ROLL OF HONOR

New Zealand Tablet, 27 February 1919, Page 17

ROLL OF HONOR

PRIVATE WILLIAM ROCHE.

Private; William Roche, -reported died, of wounds on October 9, was the youngest son of Mr. . and Mrs. W. Roche, Chesney Street, South Invercargill.-. He was born at South'lnvercargill 26 years ago, and was educated at the Marist Brothers' School. On leaving school he joined the Post and Telegraph Department,

and at the time of enlisting with the 15th Reinforcements was stationed at Winton. He was wounded on two previous occasions, and had just returned to France when he received the wounds from which he died.— R.I.P.

PRIVATE THOMAS GRAHAM. With very sincere regret the death is recorded of Private Thomas Graham, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Graham, of Waipiata, who passed away at Auckland Hospital after a brief illness—a victim to pneumonia following influenza. Deceased was a returned soldier, and was one of four brothers who enlisted for active service. Prior to enlisting he was a guard on the Auckland section of the New Zealand Railways. Always a conscientious worker, he was highly respected by the whole of the staff, and was for a time chairman of the Timaru branch of the A.S.R.S. Society. While on active service the late Private Graham was for nine.mouths in the firing line, and took part in some severe engagements, including the advance on Messines. He was wounded on June 23, 1917, and was removed to Walton-on-Thames

Hospital, where he remained for six months. With his younger brother, who was" wounded about.the same time, he returned to New Zealand, and shortly afterwards the sad news was received of the death in action of another brother (Rifleman F. J. Graham). The deceased was throughout life a strictly practical Catholic, and was a member of the Hibernian Society and of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association. Sincere sympathy is extended to his parents, two sisters, and five brothers in their bereavement. One of the sisters of deceased (Sister M. Evangelist) is a men\ber of the Dominican Order in Australia, the eldest brother (Mr."

P. E. Graham) is a school teacher at Pukemiro, and the youngest is still on active service in England. Among numerous messages of condolence received by the parents of deceased was one from the traffic foreman of the Auckland Railways expressive of the deep esteem in which the late Private Graham was held and of the regret felt by his fellow-workers at his demise.— R.I.P.