An Australian Hero.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5064, 8 April 1885, Page 3

An Australian Hero.

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? ;' TheiDaine of^^ Lieutenant-OolpneiEobert ' Carvof 18^00 bf^ the latest additions to /..^Ae'liMiiit^eathiroirpf^h^iUrjfatedSo.adan; campaign, and-hisi is one of the noblest of many brave, brS«lit, and/pjendid lives which h»?erbcen ; ?ac^i^.c(: d itf this,pitabld '^^aij;agaii»B>.' the^rabW^ Inv :tbe-. death: of :"CQ«ny^-ais^trUev«ki- man ;ls ever ■'".' "mined"itJie'S hand of; friendship, and as "■Braiwii soldier.as ever faced the blaze ? iind ainoko ojf battle—the army t lowi^«»Wtn^ :offiißeir 9f'^P" ll^ attain-. sientiand honourable serfice, and society Wi?««complißb^d arid^lfajßifins gentleman, fcwhile to tbeGhorißb-his death meaDsihe ! lossfof a deyotedsbn whose life wasradiant ! J *hitoinj?: ■ Christian virtues, :■, whicfci vthpufih hidden from the world i beeiS^loTm|ly:cherished and faith- ■■>.■ fully practised by many a; military hero. v whtotaa w^ '••-■■■■■4^n'sjnbuib'^\-'Thy;;':b.raTo:\man';.'whp,now., \ liea ia. hi* loiiely graji?; where; he fell: and '■■'* lied likeXtrue soldier, was;an Australian, olßydney^andthiifact;brinj?---€ti&»tfir^w^D^ f¥ .^•'^'OK of ' TegMt>in?P»wa^n. the whole -community ■> bAhed!StreßMoi>nnpuhcement that; two iWore 1 distinguish^ met their s^a»htby^owe^"n»in«le3S savage in a %rio«r» l»nd." Colonel Goyeriy was '^born^n^Market ;^feet,; and; bis dtath is «^bbiirneiiiy rlarge circle of relatives and Among the sur*'^TiM niemblrs bf b|S[family in; by drey y?'iftmn»ieri,We^*e*Cqycny,iW& two deceased gentlewas"tfe; Eldest 'son of the late SpSPl^ , S ome,oft _purj I 'SS^-i^portant Religious .institutions : Sd^aiJioMc spent, yeung dayaMn^Sjdney^ifie^s ' bora-iti 1841, and: bem^ ;sent to &$%-, V-? land to finish •hi*veducation^ l»e was *■■ -for iome^reafs at V; Stonyhurßt/under the W jeiuitl'a'tfiers.^nd aho'atOscOtt College. '^ llthoogh arman^f; gentle and 'amiable dispeaitidn he chose a soldier ■ 4 life, and by^his ability,;:his gallantry, ; and &■ hit'.stainlesß honour |»e;ros9 to a position ;^ iif iiitinctiion;- which was regarded aijia *B^pl«K»»tb^e ; ti)i ja still;higher rank,'tq ' which hip serf ices and his character •■eu^ titled!-" : hirt'^;^When',:;itotering;V,upon-: : .his i imiliiary^areer/h!e; joined^thefKoyal Welsh FasilierSi and wiai afterwards transferred ;'t^:tli«^^tfdtbr^th«'-:Bla>k'^a'tch..'' 1.:"-He gervedwitji honour in U»e Asbantee, War, :■*: « n a^ wai-five^years^with'biß. regiment-iu -V India; and he'alio ierted in theJZanzibar -mid BRf ptianibampaignsV In; the famoua battle^pf Tel^l^Kebir^ he was wounded. i The difpatchef^ bn:^hls : .pccasion menZ- tioned hia cbnipidJUOUß gaUantry,; and -harm* attained his he f:>;''.':officer^erfed;^witli^Major.G^