ROLL OF HONOR

New Zealand Tablet, 2 August 1917, Page 19

ROLL OF HONOR

RIFLEMAN E. L. GRAY. Mrs. J. Gray, of -Willow Farm, - ' Dallington, Christchurch, has received word that her son, Rifleman E. L. Gray (Leo), was wounded on June 27. Rifleman Gray left with the 18th Reinforcements, and was in his nineteenth year when wounded. He was educated at St. Mary's Convent School, and later at St. Bede's College. He was a member of St. Mary's branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, and at the time of enlistment held the gold medal for the light-weight boxing championship of Canterbury. After leaving college he was employed at Adams' Motor Garage, Christchurch. Rifleman Gray has another brother in Egypt, Trooper R. J. Gray, who left with the 23rd Reinforcements.

-PRIVATE JAMES McGINLEY. I regret to have to record (writes our Greymouth correspondent) the death of another promising young man belonging to the parish of Greymouth, word having been received last week that Private James McGinley, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McGinley, of Boundary street, had been accidentally killed "somewhere in France." The late Private McGinley was only 22 years of age, and left New Zealand with the 21st Reinforce-

ments. -He was educated at the Marist Brothers' School, and was one of the most brilliant scholars who had passed through the, local school during recent years. After gaining a scholarship, he completed his studies at St. Patrick's College, where he passed Junior and Senior Civil Service. He then joined the Public Trust Department, and what promised to be a most successful career, has now been cut short. The sorrowing parents have the sincere sympathy of the whole of the parishioners in their great trial. Private McGinley is the fourth pupil of the local Brothers' School-to make the supreme sacrifice within the last month.— R.I.P. CORPORAL JOHN CROFSKEY. W Corporal John Crofskey, who was killed in action in France on June 23, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Crofskey, of Pihama, Taranaki, who had three boys at