp.