South Canterbury Servicemen WW1

New Zealand, with a population of 1.1 million in 1914, sent 100,000 men and women abroad. About 16,700 died and more than 40,000 were wounded, a higher per capita casualty rate than any other country involved.

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They heard the call of Empire and served their country well.
They did their duty nobly and in the fighting fell.

• New Zealand's Participation in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Database of all those who served.  Try searching under Timaru, Waimate, Levels, Mackenzie etc. Check all derivatives. Many servicemen served in Anglo-Boer War and WW1.
   

• Cenotaph Database - details of over 35,000 New Zealanders who served in war and conflict from the South African War to the present day.
   

• Fatal Casualty Forms (AABK 519) of the 700 NZEF personnel killed in Oct. 1917 at Passchendaele (Flanders, Belgium) during the Third Battle of Ypres.
   

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First or Second World Wars
   

• NZ WWI Honour Roll free to search, a pay for view site
   

• Vietnam War - NZ Roll of Honour
   

• Australian WW2 Nominal Roll (103 names from South Canterbury)
   

• British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920. 87 born in New Zealand or N.Z. info  medals.
   

• New Zealanders buried in Gallipoli cemeteries
   

• Leigh's site NZ Roll of Honour
   

• Korean War - About 6100 Kiwis made up of 1350 sailors and 4720 soldiers served during the seven-year war.
   

• AKA - WWI soldiers who signed up under a non-de-plume.

NZ & WW1 items
Canadian Virtual War Memorial: a registry of 116,000 Canadians who gave their lives for their country.
National Archives of Canada WWI soldiers attestation papers are scanned online e.g. Law, Andrew
British Navy Losses Database WW2
Commemorative Dates 
The NZ National Collection of War Art
IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden - Commonwealth War Cemeteries, in Belgium & France
Pte Ernest Needham
Timaru Frank Langrish
Spencer Timaru Dunnage

Private George M. Emery, from St. Andrews, South Canterbury
Regimental No. 37792  Enlisted 3^rd October 1916
 1^st Battalion Canterbury Regiment  Company 22^{nd  
He is missing his belt.}

2^nd May 1917 Disembarked H.M.N.Z.T. 77 Plymouth England
7^th June midnight left Sling camp. Train to Sharncliff, France arrived there 0500 walked 18 miles. Got great reception on arrival; thousands of wounded on the wharf. Motor Ambulances by the score.
7^th Aug 1917 Left for trenches. No conveniences wash in water hole. Water very dirty plenty of lice. Working mile behind firing line. Shells falling all around. Digging post holes. Dinner dry piece of bread. Missed. lorry had to walk back to camp three miles. Visit coffee shop at nights, splendid coffee. The French noted for coffee. Often at nights enemy aeroplanes drop bombs around the camp.
10^th August 1917 Spent 21^st birthday in trenches
12^th October 1917 Wounded France. Admitted 1^st NZ Field Ambulance
29^th Sept. 1918 Wounded in action and admitted No. 2 NZ Field Ambulance 
2^nd Oct. Admitted to No. 34 Casualty Clearing Station.  
3^rd Oct. Admitted No. 26 General Hospital, Etaples, France
4^th Oct. Transferred to England per hospital ship, Brighton, admitted 2^nd NZ General Hospital, Walton, left leg, amputated 
29^th April 1919 Supplied with artificial left leg.
8^th Aug. Embarked for NZ on SS Tainui. Left from Plymouth 
21^st Sept. Disembarked Wellington, NZ.
21^st Oct. 1919 Discharged being no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action. Photo and information courtesy of Dave Emery. 

More than 100,444 New Zealanders volunteers served abroad during World War I. 16,697 died during its four years and approximately 1000 died from injuries within five years of Armistice Day. Wounded 41,317 and 84 were missing in action. About 55 nurses served overseas. 

1914, August 4: Britain goes to war with Germany at 11pm. Timeline

The Soldier's Prayer
Dear Lord, 
You know what I must do this day. 
If I forget thee do not forget me.

Extract from a letter from Gallipoli, 1915. Frank Newcombe.
"Well and happy at present under the conditions as I am in the New Zealand General Hospital with dysentery. I met young Gian the day he landed and he is all right, only he looked a bit worse of wear, so do all the poor lads... It is terrible rough country, and it hasn't got any timber. It is covered in scrub about four feet high. Our poor lads are beginning to feel the strain from the hardships and suffering they have to put up with, and the food isn't too good, as it mainly consists of dog biscuits, bully beef and water; not much water, as it is scare as it has to be carried on mules for about two miles from the wells. We are working 24 hours a day, 24 hours in the firing line, and instead of a spell we are put on trench digging because they are short of men. They will have to do something for the New Zealanders and Australians before long as our men can't stand the strain much longer, fighting at odds of ten to one and attacking all the time. They have done great work as it was to land and take ground under conditions you can't image. They have proved themselves heroes and have made a name for themselves that will never be forgotten.

We have lost a terrible lot of good men when the Turks counter-attack. The Turks don't like us as we are too deadly with the bayonet.  We put the fear of God in them from the start;  they are loosing fifteen to our one, dead everywhere. I saw three different lots and there was over a thousand of them.  The Turks were asking for twenty-four hours to bury their dead, but we won't give it to them as we gave them nine hours before and they didn't play the game. They shifted their guns into new positions... The Turks are getting knocked about terribly night and day with big luddite shells. Sometimes the trenches are a mass of fire and the ground shakes like an earthquake, but the Turks are hardy devils... They are entrenched about eight feet deep and they shoot from pigeon holes about two feet from the top. They put up a good fight from the trenches where they are covered, that is with rifle and machine guns, but they can't stand the bayonet charge themselves. When we do, they wait and fire lead into us until we get within twenty yards, and then they up and off for their lives, singing out "Allah! Allah!... My word, they can run and we can't get a look in with them. 

"They are ruled by German officers... Our lads took the Turk prisoners down, but not the Germans, because the Turks say they don't know what they are fighting for.... We have a lot of trouble with snipers... There is some talk of the South African and Canadian forces coming to help us. I hope it will be soon... I have just seen the latest casualty list and it is very heavy. There will be a big gloom over New Zealand when it reaches there..."

"There were no conscripts at Suvla Bay. They were all volunteers. Next time you're in a small country town and you see a war memorial - whether it commemorate the Boer, the Great War, World War 2 or any other conflict - consider the lists of names. Consider just how many young men from Down Under have lost their lives half a world away."

Dearest Parents,
This is the view of the cove where we made the landing on April 25th. Should judge that the photo was taken about 27th or 28th of April. The Akld. Batt (and we machine gunners) went up the ridge seen in the background on the left edge of the photo. You will notice the makeshift piers that did service for a week or two. Note the artillary _ables? in the foreground. This beach was swept by e_____ing  fire of the Turks field guns. Your loving son Arthur.

South Canterbury deaths at Gallipoli on or near ANZAC Day. 

The dawn service commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli, Turkey, at 4.30am on April 25, 1915. The New Zealand Memorial is at Chunuk Bair in Gallipoli. Chunuk Bair was the highest point the Anzacs reached on Gallipoli - it was held by the New Zealanders for two days at a huge toll of life. Chunuk Bair was literally the high point in a disastrous campaign but it was a proud moment for the young New Zealand nation.

The headquarters of the South Canterbury battalion landed at Gallipoli at 12.30pm. By the end of the day six officers and 198 soldiers had been killed. To go to Gallipoli and to walk along what was the front line and realise the distance between the Kiwis and the Turks was 4m, you wonder how anybody walked away from the experience.  The carnage of that campaign was astounding, it was a hill too far.  More than 100,000 soldiers died attacking and defending the thin strip of land, most of them Turkish, died in the eight-month campaign in April 1915. There were 21,000 British and Irish troop, 9,000 French and 86,000 Turkish troops among the dead.  Anzac Cove at Gallipoli is after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who landed there on 25 April 1915. The British-led Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) lost more than 10,000 men before the Allied forces abandoned the peninsula in defeat eight months later. Thhere were several hundred thousand casualties. The Gallipoli campaign, were a long and bloody stalemate ensued, marked the first time Australian and New Zealand troops fought under their newly independent nations' flags.  They may have lost the battle, but our nation was born with their sacrifice.  For New Zealand, as for Australia, it was at Gallipoli that our young nations came of age. NZ's population at that time was 1 million and Australia's 5 million and the troops were all volunteers.

New Zealand Servicemen who died at Gallipoli

Reference: Commonwealth War Graves Commission  
The Lone Pine Memorial stands on the site of the fiercest fighting at Lone Pine and overlooks the whole front line of May 1915. The position was taken in the initial invasion but retaken by the Turks on the evening of the next day. It was again captured on 6 August and held until the evacuation. The memorial names 4221 Australian and 709 New Zealand soldiers who have no known grave. Others named on the memorial died at sea and were buried in Gallipoli waters.  Anzac Commemorative Medallion

BALLANTYNE, Trooper Ringin 7/693 Canterbury Mounted Rifles, NZEF who died on Saturday 28 August 1915. Age 23 . Son of Mrs. Jane G. Ballantyne, of Bay View, Wharf St., Oamaru. Born at Fairlie, Canterbury. Cemetery: Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Turkey.

BARCLAY, 2nd Lieut C C - The fifth officer reported to be missing. He is 22 yrs old and prior to the departure of the force was a stock agent in Waimate, Sth Canterbury, where he was born. [AWN 27 May 1915] Lieutenant Clifford Clapcott BARCLAY 6/404 Canterbury Regiment, NZEF. died on Sunday 25 April 1915 . Age 22 . Son of Dr. Herbert Clifford Barclay and Ruth Annie Barclay, of 83, Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin. Native of Waimate, South Canterbury. The Lone Pine Memorial is at the east end of Lone Pine Cemetery, Turkey. Panel 73

CAMPBELL, Private, Herbert Malcolm 6/425 Canterbury Regiment, NZEF died on Sunday 25 April 1915. Age 24 . Son of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Campbell, of Geraldine, South Canterbury. Native of Roxburgh, Dunedin. Lone Pine Memorial 74.

CHARTERIS, Private, Malcolm Maxwell McInnes 12/874 16th (Waikato) Coy., Auckland Regiment, NZEF died on Sunday 25 April 1915 . Age 28. Lone Pine Memorial Panel 72. Son of David and Esther Charteris, of Glenalmond, New Plymouth. Native of Temuka. 

COLLINS, Private, Bernard 6/1264 Canterbury Regiment, NZEF died on Sunday 25 April 1915 . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Collins, of 61, North St., Timaru. Lone Pine Memorial Panel 74 

GUINNESS, 2nd Lieutenant Francis Benjamin Hart, 7/92, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, NZEF. Born Oamaru, NZ. Single; Clerk, Guinness & Le Cren Ltd., of Rhodes St, Waimate, New Zealand. Next of kin: Father; Edwin Rowland Guinness. Mother; Florence Annie Guinness, of Care of Guinness and Le Cren, Timaru, New Zealand. Died of wounds at Sea: HMHS Gloucester Castle (a 410 bed hospital ship commissioned on 24th Sept. 1914), on 25 August 1915, aged 24. Lone Pine Memorial Panel 71.  Records show many of the lads that died of wounds did so on the hospital ships not long after the landing.

HAMILTON, Lance Serjeant, William  Alexander 6/467 2nd (South Canterbury) Coy., Canterbury Regiment, NZEF died on Sunday 25 April 1915 . Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hamilton, of 270, Crinan St., Invercargill.  Sp. Mem. 27. Walker's Ridge Cemetery is 250 metres along a level track from the road, north of Lone Pine on the road to Hill 60, almost due east of Anzac Cove. The cemetery contains over 61 graves, including 48 New Zealanders and 30 Australians, 1 UK and 12 unidentified. Walker's Ridge was the name given to the spur stretching almost from the coast near Fisherman's Hut, south-eastwards to the middle of Russell's Top. On 25th April 1915 it was the command post of Brigadier-General  Harold Bridgwood Walker, commanding the NZ Infantry Brigade NZEF.  It was held by a mixed force until the 27th, when the New Zealanders took it over. On the 30th June it was held, with Russell's Top, by the 8th and 9th Australian Light Horse Regiments against an attack. The cemetery was made during the occupation and consists of two plots separated by 20 yards of ground, through which a trench ran. 

HAYTER, Lieutenant Cyril (Mentioned in Despatches), Canterbury Mounted Rifles, NZEF. Born Rollesby Station, Burke's Pass, South Canterbury, NZ. Single; Sheep farmer, of Rollesby Station (mother's property), Burke's Pass, Timaru, New Zealand. Next of kin: Mother; Eugene Elizabeth Hayter (nee Huddleston) / Father; Francis Hayter, of same address. Killed in action in the Suvla area, north of Anzac, on 28 August 1915, aged 24. Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial is situated in Hill 60 Cemetery, which lies among the old trenches. Panel: 5. 1. 1. Hill 60 Cemetery contains 788 burials and the New Zealand Memorial bears 183 names of the New Zealand soldiers who fell on Hill 60 and whose graves are unknown.. Named after a low hillock that was attacked on 21 August by a composite Anzac Force of Australians, New Zealanders, British and Gurkhas. After 8 days' intense fighting, the greatest part of the crest, though not the actual summit, had been captured. The cemetery lies among the old trenches and the burials were made after the fighting on the hill.  Cap badge - 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.

MILLAR, Private, William David, 6/508. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.. Killed in action 29th April 1915. Age 35. Son of Alice Millar, of 1, Princes St., Timaru, and the late Robert Millar. Buried at Beach Cemetery at Anzac Cove which contains 391 burials is a curved plot 80m in length just above the point of Hell Spit facing the sea and was used throughout the occupation.

RADCLIFFE, Private, Harold John 6/530 Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. died on Sunday 25 April 1915.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Radcliffe, of Stafford St., Timaru. Lone Pine Memorial Panel 75.

THOMAS, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ernest, 3/118A New Zealand Medical Corps, Main Body NZEF.  Born Bangalore, India. Doctor, of Sophia Street, Timaru. NOK: Mrs Mildred Julia Thomas (nee Rhodes) (wife), Sophia Street, Timaru. Son of H. Thomas, of Devon, England. Killed in action at Hill 60, northern Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey, on 28 August 1915. Age: 50. Buried: Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey. Lieut. Colonel Thomas' mounted field ambulance unit landed five times, but had to leave their horses behind as there was insufficient room for them on the beach.   (1914-1915 Star: British War Medal: Victory Medal; Gallipoli Medallion.) Captain C. E. Thomas, surgeon-captain, served in the 5th contingent, 12 Coy, which left for South Africa in  31March 1900 in the vessel Waimate. He acted as senior medical officer of the 2nd Brigade, Rhodesian Field Force. (Volunteer's Decoration. Queen's South Africa Medal & four clasps - Cape Colony, Transvaal, Rhodesia & South Africa 1901.) Thomas qualified MRCS  (Member of the Royal College of Surgeons), LSA (Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries), 1888 after training at the Middlesex Hospital in London, and registered in New Zealand on 21 August 1890, in Timaru. According to the Cheltenham College school records he was born on 31 January 1864, the son of Henry S. Thomas of the Indian Civil Service. On his return from South Africa he became Port Health Officer for Timaru on 11 August 1903. The doctor was the brigade surgeon of the Timaru St John Ambulance Brigade and the port and fire brigade doctor. There is an entry in the 1881 English census for `Charles C Thomas' b. 1864, who was a boarder at Wimbledon School, where many of the other pupils were also Indian-born. Suspect the C is a mistranscribing of the letter E.

WATKINS, Private, Robert Edward  6/570 Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Killed in action, at Walker's Ridge, on Sunday 25th April 1915.  Age 25 . Lone Pine Memorial Panel 25. Son of William and Laura Watkins, of Hook, Waimate. Native of Timaru. 

World War One Causalities mentioned in the Auckland Weekly News with a South Canterbury connection. Available on microfilm at the Auckland Public Library (2nd floor). Please check the source for confirmation of data. Data transcribed by JW and an incredible number of additional postings are found at Genies' Jottings and  Shamere's site and the 2001 NZ mailing list at RootsWeb Archives. Posted here with permission from Jacqueline Walles.

They heard the call of the Empire and bravely answered the call
 On the battle field in far off France, they gave their lives - their all!

BAIN, Lieutenant J S, Wellington Infantry Battalion, reported as having died of wounds in Gallipoli, was at the outbreak of war manager of the seed department of Messrs A Hatrick & Co., Wanganui. He was an old Oamaru boy and both in the South and in Wanganui was a keen soldier. His family has now given two members to the Empire, as a brother who also went away from Wanganui, has been killed in action. Lieut Bain leaves a wife - now with her parents at Timaru - and one child. [AWN 26.08.1915]

BEAUCHAMP, 2nd Lieut H, of Timaru, is a DCM man. He went to the front with the Main Body and went right through the peninsula campaign. After the evacuation he took part in operations in the Sinai Peninsula and in Palestine. [AWN 10.01.1918]

BRUCE, Sergeant Harvey John, Auckland Infantry Battalion, who died of wounds, was the second son of Mr A S Bruce of Geraldine. He was born at Prebbleton, 24 yrs ago. He subsequently resided at Fernside and Rangiora, where he was educated at the Rangiora High School. He was a lieutenant in the school cadets. On August 11, 1911, he joined the staff of the Bank of New Zealand and in January 1933 was transferred to Morrinsville. Upon the outbreak of war he joined the 6th, Hauraki, Company, of the Auckland Infantry Battalion. He was wounded within an hour of the landing at the Dardanelles. [AWN 22.07.1915]

BENNINGTON, Sergeant Alexander, CIB, who died of wounds on June 2, was a son of Mr Bennington of Geraldine. He was a sergeant in the territorials and was also a member of the Geraldine Brass Band. He was 24 yrs of age. [AWN 01.07.1915]. Buried at Beach Cemetery at Anzac Cove.

CHITTY. Mr. L Chitty, O'Neill Street, Ponsonby, has received information that his son Private J E CHITTY has been killed in action. He has another son in hospital in England, another has been wounded and a third was incapacitated by illness just after the commencement of the offensive on the Somme. [AWN 14.12.1916]

CHITTY. Private F E CHITTY, killed in action on 15 September, is the son of Mr. L Chitty, O'Neill St, Ponsonby. He was aged 20 and was a tailor by occupation. Prior to enlistment he resided at Temuka, Canterbury. Out of the football team to which he belonged, 14 members resolved to enlist and young Chitty came to Auckland to enroll in the district where he had spent his youth and received his education. [AWN 21.12.1916] 

CAZALET, Lieutenant Clement Marshall, reported to have died of wounds, was a son of Mr William Lewis Cazalet of Dean Park Lodge, Bournemouth, merchant. Before he came to NZ two years ago with the object of farming, he was for some years in his father's business in Moscow. While in NZ he worked on the Orari Gorge stations and in North Canterbury. As he had a knowledge of French, German and Russian, when the war broke out Lieut Cazalet offered his services to the Government as an interpreter. While in Wellington he assisted the censors in translating letters, etc. It is understood that when he was wounded he was acting as staff officer to Brigadier General JOHNSTON. [AWN 16.09.1915]

COLTMAN, Sergeant Cyril Warren, Reported killed in action, was born in Waimate, Canterbury and was 23 years old. He was the son of Mr. W Coltman, jeweler, Queen St. Sergeant Coltman was educated at the Waimate High School and later at the Auckland Grammar School. He came to Auckland about eight years ago and after finishing his education joined the business carried on by his father, where he was engaged at the time of his enlistment. [AWN 03.08.1916]

CORNELIUS, Private C. Concerning the death of Pvte C Cornelius, son of Mrs C Cornelius, Timaru, who was killed in action, Lieut NESBITT writes home to the effect that his men held a very difficult position for many hours and, though not supported, fought like veterans and never gave an inch. Many of his best men were dead, including Cornelius, who was shot beside him. [AWN 01.07.1915]

CORRIE, Sister [BORRIE] was formerly stationed at the Timaru Hospital. She went to England on the outbreak of war and joined the Queen Alexandra nursing division. She was sent to Egypt and took up nursing in the British hospital at the citadel in Cairo. From there she joined the Egyptian Government Hospital at Suez and was working there when she contracted typhoid fever, which necessitated her return to New Zealand. From appearances, she seems to have almost recovered. [AWN 23.12.1915]

ELMSLIE, Trooper Hamilton, s/o Mr & Mrs Elmslie of Geraldine, who was badly wounded at the Dardanelles and has been two months in the Abbgassia Hospital, Cairo, is now convalescent and staying with his relations in England at North Park, Epsom Downs, Surrey. [AWN 12.08.1915]

FERGUSON, 2 Lieut Robert Arthur, Royal Fusiliers, younger son of Mr Ferguson of Timaru has been killed in action. He was 19 years of age. [AWN 31.05.1917]

FLYNN, Private Edward, King St, Timaru, who has been awarded the Military Medal, left with the 4th Reinforcements. He has been twice wounded. [AWN 10.01.1918] 

FRANCIS, Major Norton, Director of Base Records in NZ, is a partner in the firm of Guinness and LeCren, stock and station agents, of Timaru and Waimate. He has taken a prominent part in local affairs in South Canterbury and has been Mayor of Waimate. He was born in London in 1871. At the outbreak of war he offered his services to the country. After service in Samoa he was appointed director of base records. [AWN 10.01.1918]

GIBSON, Lieutenant Mackenzie, reported killed in action in France, was the younger son of the Rev Mackenzie Gibson and was born at Akaroa. He was educated at Waimate and at Christ's College, afterwards joining the staff of the Bank of NZ. He enlisted at Greymouth on 7 August 1914 as a private and left with the main body. His first fighting was in the engagements on the Suez Canal. He took part in the landing at Gallipoli and in the storming of Achi Baba. After three months continuous fighting on the peninsula he was invalided to England but returned to Gallipoli and as sergeant major was in charge of a small band of men on the night of the evacuation. On returning to Egypt he received his commission. He was a keen soldier and during the last six months had made repeated application to be sent forward. On 8 August he was allowed to go forward to the firing line where he saw two months further fighting before his promising career was cut short. [AWN 15.11.1917]

GILLIES, Lieutenant T. Sinclair, who recently was awarded the Military Cross, is a son of Mr Bruce Gillies of Mt. Nessing, Timaru, and a grandson of the late Mr Justice Gillies of Auckland. He left with the 9th Reinforcements. [AWN 20.12.1917]

GRANT, Major David - 6/409-  A most popular officer of the South Canterbury Regiment. He was a member of the large butchering firm of Grant and Seaton of Timaru. Seven years ago he left Duntroon where he had held a commission in the Duntroon Rifles and settled in Timaru. At the outbreak of war he went to the training camp and was there promoted to the rank of major. As an officer he was keen and thorough and very highly respected by his men. He leaves a widow and three children. [AWN 6 May 1915]  Major Grant was killed in one of the very earliest skirmishes when he led a group to ambush a machine-gun post. His body was not recovered until April 29 and Commonwealth War Graves Commission records show he died between April 25-29, 1915. Major Grant was 41 and is buried at Walkers Ridge Cemetery.

Canterbury Battalion, NZEF. Born Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ. Butcher / Businessman, of Grant & Seaton, meat salesmen, of Stafford Street, Timaru, New Zealand. Next of kin: Wife: Ann Watt Grant (nee Liddell), of Stafford Street / 23 Le Cren Street, Timaru, New Zealand.  Son of Archibald and Louisa Grant, of Elizabeth St., Timaru. Died of wounds on Baby 700, central Anzac, on 25 - 29 April 1915, aged 41. Grave: Walker's Ridge Cemetery.

The Nurses' Memorial Chapel in Christchurch is a war memorial to the nurses who lost their lives when the 'Marquette' went down and to Rosalind Marion Webb who was on a pilgrimage to Turkey and Gallipoli in 1965. She was killed in a car accident 3 kilometres from the resting place of Major David Grant of South Canterbury who died on that first Anzac Day. Ros was the first member of the family to nearly get to the grave at Walkers Ridge. Fifty years and ten kilometres now separate grandfather and granddaughter in death. She is buried at the British Cemetery, Canakkale, November 1965. Information courtesy of Pam Atkinson and photo courtesy of Bruce Denny, grandchildren. Posted 28th April, 2002.

HOULIHAN, Wm Patrick Wounded Canterbury Infantry Battalion 08th Jul 1915 Mrs Catherine Houlihan, Middle St, Timaru 

HUGHES, Colonel John Gethin, C.M.G. - is a well known NZ staff corps officer. He won the D.S.O. in South Africa and was employed on the headquarters staff. At the outbreak of the present war he was appointed to the NZEF as assistant military secretary at Anzac. Colonel HUGHES commanded the Canterbury Infantry Battalion for some time. He later was invalided to London and at the latest advices was still in Wandsworth Hospital, progressing favourably. Colonel Hughes was educated in Timaru. [AWN 20.01.1916]

McINNES, Lance-Sergeant Alexander - Killed in action, c/o Mr Malcolm McInnes of Frankton but formerly of the Cave, Timaru. He was born at Levy Bay, Canterbury, on 10 Dec 1888 and prior to joining the Main Expeditionary Force was managing a store at Pleasant Point near Timaru. He had had no previous military training, but received promotion to corporal on the voyage to Egypt. [AWN 17.06.1915]

MAURICE, Lieutenant Francis Dennison, 6/410m Canterbury  Regiment, NZEF. Born Christchurch - 24 yrs of age. Single. Prior to joining the expeditionary force he was one of the masters at the Waimate District High School. He had a brilliant educational career at the Timaru High School and Canterbury College. An enthusiastic hockey player, he was a member of the executive of the South Canterbury Hockey Assn. Lieut Maurice's father resides in London [AWN 20 May 1915] Next of kin: Father; Frank Augustus Maurice, of 41 Alma Square, St. John's Wood, London NW, England and of 3, Christchurch Avenue, Brondesbury, London, England, and the late Gertrude Maurice. Died of wounds at Sea: HMHS 'Braemar Castle' (a hospital ship), on 10 May 1915, aged 23. No Known Grave. Lone Pine Memorial Panel 73.

MORRISON, Private James Arthur, 12/415, Auckland Infantry Battalion, died of wounds, formerly belonged to Geraldine. He joined the main body of the Auckland Regiment and was battalion drummer of the 6th Haurakis. He was reported wounded on April 25 at the Dardanelles and a few weeks later was reported progressing favourably. Several inquiries had been made as to his whereabouts but no information could be given until Sunday last, when his mother received a cable message to say that her son had died from his wounds on a barge between the hospital ship and the shore on April 25. [AWN 26.08.1915] Also served in defence of Suez Canal. Son of the late Hugh and Jane Morrison, of 114, Salisbury St., Christchurch. Age 24.

NICOL, Sergeant C G, who has been wounded, was born and educated in Oamaru and his relatives are engaged in farming near the town. He was for some time employed on the commercial staff of the Otago Daily Times and later was engaged as a reporter on the Patea Press and the Timaru Post newspapers. Sgt Nicol joined the reporting staff of the WEEKLY NEWS in November 1913 and six months later he was appointed to the sub-editorial staff. From that position he enlisted in the first contingent of the 3rd, Auckland, Mounted Rifles as a trooper. Advice that he had been promoted to the rank of sergeant was received by a recent mail, the same letter mentioning that he had received a slight wound in the head but had not retired from the firing line. Sgt Nicol is 23 yrs old. [AWN 05.08.1915]

O'CONNOR, J B - A former schoolteacher at Waihi, he has been wounded while serving with the first Canadian contingent 'somewhere in Flanders'. Mr O'Connor left Waihi on a trip round the world and when war broke out joined the Canadian forces. He is the son of Mr J B O'Connor of Fairlie, South Canterbury. [AWN 22.07.1915]

PATRICK, James Solmes Henry. Reported missing Aug. 28. Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Next of kin. Geo. Henry Patrick, Campbell St, Geraldine. AWN 23rd Sept. 1915

PEARCY, Private W E, After recovering from one wound he returned to the firing line and is now reported to have been killed in action on June 8. Born in Timaru, he lived in Christchurch for some years and then came to Auckland. When war broke out he was in the employ of the City Council and enlisted at once in the Auckland Infantry Company. [AWN 08.07.1915]

PENNYCOOK, Mrs, aged about 30, d/o Mr GRAHAM, formerly Railway Station-master at Timaru, died as a result of burns when her nightgown caught fire. Her husband, Capt Pennycook (proprietor of the 'Clutha Leader') is on his way to the front in charge of the Otago Detachment of the 6th Reinforcements. AWN 16 September 1915

ROSCOE, Trooper A C, 1st Life Guards, killed by a shell while on active service in the vicinity of Ypres. He was a son of Mr. Henry Roscoe who resides in Auckland. Trooper Roscoe was born in Timaru and was about 36 years of age. [AWN 22.07.1915]

RESTON, The three sons of Mr. & Mrs. S J Reston of Sunnyvale Rd, Remuera, have all enlisted and one, the eldest, has made the supreme sacrifice. Bombardier George Robert RESTON, who was killed in action in France on October 5 last, at the age of 34 years, was the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Reston. He was born in Timaru and educated at Lyttelton. At the age of 15 he came to Auckland with his parents and commenced farming at Whangarata, where he remained until war broke out. He joined the Main Body of the Expeditionary Force as a driver in the artillery. After being in Egypt for four months he was sent to Gallipoli. Owing to the horses not being required he was sent back to Alexandria, where he remained for four months, during which time he was quartermaster-sergeant's clerk. He subsequently went to France as gunner and had plenty of fighting until he met his death. In France he met his younger brother, Roland, who went with an early reinforcement draft and who has since been awarded the Military Medal and two stripes. The third and youngest son, Oscar Glen RESTON, went into camp with the twenty-third reinforcements. Eleven first cousins of the Reston family have joined the colours. Two have been killed in action, one died at sea and one was severely wounded. At present there are four at the front and three in camp. [AWN 11.01.1917]

RICKUS, An excellent record of war service is held by Mr. J Rickus, a Maori living at Temuka, who has five sons and four grandsons serving in the NZ forces. Of the sons, Private W T RICKUS and Private S P RICKUS left with the Maori force, whilst Private S RICKUS and Private T P RICKUS left with separate European reinforcements and Bugler J M RICKUS is now on final leave and leaves with the next Maori reinforcements, Mr. Rickus' four grandsons left from the North Island. [AWN 11.01.1917]

SMITH, Lieutenant Albert D., killed in action, aged 23, was a son of Mr Robert Smith of High Street, Waimate. Previous to enlisting he had served his time as a chemist. He left for camp a year ago last January and left with the 14th Reinforcements. He was sent to France, where he was wounded on 16 November 1916. He had a broken ankle. After a few months he got his promotion as first lieutenant. [AWN 22.11.1917]

TALBOT, Private, whose death was announced on Saturday, was a brother of Mr C J Talbot, MP for Temuka; Dr Talbot, Timaru; and Mr A E Talbot, one of those who discovered the overland track between Lake Te Anau and Milford Sound. [AWN 02.09.1915]

TAYLOR, Gunner Wallace Barratt, who was killed in action in France on 10 October, was the youngest son of Mr. R W Taylor of Eden Terrace. Born in Christchurch, and educated in Timaru, he was among the first to enlist on the outbreak of war and took part in the occupation of Samoa. Receiving his discharge when he came back, he was for a time one of the garrison at the Mt Eden ammunition works. He enlisted again as a driver and left for Trentham in December 1915. After active service in Gallipoli, Gunner Taylor was in Egypt for some time before being sent to France. Prior to enlisting he was an employee of the Leyland & O'Brien Timber Co. [AWN 30.11.1916]

THOMSON, Captain Alastair, killed in action, was the third son of Mr. Sinclair Thomson of Geraldine, who previously lost another son in the Mesopotamian campaign. Capt Thomson was born at Dunedin and educated at Christ's College, Christchurch and Loretto. When he returned to NZ he studied at Lincoln College for about one year and was then engaged in sheep farming in North Otago. He went Home in the early months of the war and was given a commission in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. During the past year he saw a great deal of fighting. [AWN 03.08.1916]

THOMSON, Private John, killed in action at Gallipoli on August 7, enlisted in the fourth reinforcement with the Otago Battalion. According to letters received, he was in the trenches from the time of arrival there until his death. He was a native of Timaru, well known in that town as a footballer and in Dunedin, where he was employed as an upholsterer prior to enlistment. His mother, Mrs. Neil Thomson, resides in Hobb St, Timaru. [AWN 18.11.1915]

WEBB, Private William Winnet, who has been killed in action, was born and educated at Temuka, where he took a prominent part in the volunteer movement prior to the inauguration of the territorial system. He was residing in Auckland, being employed as an electric linesman to the NZ Railways, when he enlisted in the expeditionary force, being drafted to the 16th, Waikato, Company. Two of deceased's brothers also went with the main expeditionary force, one in the same company and the other in the OMR. Deceased was 31 years of age at the time of his death and is survived by a widow and two children. [AWN 01.07.1915]

WILSON, Sergeant David, of the first Canadian contingent, is in hospital in Scotland. He was severely wounded and 'gassed' at Ypres and pneumonia developed. Sgt Wilson is a native of Waimate, South Canterbury. [AWN 26.08.1915]

WORNER, Corporal G W, killed in action in France, was born in Geraldine and came to Auckland eight years ago. For four years prior to enlisting in the 19th Reinforcements he was a member of the City Fire Brigade. Deceased, who was 30 years of age, was well known as a footballer, having played for the City Rovers and Grafton Athletic clubs. Three years ago he was also a member of the Waitemata Boating Club. His two brothers, Alex and Alfred, left with the 14th Reinforcements. The first-named brother has been killed and the other has been wounded. [AWN 01.11.1917]

Other deaths:
BOWIE, Major Robert Ross, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, 7/920  NZEF. Born Timaru. Married; Store manager, of Timaru, New Zealand. Next of kin: Wife; Elizabeth Bowie (nee Thompson), of Wai-iti Road, Timaru. Son of Robert Hislop Bowie and Julia Bowie; husband of Elizabeth Bowie, of 83, Wai-iti Rd., Timaru. Died of other causes (dysentery) in Egypt, on Saturday 10 July 1915, aged 42. Grave: Cairo War Memorial cemetery.  

CARMICHAEL, Serjeant, James Edward 2/402 N.Z. Field Artillery died on Thursday, 11th October 1917. Age 26. Son of Sarah Wilson (formerly Carmichael), of Esk Valley, St. Andrew's, Timaru, and the late James Carmichael. Native of Mount Cargill, Dunedin. Grave Reference/Panel Number: L. 8. Divisional Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

'Killed in action' came the message, died our brother, good and kind
Leaving nothing but his memory for the loved ones left behind.
He sleeps not in his native land but 'neath a foreign sky,
Far from those who loved him best, in a hero's grave he lies.

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS - Photos of men killed, wounded, died of wounds, missing etc. and the odd one receiving decorations. 

'All I possess' the mother said 'and mine the woman's part,
In agony that none may see to hide a breaking heart.
But I gave my all for should they fall with none beside to heed,
Can one give more than the sons she bore, for England's need?'

Evening Post, 5 June 1915, Page 6 SOLDIERS DECORATED
Post yesterday contained a list of. New Zealanders and Australians who had been awarded military decorations for gallantry and devotion to duty at the Dardanelles. Following are some further particulars of the men honoured : Distinguished Conduct Medals - Cpl. C. W. Sanders, Canterbury Mounted Regiment; next-of-kin, Eustace Saunders, Fairlie.

Evening Post, 12 August 1914, Page 8
THE SINEWS OF WAR
HELP FOR THE GOVERNMENT FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. In addition to contributions to the Empire Defence Fund reported on page 2 of this issue, the following have been received :— Colonel Hayhurst, Temuka, two sons and two motor-cars.

I, Clare, am researching the NZ World War I troops buried at Brockenhurst, Hampshire, UK. Wishing to contact / hear from family/anyone who can give family history. Altogether there are 93 NZ soldiers buried at St. Nicholas Churchyard, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, UK, near to where I live (Lymington).  To date a pamphlet has been published talking mostly about the nearby hospital where these men were patients produced in 1996 by the Vicar and Parish Church Council of Brockenhurst. There are several photographs of patients, wards, etc, and plan of the area. Available from the NZ Society of Genealogists Library. The graveyard is a tranquil area, well looked after, and an ANZAC parade and service takes place annually on  the Sunday nearest to Anzac Day by the memorial in the churchyard, when a NZ representative generally attends. Clare Church 17 June 2000

Blackham, John: Rifleman 25/948. 3rd Bn. 3rd NZ (Rifle) Brigade. Died of wounds 26th Sept. 1916. Age 29. Son of Richard and Elizabeth Blackham, of 26 Preston Street, Timaru. Native of Invercargill.

Briggs, Private Joseph, 38931. 1st Bn. Canterbury Regt. NZEF. Died of wounds 28th Aug 1918. Age 23. Son of John and Mary Jane Briggs, of Waihao Downs, South Canterbury.

Connelly, Rfn. John Thompson, 49874. 2nd Bn. 3rd NZ (Rifle) Brigade. Died of wounds 26th April 1918. Age 35. Brother of William Connelly, of Elizabeth Street, Timaru.

O'Connor, Private Hugh, 24215. 1st Bn. Canterbury Regt. NZEF. Died of sickness 6th January 1917. Age 26. Son of Mr. Eugene O'Connor, of 66 College Road, Timaru.

Clare wrote: It would be good if I could obtain more information than just names and addresses of the war dead. As you well know, family history research is on the increase, so maybe I will be successful. I visited NZ with my husband this Jan-March, doing a lot of walking, and fell in love with the country, so this research encourages me to come again. I have a friend who is researching the WWI fallen whose homes are in the Brockenhurst area and he has encouraged me to seek further information regarding the New Zealanders.

New Zealand Graves at Brockenhurst is available from Clare Church and is also available for sale at St. Nicholas Church, Brockenhurst, which is open every afternoon between April and late October. Published 2002. Size: A4, 258 pages with 156 b/w photographs, 13 maps. This book commemorates the 93 New Zealand Expeditionary Force soldiers from World War One who lie buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery attached to St. Nicholas Church in Brockenhurst, Hampshire.
Part I 
    * Immigration to New Zealand in the 19th century of the soldiers' forebears
    * Military Training 
    * Theatres of War in which the men were involved 
    * Medical Care system
    * Remembrance

Part II Individual biographies, in enlistment date order. 

Appendices:
    * Immigration to New Zealand of family members (1840-1880)
    * Departure dates of the NZEF from New Zealand, including (where known) name of troopship
    * Evacuation from the Western Front, with details of medical care.

Cecil Malthus b. in 1890 in Timaru , he spent three years in service in the 1st Canterbury Battalion from 1914.  He wrote letters to his future wife Hazel Watters. He was at Brockenhurst.
Serial No.6/291
Next of Kin: H.P. Malthus (father), Timaru, New Zealand
Enlistment Address Boys' College, Nelson, New Zealand
Military District Canterbury
Body on Embarkation Main Body
Embarkation Unit Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date 16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 4

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Arthur Otway left New Zealand in 1914 with the NZ Medical Corps. After a period in Egypt he served as a medical orderly at No 1 NZ General Hospital at Brockenhurst, England.
Holding : Comprises a letter from Arthur Otway to Archie Callaway of Timaru with personal advice and a description of life at Brockenhurst Hospital (19 Dec 1916)

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CD101- An index to WW1 New Zealand Service Personnel and Reservists. This is searchable on surname, given names, occupation and Next of Kin surname and regimental number, could be handy if someone signed up with a non de plume. AKA. Over 283,000 records some of which have not been published before.  Includes all those in the Reserves who were not conscripted or volunteered in WW I. Every male between 17 & 60 had to register by 9 Nov 1915, so the CD is effectively a census of males in 1915. Order from NZSG CD 101.  St Johns Branch NZSG released  it Nov. 2002 .

NZ Expeditionary Force Nominal Rolls 1914-1919
1st & 2nd Division Rolls of the NZ Expeditionary Force Reserve
New Zealanders who served with the Australian Imperial Force
Military Defaulters Lists 1919-1921
Native Reserve Lists
New Zealanders who Served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Index of New Zealanders who served with Allied Forces

System Requirements:
IBM Compatible PC running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000 or XP
50MB Free hard disk space. At least 32 MB of RAM
The CD is for use with a PC not for a Mac.

Examples what you find on the CD:

Surname 			BRAY
Given Name 			Harold Charles
Category Nominal Roll 		Vol. 2
Regimental Number 		26/1087
Rank 				Rifleman
Next of Kin Title 		Mrs Frances
Next of Kin Surname 		BRAY
Next of Kin Relationship 	Mother
Next of Kin Address 		40 Dee Street Timaru 
Roll 				Roll 15 Page 12 
Occupation 			Farmer

Surname 			CORMACK
Given Name 			William
Category Nominal Roll 		Vol. 1
Regimental Number 		7/1345
Rank 				Trooper
Body or Draft 			Sixth
Unit or Regiment 		Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Marital Status 			S
Last NZ Address 		C/- Freezing-works Timaru
Next of Kin Title 		J
Next of Kin Surname 		CORMACK
Next of Kin Relationship 	Father
Next of Kin Address 		Forge Latherton Scotland

Surname 			HAYTER
Given Name 			Cyril
Category Nominal Roll 		Vol. 1
Regimental Number 		7/63
Rank 				Lieutenant
Body or Draft 			Main Body
Unit or Regiment 		Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Marital Status 			S
Last NZ Address 		Rollesby Burkes Pass
Next of Kin Title 		Mrs
Next of Kin Surname 		HAYTER
Next of Kin Relationship 	Mother
Next of Kin Address 		Rollesby Burkes Pass South Canterbury

Surname 			HANNAN
Given Name 			William Patrick
Category 			First Reserves
Last NZ Address 		36 Barnard st Timaru
Occupation 			Fireman
Recruiting District 		Christchurch
Military Call up for William Patrick Hannan - Fireman of Timaru is in the NZ Gazette 1917 

Surname 			TURNER
Given Name 			Wilfred Maurice
Category Nominal Roll 		Vol. 2
Regimental Number 		25044
Rank 				Gunner
Next of Kin Title 		W
Next of Kin Surname 		TURNER
Next of Kin Relationship 	Father
Next of Kin Address 		Smithfield Timaru
Roll 				Roll 37
Page 				Page 27
Occupation 			Shepherd

 "There's nothing wrong with retreating, after all the Anzacs did."

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

South Canterbury Roll of Honour  published by the South Canterbury Caledonian Society, Timaru 1916; 24 pages. Issued 1st Jan 1916 covering the period 1914-1915. These little booklets were issued and sold to aid the sick and wounded soldiers fund.

Major R.R. Bowie. Lieutenant F.B.H. Guinness. Lieutenant C. Hayter. Lieutenant-Colonel C.E. Thomas. Major David Grant. Lieutenant C. Ferrier. Lieutenant F.D. Maurice. Lieutenant Claude G. Robinson. Sister Mary Gorman.

Sergeant-Major R. Sloan. Sergeant S.J. Bowker. Sergeant D.R. Carter. Sergeant B. Dabell. Sergeant H.A. Hamilton. Corporal C.W. Saunders. Lance-Corporal Geoff E. Fraser. Trumpeter N.M. Bell. Trooper R.H. Barton.

Trooper S.E. Bassett. Trooper B. Brook. Trooper J.R. Campbell. Trooper J.A. Cochrane. Trooper E.F. Daniel. Trooper W.J. Davis. Trooper W.H. Hay. Trooper H.W. Hopkins. Trooper W. Luxford.

Trooper G. Moore. Trooper D.M. McVey. Trooper H.R. Smith Trooper W. Tavendale. Trooper F.D. Templer. Quartermaster-Sergeant E.D. Wilson. Sergeant A.J. Bennington. Sergeant O.E. Davey. Sergeant E. Dewhurst.

Sergeant N.G.C. Dunsford. Sergeant D. McL. McDonald. Sergeant E.G. Miles. Sergeant J.G. Morrison. Sergeant J.H. Wallace. Corporal W. Brass. Corporal G.H. Olsen. Trooper J.M. Hagerty. Trooper E.A. Rickman.

Lance-Corporal E.D. Cogan. Lance-Corporal L. Mathias. Private C. Bell. Private A.E. Bonnin. Private H. Bottle. Private H.G. Budd. Private A.C. Burgess. Private T. Burnett. Private H.M. Campbell.

Private A.P. Clarke. Private F. Coker. Private B. Collins. Private C.E. Cornelius. Private N. Crawford. Private D. McK. Dickson. Private T. Driver. Private V. Duncan. Private J.A. Dick.

Private P.G. Fitzgerald. Private Thos. A. Fitzgerald. Private J.M. Gow. Private W.G. Harte. Private R.B. Herdman. Private J.W. Johnson. Private H.J. Lewis. Private T.S. Logan. Private D.C. Mills.

Private W.D. Millar. Private J.A. McAuley. Private P.D. McGregor. Private W.G. Patching. Private H.S. Paul. Private H.S. Pink. Private J. Pullinger. Private E.E. Purcell. Private H.J. Radcliff.

Trooper D.A. Rae. Private G. Rankin. Private J.E. Robinson. Private Stanley Robinson. Corporal J.A. Scott. Private J.L. Scoular. Private W. Semple. Private C.E. Stevenson. Private B.H. Talbot. Private A. Talke. Private J. Thomson. Private A. Wagstaff. Private T.R. Wagstaff. Private W.A. Wall. Private R.E. Watkins. Private A. Watson. Private W.W. Webb. Gunner E.J. Dennehy.

798 Private Wagstaff, Arthur, 13th Battalion, Australian Infantry, died 29th April 1915 Gallipoli
Parents Thomas and Beatrice Wagstaff, New Zealand

S/3275 Private Wagstaff, Thomas Reginald, 8th Battlion, Black Watch, Royal Highlanders, died 25th
September 1915 France, on Loos Memorial Parents Thomas and Beatrice Wagstaff, New Zealand

2nd Lieutenant Ferrier, Gilbert Colin Cunninghame, 7th Battalion attd 4th Battalion, Royal Fusilers, died
11th November 1914 (would have received the 'Mons') Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
Parents William & Eva Beatrice Ferrier, 71 Grey Road, Timaru.

2nd Lieutenant Robinson, Claude Gladstone, 7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, died 20th October
1915 Assevillers New British Cemetery, France Parents Gladstone & Eva Robinson, Oakwood, Glen-iti, Timaru.

They came from safety of their own free will
To lay their young men’s beauty, strong men’s powers
Under the hard roots of the foreign flowers
Having beheld the Narrows from the hill.
 
John Masefield, ‘On the Dead in Gallipoli’

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The Great War 1914-1918
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Roll of Honour

By Authority: W A G Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington 1924 (1000/12/23 - 18268) A book published by the Government. There are a few photos of the memorials being put up by the New Zealand Government in the various theatres of war are described here. The book was compiled soon after the war, and obviously they were still locating "missing soldiers." 
Section I. - Killed in action, or died from wounds inflicted, accident occurring, or disease contracted on active service. e.g. Regtl No: 6/452. Rank: 2/Lt. Farquhar, Allan, M.C. Unit: C.I.R. killed in action, France 24/8/1918
Section II. - Died after discharge from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service.
Section III. - Died from accident occurring, or disease contracted, while training with or attached to the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in New Zealand. Contains 16,697 names. 

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Timaru Cemetery

Name: ADAMS, ARCHIBALD GORDON
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Age: 59
Date of Death: 22/02/1947
Service No: 4216493
S/o Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Adams; nephew of Forester Adams, of Lake Tekapo. Also served in 1914-18 War.

Name: BAILLIE, GEORGE
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Age: 23
Date of Death: 05/07/1944
Service No: 4212805
S/o William Southworth Baillie and Agnes Russell Baillie, of Timaru.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Soldiers Area.7E.

Name: BELLAM, ROBERT CHAMBERS
Rank: Trooper   N.Z.T.S.
Regiment/Service: New Zealand Military Forces
Age: 48
Date of Death: 16/02/1942
Service No: 5/10/122
S/o Robert Chambers Bellam & Isabella Bellam, of Leeton, NSW, AUS.; husband of Ruth Annie Bellam, of Riccarton, CHCH.  Also served in 1914-18 War.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Soldiers Area.E14.

BLACKMORE, HENRY JOHN
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: New Zealand Medical Corps
Age: 39
Date of Death: 03/08/1918
Service No: 3/1824
S/o the late Joseph and Nancy Blackmore. Born at Timaru.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 332/S

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Evening Post Roll of Honour - Casualty List containing the names of Fairlie men wounded or KIA (a well as some other South Canterbury servicemen if their name was on the same list) with New Zealand Expeditionary Force operating in the Dardanelles

Evening Post, 6 May 1915, Page 7
REPORTED WOUNDED 5th MAY 1915 WELLINGTON INFANTRY BATTALION
10/202 Private W. Campbell (Mrs. Annie Campbell, 12, Victoria-street, Timaru, mother)
CANTERBURY INFANTRY BATTALION - Wounded
6/430 Private W. W. Clausen (William Clausen, York-street, Timaru)
6/8O9 Private J. A. Dick (Mrs. M. M. Dick, 1, Queen-street, Timaru)
6/451 Private R. Fairbrother (E. Fairbrother, Timaru, father)
6/463 Private H. J. Gibson (Mrs. Margaret A. Gibson, Church-street, Timaru)
6/46 Private D. J. Gynes (A. Gynes, Makikihi, father)
6/504 Lance-Corporal J. G. Menzies (John Menzies, Coronation-street, Waimate)
6/1219 Private Michael O'Reilly (Albury, South Canterbury, father)
6/537 Lance-Corporal H. C. Sarginson (Isaac Sarginson, Theodocia-street, Timaru)
6/545 Private R. H. Smith (John Smith, 179, North-street, Timaru)
12/547 Private W. G. Gordon (V. G. Day, S.M., Timaru)

Evening Post, 14 May 1915, Page 8
DANGEROUSLY ILL AUCKLAND BATTALION
Lieut, Herbert Horatio Spencer Westmacott (H. Westmacott, Nile-street, Timaru, father)
Officer Wounded.
CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Capt. Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson (Mrs. S. T. Gordon, Union Bank, Timaru)
Wounded CANTERBURY BATTALION
 6/810 Pte. William Grey (Mrs. H. Butt, Kingsdown, Timaru)
6/520 Pte. Cyril McPherson (John M'Pherson, North-street, Timaru)
Otago Batt. 8/1178 Pte. Robert Applegarth (Albert L. Applegarth, Timaru, father)

Evening Post 17 May 1915 Page 2
OTAGO BATTALION
8/1448 CpL Francis James Davey (Miss  Jane Davey, c/o George Davey, Main-road. Temuka, daughter)
CANTERBURY BATTALION
6/460 Pte. George Arthur Charles Gibbs {Jane Gibbs, 37, Matilda-street, Timaru)
6/483 Pte. William Hurford Huichins (Albert Hutchins, Waimataitai, Timaru)
6/541 Pte. Albevt Victor Shivas (James Shivas, Broughton-street, Timaru, father)
8/1501 Pte. Richard Nevile Hawkee (R. N. Hawkes, Wilson-street, Timaru, father)
FIELD ARTILLERY. 2/1522 Gnr. Victor Hessell (Johanna Hessell, 25, Grey-street, Timaru, mother)

Evening Post, 17 May 1915, Page 8
The 21st casualty list of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force operating in the Dardanelles
Wounded Wellington Battalion
10/178 Pte Edward Slow (Mrs. F. A. Slow, Fairlie, South Canterbury)

Evening Post, 1 June 1915, Page 8 Wounded
WELLINGTON BATTALION. 10/694 Pte. Frank Stanley Smaill (Mrs. M. C. Smaill, Timaru; mother)

Evening Post, 9 June 1915, Page 8
Roll of Honour CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Dick, Alexander Sinclair, 6/444, Pte. (Jane Dick, 144, North-street, Timaru, mother)
Greenfield, Joseph, 8/129, Pte. (H. Greenfield, Temuka, father)
OTAGO BATTALION.
Gabites, Ernest Mitchell, 8/381, Lieut. (Mrs. M. Gabites, Timaru, mother)
Wounded page 2 OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES.
Scott, Eric Arthur, Lieut. (Adam Arthur Scott, c/o Bruce Scott and Co., Timaru, father)

Evening Post, 14 June 1915, Page 10 Killed in action
OTAGO BATTALION. (Between 26th and 30th April).
Cornelius, Charles Lyall, 8/27, Pte. (Mrs. Charles Cornelius, Stafford street, Timaru, mother)

CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Crawford, Norman, 6/435. Pte. (Alexander Crawford, The Arcade, - Timaru)
Davey, Oral Edgar, 6/440, Sergt. (Caroline Davey, James-street, Timaru)
Harte, Walter, 6/470, Pte. (H. F. Harte, Springfield-road, Temuka, father)
Stevenson, Charles Edward, 6/554, Pte. (Elizabeth Stevenson, York-street, Timaru, sister)
Wall, William Arthur, 6/567, Pte. (Henry Wall, Edward-street, Timaru, father)
Otago Battalion (1st to 23rd May)
Muldrew, Nicholas James, 8/792, Pte. (Mrs., G. Campbell, Frances-street. Oamaru)

Evening Post, 15 June 1915,
WOUNDED. AUCKLAND BATTALION.
Gordon, William George, 12/547, Pte. (V. G. Day, S.M., Timaru)

Evening Post, 18 June 1915, Page 7 KILLED IN ACTION. WELLINGTON BATTALION
Muhliesen. Frederick, 10/641, Pte. (Fred. Muhliesen, Timaru)

Evening Post, 19 June 1915, Page 9
The 77th Casualty List containing the names of New Zealanders wounded in action in the Dardanelles
CANTERBURY BATTALION. - Wounded
Auld, William, 6/403, Pte. (W. Auld, North-street, Timaru )
Bennington, Alexander John, 6/413, Sergt. (James Bennington, Geraldine, father)
Caskey, Robert, 6/426, Pte. (Mrs. E. Caskey, Fairlie, mother)
17th June: McConnell, James, 6/513, Pte. (Mrs. Catherine McConnell, Fairlie, mother)

Evening Post, 24 June 1915, Page 3
THE 85th LIST ISSUED 20 MORE MEN WOUNDED. Canterbury Battalion.
Scott, David Copeland, 6/539, L.-Cpl. (Mrs. Jess Scott, Korari Grange, Winchester, South Canterbury, mother)

Evening Post, 26 June 1915, Page 3
The 88th casualty list of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Their names are as follow, those of next of kin being given within parentheses: —
Wounded - Wellington Battalion
Harper, Edgar, 10/1513, Pte. (Mrs. Maud C. Kerr, Fairlie, South Canterbury, mother)
Wounded - Canterbury Battalion
Johnson, John Freeman, 6/1326, Pte. (J. Freeman Johnson, Otaio, South Canterbury)

Evening Post, 28 June 1915, Page 8
THE 90th LIST ISSUED TEN MEN KILLED IN ACTION. The 90th casualty list of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force operating in the Dardanelles.
KILLED IN ACTION. Previously Reported Massing. CANTERBURY BATTALION. 24th April. Campbell, Herbert Malcolm, 6/425, Pte. (M. Campbell, Geraldine, father)
25th April: Collins, Bernard, 6/1264, Pte. (Andrew Collins, 61 North-street, Timaru, father)
WOUNDED. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Cunnard, Thomas H., 6/437, Pte. (John Cunnard, Temuka, father)
Buckley, Frederick F., 6/16, Pte. (Frederick, H. Buckley, "Pusey," Fairlie, South Canterbury), 12th June

Evening Post, 5 July 1915, Page 8 Wounded
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. 12th June. Batchelor, James, 7/695,Tpr. (W. Batchelor, Sefton, North Canterbury) 16th June
Moore, William John, 7/94, Tpr. (John Moore, Maud-street, Temuka, father) 17th June.
Wilson, John Valentine, 7/909, Tpr. (Valentine Wilson, Gibson-street, Timaru, father) 18th June
Bassett, Samuel Eric, 7/9, Tpr. (W. J. Bassett, Rosewill School, Timaru)
CANTERBURY BATTALION. 8th June. Graham, Percy John, 6/1300, Pte. (T. Graham, York - street, Timaru, brother)

Evening Post, 12 July 1915, Page 8
DIED OF DYSENTERY. CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. (Heliopolis, 10th July, 1915.) Bowie, Robert Rose, Major (Mrs. Elizabeth Bowie, Waihi-road,, Timaru, wife)
DANGEROUSLY ILL. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Clarke, Charles Peter Patrick, 6/1810, Pte. (Daniel J. Clarke, G.P.0., Timaru, brother)

Evening Post, 14 July 1915, Page 1 Dangerously ill.
FIELD ENGINEERS. Mathias, Lewis. 4/786, L.-Cpl. (L. Mathias, Timaru, father)

Evening Post, 7 September 1915, Page 2
28th August CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. KILLED IN ACTION
Hayter, Cyril, Lieut. (Mrs. Hayter, Rollesby, Burkes Pass, Timaru)

Evening Post, 2 August 1915, Page 10
Trentham. Sergt. Alexander George Buchanan, the first of the witnesses chosen at random, said he much preferred tents to the huts, as they were more sociable and warmer. He contracted measles, and after five days in the marquee obtained leave and went to his home in Timaru.

Evening Post, 3 August 1915, Page 7
KILLED IN ACTION. OTAGO BATTALION. (13th July.)
Morrison, James Gilbert, S/759, Sergt. (Mrs. Sarah Morrison, Clyde-street, Timaru, mother)
N.Z. FIELD ENGINEERS. (21st July.) Died of enteric.
Mathias, Lewis, 4/786, L.Cpl. (L. Mathias, Timaru, father)
Hospital report: DANGEROUSLY ILL. Mudros. Enteric. 30th July. Canterbury Battalion.
Clear, George, 6/1813, L.-Cpl. (Mrs. Ellen Clear. Mitchell-street, Waimate, mother)

Evening Post, 5 August 1915, Page 7
WOUNDED. OTAGO BATTALION. 15th July. Regan, John, 8/1824, Pte. (William Regan, Orari Bridge, Geraldine, father)

Evening Post, 6 August 1915, Page 8 Died of Enteric.
Otago Battalion
1st August. Rankine, George, 8/1123, Pte. (Mrs. J. Rankine, Timaru, mother)

Evening Post, 13 August 1915, Page 2
KILLED IN ACTION
Lieut. C.M. Cazalet was born in Moscow, in 1887. At one time he was a member of the Charterhouse Cadets. In New Zealand he was farming at Timaru.
Lieut. N. R. Wilson was born in Waimate, and practised as an accountant at Timaru.

Evening Post, 13 August 1915, Page 2
OTAGO BATTALION. ?wounded
Wingham, Arthur Robert, 8/855, Pte. James Wingham, locomotive department, Railways, Timaru, father) ; 31st July
 Hannah, Hugh, 8/1492, Pte. (Mr. Robert Hannah, Hakataramea, brother) ; 25th July

CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES 28th August. Missing
Calvert Robert Stanley Lawson, 7/24, L./Cpl. (Robert Calvert, Otipua road, Timaru)
Keefe, Edgar Joseph, 7/857, Tpr. (Geo. Keefe, Fairlie, brother)
M Leod, James Neil, 7/985, Tpr (Mrs T....W- Radford, Temuka, sister)
Middlemiss, Daniel, 7/875, Tpr. (Mrs. James Kirby, Temuka, sister)

Otago Mounted rifles 27th August. Wounded.
Newson, James, 9/961, Tpr. (Thomas A. Scott, saddler, Cave, Timaru)

Evening Post, 18 August 1915, Page 8 CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. Wounded
Caswell, Henry, 7/29, Tpr. (M. Caswell, Albury, father) ; forearm, 27th July

Evening Post, 18 August 1915, Page 2 Wounded Admitted 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 13th August.
AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES Gosney, James Edward, 6/1857, Pte. (John Gosney, Cliff-street, Timaru, father) ; gunshot wounds, left thigh and hand
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. 28th July.
Harper, John. 9/287, L.-CpL (Charles Harper, Glenavy, Timaru, cousin)
Rhodes, Arthur Ernest Timaru, 7/109, Q.M.S. (Timaru Robert Rhodes, Tycho Delivery, Timaru) ; bayonet wound, side.
Black, Arthur, 7/14, Tpr. (Frank Black, Fairview, Timaru) ; left leg, 27th July. admitted to Hospital Ship Delta 7th to 8th August. 
Munro, Robert Donald, 7/95, Tpr. (Mrs. Jane Munro, Waimataitai, Timaru, mother) ; forearm
Nopera, Raha, 16/192, Pte. (Mohi Nopera, Temuka) ; elbow. MAORI CONTINGENT
Rolleston, John Christopher, 7/391, L.- Cpl. (Mrs. Elizabeth M. Rolleston, c/o F. J. Rolleston, solicitor, Timaru, mother) ; wounded left arm, admitted to Hospital Ship Delta 7th to 8th August.
Sullivan, Humphrey Barjeim, 7/130 Tpr. (Mrs. George Sullivan, Waimate, mother) ; arm and thigh
Frost, Robert James, 7/45, Tpr. (Mrs. M . Frost, Studholme Junction) shoulder
Auckland Mounted Rifles:
Gosney, James Edward, 6/1857, Pte. (John Gosney, Cliff-street, Timaru, father) ; gunshot wounded, left thigh and hand

Evening Post, 19 August 1915, Page 8
CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Page, Harold. 6/524, Pte. (G. W. Sinclair, Albury, Timaru); gunshot wound, knee
AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.
Fryers, Albert, 13/800, Tpr. (James Fryers, Temuka, Timaru, father) ; gunshot wound, head, breast, and arms, severe

Evening Post, 21 August 1915, Page 6
DIED OF ENTERIC. OTAGO BATTALION. 23rd August.
Ellens, James, 8/1461, Pte. (James Henry Ellens, 15, Charles-street, Timaru, father)

Evening Post, 24 August 1915, Page 2
KILLED IN ACTION. N.Z. FIELD ARTILLERY.
Denny, Edward, 2/817a, Gnr. (Frederick M. Denny. North-street, Timaru, father) ; 6th August.

Evening Post, 25 August 1915, Page 2 Canterbury Battalion
Gibson, Ernest Stanley, 6/462, Sergt. (Mrs. Gibson, Church-street, Timaru); leg Jefferies
N.Z. GENERAL HOSPITAL, CAIRO. Canterbury Battalion. DANGEROUSLY ILL, Typhoid.
McGregor, Philip Donald, 6/1656, Pte. (John M'Gregor, Fairlie, South Canterbury, father)

Evening Post, 27 August 1915, Page 8
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES HEAVY LIST OF DEAD 133 KILLED IN ACTION. Striking proof of the nature of the operations in which New Zealand soldiers have recently been engaged on the Gallipoli Peninsula is contained in a casualty list issued this afternoon. It reports that 133 were killed in action, two died of typhoid, four died of wounds, one is reported dead from no specified cause, and four wounded, making a total casualty list of 144.
KILLED IN ACTION. 7th August.
WELLINGTON BATTALION.
Martin, Michael David, 10/1567, Pte. (Mrs. Mary Martin, Cave, Timaru, mother)
CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Robinson, James Edward, 6/1971, Pte. (Joseph Robinson, Claremont, Timaru, father)
Spence, William, 6/1984, Pte. (Mrs. G. Taylor, P. 0., Timaru, mother)
Wallace, Joseph Henry, 6/568, Sergt. (James Wallace, commission agent, Timaru)
Fitzgerald, Patrick Gregory, 6/1842, Pte. Wm. Fitzgerald, 3, Wellington street, Timaru)

28th August 1915 CANTERBURY BATTALION Died of Wounds
Spring, Michael Anthony, 6/1986, Pte. (John Spring, Seadown, father) 19th August.
McGregor, Philip Donald, 6/1656, Pte. (John McGregor, Fairlie, South Canterbury, father); gunshot wound neck, malignant endocarditis — complicating typhoid - 29th August.

30th August CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. Died of Sickness
McVey, Daniel Morrison, 7/86, Tpr. (John McVey, Albury, Timaru); typhoid, 28th August.

Evening Post, 31 August 1915, Page 2
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES.
McGuinness, Nicholas William, 7/462, Tpr. (Eliza Mangos, Craig-avenue, Timaru) ; head, 14th August
Wright, Harold Edwin, 7/416, Tpr. (Augustus William Wright, Beverley-road, Timaru) ; slightly wounded, head, doing duty, 11th August

Evening Post, 4 September 1915, Page 6
ANOTHER 62 NAMES
A further casualty list of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force was issued at noon to-day, reporting one officer died of wounds, and two officers and fifty nine men wounded. The list is as under, the names of next-of-kin being given within parentheses :—
DIED OF WOUNDS. CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. 25th August. Guinness, Francis Benj. Hart, ' 7/921, Lieut. (E. R. Guinness, c/o Guinness and Le Cren, Timaru, father)
WOUNDED. CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Hawkey, Thomas, 6/1094, Pte. (Thomas Hawkey, King-street, Timaru) 
Jones, Richard Lloyd, 6/2176, Pte. (Mrs. R. Jones, Victoria-street, Timaru, mother)

Wounded WELLINGTON BATTALION. 8th August
O'Connor, Timothy, 10/208, Pte. (B. O'Connor, Fairlie, Timaru)

Evening Post, 9 September 1915, Page 8
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES HEAVY LIST OF MISSING BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. WELLINGTON'S SEVERE LOSSES. A further casualty list of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force was issued tills afternoon, reporting 163 men missing, believed to have been killed, and 1 missing. The whole of the men belong to the Wellington Infantry Battalion. The list is as under, the names of next of kin being given within parentheses -.
— MISSING— BELIEVED TO BE KILLED. WELLINGTON BATTALION.
Bell, Cameron, 10/2070, Pte. (Francis , Henry Bell, Fairlie, brother)
Driver, Thomas, 10/580, Pte. (George Driver, Fairlie, Timaru)
Reardon, Herbert, 10/1959, Pte. (William Reardon, Kurow)

Evening Post, 10 September 1915, Page 2 Wounded.
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. About 26th August.
Crannitch, Patrick James, 7/36, Tpr. ; (Matthew Crannitch, Temuka, father) ; shoulder and left arm
Hall, Alexander, 7/912, Tpr. (Peter Hall, Fairlie, Timaru, brother) ; shoulder, back, and hand
Dines, John Henry, 7/39, Sergt. (George William Dines, Fairlie, Timaru); chest

Evening Post, 13 September 1915, Page 2
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. Disembarked Malta, 28th August.
West, Charles Edward, 7/767, L.-Cpl. (Mrs. Mary West, Public Library, Fairlie, wife); slightly.
DANGEROUSLY ILL. , N.Z. General Hospital, Cairo. Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
Davis, William John, 7/38, Tpr. (W. Davis, Geraldine) ; enteric
Saunders, Charles William, 7/78 a, Cpl. (E. Saunders, Fairlie, brother) ; fever, not yet determined.

Evening Post, 15 September 1915, Page 2
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES.
21st August. Killed in Action
Bowker, Stanley Joseph, 7/18, Sergt. (C. Bowker, Timaru)
22nd August. Killed in Action
Daniel, Edwin Frank, 7/37 Tpr. (Edwin Herbert Daniel, Kingsdown, Timaru)
Hamilton, Hubert Arthur, 7/1592, Sergt. (Rev. Canon Staples Hamilton, The Vicarage, Geraldine, Timaru)
Smith, Henry Richard, 7/123, Tpr. (Richard Smith, 25, Avenue-street, Timaru, father) N.Z.
MISSING. CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. 21st August.
Snushall. Henry Ernest, 7/125, Tpr. (William Snushall, Fairlie)
WOUNDED, previously reported missing. CANTERBURY BATTALION.
Sides, George William, 6/552, Pte. (Mrs. H. Sides, Te Weka-street, Timaru) ; legs

Evening Post, 20 September 1915, Page 2
WELLINGTON BATTALION. Wounded
Slow, Edward, 19/178, Pte, (Mrs. F. A. Slow, Fairlie, South Canterbury) ; leg; second occasion.
Previously Reported Missing. Further reported wounded.
Bell, Cameron, 10/2070, Pte. (Francis Henry Bell, Fairlie, brother)

Evening Post, 21 September 1915, Page 2
KILLED IN ACTION. CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. 27th August.
Carter, David Roger, 7/827, L.-Cpl. (David Taylor Carter, Pleasant Point, Timaru, father)
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. Missing, 28th August.
Ballantyne, Ringin, 7/693, Tpr. (Mrs. Ninian Ballantyne, Mossdale, Hunter, Makikihi)
Black, James, 7/15, Tpr. (James Bodger Black, Otipua, Timaru)
Britten, Edward Guise, 7/495, Tpr. (Francis Henry Brittan, Avonside, Christchurch)
Brittan, Henry Bertram, 7/942, L.-Cpl. (F. H. Brittan, Avonside, Christchurch, father)
Calvert Robert Stanley Lawson, 7/24, L/Cpl (Robert Calvert, Otipua road, Timaru)
Keefe, Edgar Joseph, 7/857, Tpr. (Geo. Keefe. Fairlie, brother)
McLeod, James Neil, 7/985, Tpr (Mrs W. Radford, Temuka, sister)
Middlemiss, Daniel, 7/875, Tpr. (Mrs. James Kirby, Temuka, sister)
Patrick, James Holmes Henry, 7/99, Tpr. (George Henry Patrick, Campbell-street, Geraldine)

Evening Post, 21 September 1915, Page 2 Further casualty list issued last night gives the names of 13 men killed in action, 2 died of wounds, 6 died on board ship or of sickness, 51 -wounded, and 37 missing.
ROLL OF HONOUR CASUALTIES NAMES! further casualty list issued last night gives the names of men killed in action, died of wounds, died on board ship or of sickness, wounded, and missing.
CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. KILLED IN ACTION.
21st August. Bowker, Stanley Joseph, 7/18, Sergt. (C. Bowker, Timaru)
22nd August. Daniel, Edwin Frank, 7/37, Tpr. (Edwin Herbert Daniel, Kingsdown, Timaru)
Hubert Arthur, 7/1592, Sergt. (Rev. Canon Staples Hamilton, The Vicarage, Geraldine, Timaru)
Smith, Henry Richard, 7/123, Tpr. (Richard Smith, 25, Avenue-street, Timaru, father) N.Z.
27th August. Carter, David Roger, 7/827, L.-Cpl. (David Taylor Carter, Pleasant Point, Timaru, father)

CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES. Missing 28th August. Black, James, 7/15, Tpr. (James Bodger Black, Otipua, Timaru)
WOUNDED. OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES Newson, James, 9/961, Tpr. (Thomas A. Scott, saddler, Cave, Timaru)

Evening Post, 24 September 1915, Page 2
DIED OF ENTERIC. WELLINGTON BATTALION.
Campbell, William, 10/1202, Pte. (Mrs. Annie Campbell, 12, Victoria-street, .Timaru, mother) ; 13th Sept.

21st August Canterbury Mounted Rifles 21st August Wounded
Bruce, Robert Allen, 7/21, Tpr. (A. S. Bruce, Kakahu, Geraldine, father)
Gillingham, Allan Henry, 7/49, Cpl. (Francis Robert Gillingham, Fairlie)
Gynes, Thomas Ernest, 7/53, Tpr. (Albert Gynes Hook, Makikihi, South Canterbury)

21st August Wounded
Anderson, Frank William, 7/3, Tpr. (John James Anderson, St. Andrews, South Canterbury, father) ; forearm
Barker, Roland Studholme, 7/7, Sergt. (John Barker, Woodbury); arm
Black, Alexander James, 7/13, Sergt. (J. R. Black, Otipua, Canterbury); head

CANTERBURY BATTALION. Wounded
Austin, Albert Henry, 6/1454, Pte. (A. W. Austin, 70, North-street, Timaru, father) ; abdomen.
Cowan, Charles Henry 7/34, Tpr. (A. Cowan, Geraldine)

N.Z. FIELD ENGINEERS. . 28th August.
Hurdley, Henry Irvine, 4/753, Spr. (John Hurdley, P.O. Box 163, Timaru, father)

OTAGO BATTALION. 22nd August
Loper, Robert, 8/2443, Pte. (George Loper, Waimate)

Evening Post, 23 September 1915, Page 7
MISSING. WELLINGTON MOUNTED RIFLES. 27th August
Spurden, Leonard Joseph, 11/92(5, Tpr. (W. Spurden, Atlas Mills, Timaru, father)
CANTERBURY BATTALION. Wounded. Bond, William John, 6/1798, Pte. (Miss Edith Bond, Church-street West, Timaru, daughter) ; now doing duty.

Evening Post, 28 September 1915, Page 7
DIED OF WOUNDS. WELLINGTON MOUNTED RIFLES.
Fraser, Geoffrey Erie, 11/254, L.-CpL (C. S. Fraser, Timaru, brother); head, 20th September

Evening Post, 4 October 1915, Page 8
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES
OTAGO, MOUNTED RIFLES Admitted Hosptial, Anzac, 27th August.
Small, Francis James, 9/1137, Tpr. (Mrs. Catherine Small, Fairlie, mother) shoulder and cheek.

Evening Post, 9 October 1915, Page 3
DANGEROUSLY ILL. N.Z. General Hospital, Cairo, 17th Sept.
Canterbury Battalion. Sullivan, John Charles, 6/558, Pte. (J. Sullivan, 49, Lower High-street, Waimate) ; enteric

Evening Post, 19 October 1915, Page 3
RETURNING HOME : SICK AND WOUNDED THE WILLOCHRA'S LIST
Following is the complete list of names of the sick and wounded New Zealanders returning by the Willochra, which is due at Port Chalmers about the 30th inst. CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES:
No. 7/29, Caswell, H. (Fairlie)
No. 7/35, Crannitch, P. J. (Temuka)
No. 7/46, Furphy, W. (Studholme Junction)
No. 7/58 Harnett, J. (Fairlie)
No. 7/95. Munro, R. D. (Timaru)
No. 7/128, Squire, T. E. (Geraldine)
 
CANTERBURY BATTALION
No. 6/1292, Gason, A. E. (Temuka)
No. 6/462, Gibson, E. S. (Timaru)
No. 6/1891, Joyce, P. J. (Pleasant Point, Timaru)
No. 6/489, Laing, R. (Timaru)
No. 6/1358, M-Gilan, M. (Temuka)

FIELD ARTILLERY.
No. 2/1455, Munn. C. J. (Timaru)

Evening Post, 23 October 1915, Page 5
MEDICAL CORPS. (Dangerously ill, 2nd London General Hospital.) Scannell, William Gladstone, 3/330, Capt. (Mr Scannell, Washdyke, Timaru)

Evening Post, 26 October 1915, Page 3
Otago battalion - Missing 27th September
Roper, John Thomas, 8/1324, Ptfr. (Vincent Roper, Wellington-street, Timaru)

Evening Post, 9 October 1915, Page 5
TIMARU, 8th October. A disagreeable case in relation to the notification of casualties occurred here. The parents of Tpr. R. H. Barton, of the Otago Mounted Rifles, Main Body, have had no news whatever of their only son, and supposed him to be alive and well. This morning a carter brought to the house a parcel with a tag attached, "Deceased, R.F.B., 9/548." The parcel contained a few personal effects and letters which his mother and sister had. written to him. Lacking any preparation, the receipt of the parcel with such a tag gave the parents, especially the mother, a great shock.

The Mercury Monday 23 April 1917, page 4.
Second-Lieutenant Robert Arthur Ferguson, late of Timaru, New Zealand, who was serving with the Royal Fusiliers, has been killed in action

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1918, Page 2
WOUNDED, FEBRUARY 9th. Rejoined unit February 18th - King A. H. Private, Washdyke.
WOUNDED ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. Foden E. S. Private, Timaru.

Grey River Argus, 5 April 1918, Page 3
ROLL OF HONOUR - CANTERBURY MILITARY DIST.
WOUNDED. Bombr. L. C. Scott  (Cricklewood).
WOUNDED, ADMITTED HOSPITAL. Gunner J. Andrews (Temuka) and Private T. P. Rickus (Temuka)

Grey River Argus, 25 April 1918, Page 3
Previously reported wounded and missing, now declared by Court of Enquiry as killed in action: — Private R. G. Loomes (Fairlie)

Grey River Argus, 14 June 1918, Page 3
HOSPITAL REPORT. Canterbury Military District
Still Seriously ill : Private W. Bain, Fairlie., Private A. Bird, Geraldine
Pronounced out of danger: — Private W. A. Cadron, Waimate
Not reported as severe cases: — Private R. Nowera, Temuka

Grey River Argus, 22 June 1918, Page 2
Removed from seriously ill list: Private. W. Bain, Fairlie

Grey River Argus, 10 August 1918, Page 2
CANTERBURY MILITARY DISTRICT. Killed in Action
Lance-Corporal. F. N. Stewart, Pleasant Point
Private E. G. Brook, Timaru. Rifleman
Slightly Wounded, Remaining With Unit - Lance-Sergeant C. B. Baker (M.M.) Albury

Grey River Argus, 6 September 1918, Page 3
ROLL OF HONOUR
Causality List. Canterbury Military District
KILLED IN ACTION.
Private E. Temple, Sydenham
Private F. Beswiek, Chch.
Private E. T. Lane, Timaru
Private A. McBride, Timaru

WOUNDED.
Second-Lieut. S. M. Satterwaite, Timaru
Private R. W. Sutherland, Timaru
Private S. Burns, Timaru
Private L. Walters, Orari.
Private A. J. Kennedy, Temuka
Sergt. H. Page, D.C.M. Timaru
Private G. Ranoy, Temuka
Private A. Colville, Waimate
Private J. Robertson, Timaru

Grey River Argus, 10 June 1920, Page 2
The Order of the British Empire has been conferred on Archdeacon Jacob, of Timaru, in recognition of his war services.

 

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 2 May 1922, Page 1
by Lance-Coproral Cobber

How did you go to Gallipoli,
Soldier, Soldier?

The shot splashed round an' the shrapnel flew,
But we stuck it out, and we struggled though;
We dragged at the wire with bleeding hands,
We stumbled over it on to the sands;
Deaf an' blind in the murk an' roar,
We raced an' crawled up up the rocky shore
An' muttered an' ducked for breath, a jiff,
Behind ragged boulders an' juts of cliff-
Then, with a rush, an' openin' wide,
We clambered the hills like a risin' tide,
Like a tide that billowed higher and higher
An couldn't be turned with steel or with fire.

How did you go to Gallipoli,
Soldier, Soldier!

Up, still up, till we swaggered an' swung
Round the broken crags, or slipped an' clung
To the grass an' scrub, then on again
We plugged through the burstin', shattering rain
That poured an' roared from the peak o' the hill;
Higher an' higher an' higher still.
Then into their trenches we flung with a shout,
An' before we were in 'em the Turks were out;
We chased an' spitted 'em slick, as they shinned
From ridge to ridge like chaff in the wind,
An' only paused on those rugged towers
When the day had come- and the day was ours.

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There are at least seven Horace Moore-Jones paintings of 'Simpson and his donkey.' Shortly after World War I Horace produced two paintings from a photo he had seen, each painting was slightly different from each other. A photograph of Richard Henderson and his donkey, Ace. No. AG-577 J. G. Jackson Collection, Hocken Library, U. of Otago, Dunedin. 

        Landscapes People rarely "show their hand" if they are interested in buying. A small postcard sized 1915 watercolour of Anzac Cove by wartime artist Horace Moore-Jones sold recently for $NZ55,000 in Auckland in July 2006. "It is not all about investment. It is not all about money. It is about people buying their culture back as well."

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Gallipoli, The New Zealand Story, by Christopher Pugsley, 1984 Reed, Auckland. Extract:
The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, along with the Auckland and Canterbury Mounted Rifles, made up the NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade. The Otago Mounted Rifles served as an independent unit. Each regiment numbered 608 men and was made up of three squadrons of 169 men commanded by a major, while each squadron numbered four troops, equivalent to an infantry platoon, commanded by a lieutenant. Those serving in the Mounted Rifles were all volunteers, who had to be over 5 foot 4 inches and over 12 stone, and between the ages of 20-34. Volunteers were expected to bring their own horse and saddlery. These, if deemed suitable, were then bought by the government at market value. Once enlisted, the volunteers were sent in drafts to concentration depots. The NZMR Brigade served in Egypt and Palestine.  The NZ Mounted Rifles went to Gallipoli in early May 1915 and fought as infantry. In all, 2700 men of the NZ Mounted Rifles landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The attack on Hill 60 in August 1915 nearly destroyed the a Brigade, reducing them to a total of 365 men. Out of a total of 8556 New Zealanders who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, 2721 were killed and 4752 were wounded! Gallipoli.

Gallipoli
Upon the margin of a rugged shore,
There is a spot now barren, desolate,
A place of graves, sodden with human gore
That Time will hallow, Memory consecrate.
There lie the ashes of the mighty dead,
The youth who lit with flame obscurity,
Fought true for Freedom, won thro' rain of lead,
Undying fame, their immortality.
The stranger wand'ring when the war is over,
The ploughman thee driving his coulter deep,
The husbandmen who golden harvests reap-
From hill and ravine, from each plain and cover
Will hear a shout, see phantoms on the marge,
See men again making a deathless charge.

John William Streets.
The Times, Tuesday, Apr 11, 1916; pg. 9

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The Age April 25 2007 Thousands pay respects at Gallipoli. The Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Anzac site, North Beach.
A sober and respectful crowd of more than 8000 Australians, New Zealanders and Turks has gathered at Gallipoli to commemorate Anzac Day. Veterans Affairs spokesman Mark Sullivan said about 60 per cent of the crowd at the dawn service was Australian. About 20 per cent were from New Zealand, 10 per cent from Turkey and another 10 per cent from countries including Germany, Canada and the United States. The service began at 5.30am, just before dawn, in the natural amphitheatre surrounded by sea, mountains and sand dunes. As the service went on, the sun came up behind the Sphinx, the sheer rock formation the Anzacs tried to climb in 1915. The most powerful part of the service for most people was the two-minute silence, bracketed by the Last Post at the beginning and Reveille at the end. A ceremony at Lone Pine, the highest point on the Gallipoli peninsula, followed the dawn service. Many locals joined today's crowd, which featured a strong Turkish military presence in the VIP section and throughout the crowd. The numbers of Turks attending the service has grown in recent years, a trend some local historians say was sparked by the Australian pilgrimages. The current resurgence of nationalism in Turkey also renewed interest in Gallipoli.

During the service, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters painted a moving picture of the Anzac campaign and urged a commitment to peace. The Anzacs, who believed they were training for deployment in France, were pitched into an ill-conceived campaign against Turkey for which few of them were prepared, he said. "They were to learn that courage and natural ability could not compensate for failures in planning, leadership and logistics," he said in remarks broadcast live in Australia. "Under constant fire from the start, many troops were hit before even making it to shore. "The survivors found themselves pinned down on the cruelly exposed beach, which was soon strewn with wounded and dead." Mr Peters urged the thousands gathered in the morning dark to remember the hardships and deprivations the soldiers endured during the eight-month campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, from food shortages to snipers, disease and the constant barrage of artillery. "The human cost of the campaign was enormous, with over half a million casualties including 130,000 dead," he said.

Turkish military officers read a quotation in Turkish and English at today's service, taken from a speech made in 1934 by the first president of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Mr Ataturk had led and inspired the Turkish forces at Gallipoli. "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. "There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets where they lie side by side here in this country of ours.
You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears.
Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace.
Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well. "
The words are now mounted on a huge memorial overlooking Anzac Cove at Gallipoli and in Wellington and Canberra.

"The dawn parade has grown for reasons no-one can explain. Years ago there was only a cat and a dog in the Square."

Poem All Honour to New Zealand

"Pray you’ll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go."
Siegfried Sassoon 1918

South Canterbury NZGenWeb Project

Just a Common Soldier 

He was getting old and paunchy, and his hair was falling fast,
as he sat around the RSA telling stories of the past,
of a war that he had fought in, and the deeds that he had done.
In his exploits with his buddies, they were heroes, every one.

Tho' sometimes to his neighbours his tales became a joke,
all his soldier mates they listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
and the world's a little poorer - for a soldier died today.

He'll not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
for he lived a very ordinary, quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
and the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in State
while thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life story from the time that they were young,
but the passing of the soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
a man who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife
goes off to serve his country and offers up his life?

A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives;
while the ordinary soldier who offers up his all,
is paid off with a medal, and perhaps a pension, small.

It's so easy to forget them for it was long ago
that the "Old Bills" of our country went to battle, but we know
it was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger with your enemies at hand,
would you want a politician, with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
his home, his kin and country, and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
but his presence should remind us, we may need his like again,
for when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldiers' part
is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honour while he's here to hear the praise
then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say:
"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING -
FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY".

by A. Lawrence Vaincourt
 Published 1985
(the above text has been slightly altered. e.g.. mates for buddies. RSA for Legion)
 (Randy) Larry Vaincourt - WW II RCAF veteran from Canada. He wrote this poem in 1985 for his newspaper column and it was reprinted in his 1991 book RHYMES AND REFLECTIONS.