napier rolls of honour
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napier rolls of honour
Eriksen, Hans (Chris) Christian Trooper
Falvey, Thomas Joseph Gunner
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Farmer, Francis (Frank) Joseph Lance Corporal
Faulknor, John Dismore Private
Adams, Victor Harold Private
Ah Keong, Andrew Rifleman
Aitken, Gordon Lance Sergeant
Anderson, Ernest Rod Rifleman
Annand, David Burnett Lance Corporal MM
Arnott, William Pennell Lance Corporal
Balfour, Norman Buchanan Private
Bargrove, William Thomson Trooper
Barrett, John Henry Rifleman
Barry, Thomas Creagh Driver
Battison, Walter Sergeant
Bailey, Albert Lionel Second Lieutenant
Beach, Harold Lagor Private
Beattie, Percival Moore Second Lieutenant
Beckett, Middleton Rifleman
Bee, Arthur Walter Private
Bennett, Edwin Private
Benson, Isaac Robert Private
Bodley, Daniel Rifleman
Bogle, George Stafford Second Lieutenant
Bogle, Gilbert Vere Surgeon-Captain MiD
Bogle, Gordon Kennedy Sergeant
Bourgeois, Arthur Jules Hayden Private
Bowden, John Shannon Trooper
Bowen, Christopher Courtenay Trooper
Brodie, Gordon Sergeant
Brownlie, Anthony Eugene Sergeant
Bunting, Wilfrid Jack Private
Burgess, Charles William Lance Corporal
Burrell, John Gladstone Corporal
Burridge, Hubert (Hugh) Walter Rifleman
Burton, Leslie Andres Corporal MM
Butler, Daniel John Rifleman
Callaghan, Claude Private
Campbell, John Archibald Private
Campbell, Murdock Private
Campbell, Roderick Hector Private
Campbell, Thomas Welsh Private
Cato, Geoffrey Walter Gavin Maidens, also known as Reginald Maidens Cato Lieutenant
Cattanach, William Rifleman
Chalmers, Donald Roy Private
Codd, Albert Charles Private
Coker, Arthur Private
Collinge, Francis (Frank) Patrick Rifleman
Collins Morgan, Charles Edward Second Lieutenant MC
Cooper, John Vaughan Private
Couper, Cecil Donald Trooper
Cox, Sidney Herbert Private
Cranby, John Leonard Driver
Cropp, Carl Clement Private
Cross, Gilbert George Lance Corporal
Dawe, Thomas William Ernest Private
Dean, Leonard Widlake Lieutenant
Doran, James Joseph Rifleman
Downing, Albert Joseph Sergeant
Duncan, Alexander Grindell Corporal MiD
Dunlop, Matthew Allan Private
Du Vall, Verner Henry Corporal
East, Herbert Edward Lance Corporal
Ebbett, Albert Winter James Private
Elmes, John Edward Private
Ericksen, Eric Axel Carl Johannes Lance Corporal
Finlayson, John Lawrence Private
Finlayson, Robert Lewis Private Ford, Charles Private Forrest, Frank Albert Henry Gunner
Fraser, Kinnear George Private French, Patrick William Rifleman
Fricker, Bassell Saxe Private Funke, Harold Henry Corporal Goldfinch, William Richard Corporal Goodall, Ernest Private Goodall, James Clarence Private Gray, Albert John Private Griffin, James Francis Lance Sergeant Gumbley, Charles Roland Private Hallett, James Thomas Private Hanlen, Arthur Rifleman
Hanna, William John Rifleman
Hansen, Frederick George Gunner Harris, Alexander Private
Harrison, Claude Napier Gunner Harvey, Thomas Simmonds Private
Herrick, Arthur Desmond Captain MC, MiD* Hesebeck, Frederick Edward Gunner
Hirst, Thomas Roy Private Hodge, Alfred Reynolds Private
Holland, Percy Robert Sergeant
Holmes, Edgar Thomas Private Hookings, Leslie Garnett Rifleman Horsefield, Charles Budd Rifleman
Howard, Frederick Second Lieutenant Howard, Harold Hedley Corporal
Johnson, Ernest Private
Johnston, George Private Johnstone, Albert Edward Private
Jones, Daniel William Gunner
Jones, Terence Norman Campbell Sergeant
Kaye, Herbert Robert Private
Kilkenny, Michael Hagen Private
King, James Trooper
King, Peter Private
King, Robert Joseph Private
Kinzett, Albert Rifleman
Kohlies, William George Private
Lascelles, David Robert Breingan Sergeant
Merrick, Albert Sydney Joseph Second Lieutenant
Mihaere, Taiamai Lance Corporal
Milne, Robert Norman Private
Mitchell, Leslie Edison Private
Morrison, James Henry Rifleman
Muhleisen, Frederick (Fred) Private
Muir, Matthew Thomas Private
Mullany, Lewis (or Louis) Private
Murnane, Lawrence John Sergeant
Nelson, William (Pat) Thomas Second Lieutenant
Nesbitt, Robert John Trooper
Northey, Samuel Corporal
O'Donoghue, William James Driver
O'Sullivan, John Charles Rifleman
Oakley, Gordon Hunter Staff Sergeant
Pallesen, Thomas George Rifleman
Peterson, Frederick (Fred) Creighton Private
Plank, Eric Private
Lawlor, Thomas (Tom)
Henry Lorraine Rifleman
Laws, Hector Percy Charlton Private
Le Quesne, Josha Alexander Rifleman
Limbrick, Edward Loosemore Sergeant
Lomas, James Private
Lynam, Patrick Leo Rifleman
Maher, John Stewart Rifleman
Manson, Percy Robert Trooper Martin, Frederick Kent Private Martin, Howard Private McAllan, John Sergeant McCarthy, Hugh Corporal
McDonald, Alexander Sergeant Major McEwan, Roy Private
McKenzie, William John Trooper McLachlan, George Herbert Private McLernon, Leslie Somers Captain Meehan, James Private
Prebble, Frederick Leslie Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Priest, Andrew John Private
Prime, Stanley Novello Private
Proffitt, William Reynolds Lieutenant
Rawiri, August Wakaiti Private
Richardson, Thomas George Airey Sergeant
Robinson, Albert Arthur (Arthur) Rifleman
Robinson, Francis John Christopher Private
Robinson, William Edward Sapper
Roil, Alexander Limrick Rifleman
Ross, Frank Rifleman
Rout, Frederick Arthur Gunner
Rundle, Ernest Alfred Rifleman
Salamonson, Allan Joseph Private
Saxby, Conrad Gordon Lieutenant Colonel Companion of the DSO MiD
Scullin, Felix Private
Shearer, Percy Robert James Private
Sheehan, Daniel Thomas Driver
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Shellam, Arthur Rifleman
Shirley, Thomas Omega Private
Skelton, Roy Albert Edward Corporal
Slow, Frederick John Gunner
Smale, Henry Thomas Sergeant
Snaddon, Frank Private
Spriggs, Charles (Chas) Arnold Second Lieutenant DCM
Stevenson, Hugh Kenneth Sergeant
Stewart, Henry (Harry) Lieutenant
Sullivan, Michael Gunner
Swain, Harold George Selwyn Private
Symons, John Private
Symons, Nathaniel Rifleman
Taylor, Thomas Lumsden Private
Tennent, Kenard William Sergeant
Thompson, Charles Walter Private
Thompson, Eric Norton Trooper
Thompson, Henry Wyatt Private
Thorburn, Gerald Fitzell Driver
Thornton, Gilbert Jabez Gunner
Tracey, Andrew Private
Trubshoe, Arthur Able Seaman
Trubshoe, George Osborne Private
Tucker, Joseph Trooper
Tutu, Harold Kaiwai Private
Walden, Harry (Henry) Alfred Rifleman
Walker, Percy Private
Ward, Charles Keith Kilgour Private
Warden, John Richard Lance Corporal
Watmore, George Frank Private
Watts, William James Rifleman
White, Godfrey David Lance Sergeant
Whittle, William Gunner
Williams, Albert Henry Private
Williams, Reginald Robert Gunner
Wilson, Dillon Private
Williams, Cecil Corporal
ORIGINAL
NAPIER ROLL OF HONOUR SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
Adams, Charles Cornelius Private
Amner, Eric Parkes Private 4800
Amner, Harold Keith Sergeant Greek Medal for Outstanding Acts
Amner, William Haig Private
Anderson, Jasper Murray
Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Anderson, John Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
Anderson, Kenneth Peder Christian Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber)
Andrews, Walter David Stuart Gunner
Annan, William Donald Francis Sergeant (RAF)
Armstrong, Cecil Ernest Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Atkinson, Basil Mervyn Able Seaman
Atkinson, Roy Vincent Leading Seaman
Austen, Desmond Thomas Pilot Officer
Ayling, William Bernard Lance Bombardier
Bailey, Gordon Galbraith Second Lieutenant
Bain, Ronald MacKinnon Private
Baird, William Alan Flight Sergeant (Air Observer / Navigator)
Ballantyne, Peter Grant Corporal
Bark, John George Second Lieutenant
Bartholomew, George Bernard Sergeant BBM
Beach, Lawrence Maxwell Staff Sergeant
Bee, Morris (Mack) McIntyre Pilot Officer
Bell, Edgar James Driver
Beveridge, Robert Scott Captain
Billing, Kelvin Cholwill Pilot Officer
Bishop, Claude Louvain Private
Bishop, William J Private
Black, Peter Noble Flight Sergeant
Blaikie, Ian Armstrong Flying Officer DFM
Blair, Daniel Maybin Private
Bliss, Bernard Alfred Driver
Boland, Thomas Lindsay Sergeant
Botherway, Percy Private
Bourgeois, Arthur Edmund Quentin Pilot Officer
Bowler, John Timothy Trooper
Boyd, William Edward Private
Bradley, Keith William Private
Bradshaw, Robert Rānui Flying Officer
Brand, Thomas Eric Ordinary Seaman
Brathwaite, Peter Langley Gunner
Brathwaite, Robert George Ashley Sergeant (RAAF)
Breingan, Robert (Ian) Ian Leading Airman
Briggs, Norman Butler Driver
Brock, Ronald Charles Arthur Private
Brown, Alexander George Sergeant
Brown, Ivan Wainhouse Lance Corporal
Bryant, Newton Noel Private MiD
Burr, Alfred Stuart Private
Butler, Raymond Havelock Bombardier
Callow, Douglas William Sub-Lieutenant
Cameron, Cluny Private
Christensen, Arnold George Flight Lieutenant
Clayton, Sydney Ernest Flying Officer
Clouston, Falcon Nelson Flight Lieutenant
Coates, Dudley Dobson Sergeant (Navigator)
Collins, Alfred Keith Corporal
Colwill, Edward John Private
Cooper, Harry Barron Flight Lieutenant
Corner, Charles William Gunner
Cottrell, Spence Grainger Flight Sergeant
Covic, Robert Anthony Sergeant
Cowan, James Flight Lieutenant
Cowlrick, Andrew Jack Warrant Officer Class 2
Cox, Eric Clarence Flight Lieutenant DFC
Crabtree, Ronald Hugh Sergeant
Craig, Frederick Henry Flight Lieutenant MID
Cray, Geoffrey Haughton Pilot Officer MID
Cray, Trevor Haughton Sergeant
Cripps, Bertram Leigh Private
Cripps, Edwin Samuel Private
Cross, Jack Ernest Private
Cunningham, Thomas (Tom) Milton Private
Culshaw, Charles Private
Davidson, Francis Clement Sapper
Davidson, George Leslie Sergeant
Davidson, Lancelot Vernon Flying Officer
Davies, Reece Vaughan Gunner
Debenham, Kevin Frederick Pilot Officer
Denholm, James Lloyd Sergeant (Pilot)
Denholm, Thomas William Jackson Sergeant (Pilot)
Desmond, Kenneth Anthony Private
Devine, Ronald Robert Sergeant
Dinnie, Alastair Easson Flying Officer
Doole, David Giffin Pilot Officer
Downing, Thomas John Lance Corporal
Drummond, John James Pilot Officer
Dugleby, Leslie Wilfred Major MID
Duncan, Albert Private
Durie, Thomas Kerr Flight Sergeant
Eddy, James Signalman
Ellison, Bruce Woodward Flight Sergeant (Navigator)
Evans, Kenneth Eric Flight Lieutenant
Falk, Victor Arthur Bullecourt Sergeant
Farrington, E ?
Fauchelle, Francis Edward Anthony Bombardier
Ferguson, John Angus Flying Officer
Ferguson, Reginald Albert Bruce Gunner
Fittock, Lorenzo James Shann Flying Officer
Flynn, L H Rank Unknown
Foster, Frank Ronald Gunner
Fountain, Cedric Neil Pilot Officer
Franklin, Bruce Norman Private
Franklin, Cedric James Private
Franklin, Ford John Sergeant (Pilot)
Franklin, John Henry Lieutnenant MM
Franklin, Kenneth Gordon Flying Officer DFC
Fraser, Allan Hugh Lovatt Sergeant
Fraser, Donald Robert Sergeant MID
Frostick, Gordon MacDonald Flight Sergeant
Fulford, George Harold Sergeant
Fuller, Colin Henson Gunner
Fuller, Oscar Lewis Driver
Gair, Ronald William Flying Officer
Gannaway, Eric Francis Sergeant
Geoffic, Hedley Lewis Sergeant DCM
Gilberd, Douglas Ralph Sapper
Gillan, Leslie William Leading Aircraftman
Gilmore, Ian William Trooper
Gordon, William Keith Private
Grace, William Henry Tūwharetoa Corporal
Grainger, James Kennedy Pilot Officer (Navigator)
Grant, Bernard Francis Sapper
Grant, William Gordon Private
Gray, Kenneth (Ken) Neil Flying Officer (Pilot)
Growden, Trevor Leslie Gunner
Gunn, Roderick William
DFC, War Cross 1939-1945 Czechoslovakia)
Hall, Brian Eric Leading Aircraftman
Hall, Robert George Gunner
Hall, Wilfred Cleland Flying Officer
Hallett, Trevor James Private 422930
Hamilton, Donald Albert Stanley Flight Sergeant
Hamlin, Percy John Havelock Sergeant
Hannah, Bernard John Ewart Flying Officer
Harrison, Ian Allen Driver
Harwood, Alfred William Lance Corporal
Hawkes, Oriel Joseph Private
Heath, John Hawarth Flying Officer (Pilot)
Heays, Ian Richard Flight Sergeant
Hepi, Joseph Private
Herbert, Theodore Charles Junius Lance Corporal
Hill, Charles Thomas Driver
Hildreth, Frank Fordon Flying Officer
Hindrup, Frederick George Sergeant (Air Gunner)
Hobbs, Donald Bruce Gunner
Holder, Henry Horace Private
Holt, Phillip de Vere Second Lieutenant
Horsnell, Harold Richard-son Corporal
Howell, Alexander Clunie Sergeant
Howell, George Edward Private
Hull, Archibald John Leading Aircraftman
Hunt, Francis Seymour Flight Sergeant
Hutchins, Terence (Terry)
Arthur Thomas Petty Officer
Irving, Thomas Walter Sergeant (Observer)
Jeffery, Maurice Richard Pilot Officer
Johnson, Roderick Albert Flight Sergeant
Johnson, Robert Noel Private
Jones, Russell Roy Alwyn Sergeant
Jones, Thomas John Private
Karetu, Taake Private
Kauter, William Lynn Flying Officer (Pilot)
Keeble, Richard John Sergeant
Keeling, Percival William Private
Kendal, Christopher James Sergeant
Kilpatrick, Trevor Martin Private
Kimbell, William Clifford Gunner
Kronk, Charles Thomas Flight Sergeant
Lamb, David Cameron Lance Corporal
Lang, Herbert Private
Lawrie, Andrew Sergeant
Laws, Russell Sergeant
Lindup, John Broomfield Flight Sergeant
Lisette, Leslie Harry Warrant Officer (RAF)
Long, Thomas James Albert Flying Officer
Louisson, Charles Louis Gunner
Lowe, Gordon Thomas Pilot Officer
Mackay, Henry Alexander Lieutenant (A)
Mahanga, Lemuel Private
Mann, Sydney John Sergeant Medaille d’Honneur avec Glaives en Bronze
Marshall, Eric William Elliot Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber)
Martin, Angus Sergeant
Matheson, Donald George Melbourne Lieutenant Colonel
Mathieson, Ian Edgecombe Flight Sergeant Distinguished Service Cross (USA)
McAuley, Hector Alexander Lieutenant
McBain, Gordon Phillip Sergeant
McBain, Ian Donald Sergeant
McCarthy, Robert George Sergeant
McCormick, Maxwell William Flight Lieutenant MID
McCutcheon, John Frederick Private
McGlashan, Douglas Alexander Sergeant
McGraw, Francis Leading Aircraftman
McGregor, J Rank Unknown
McGregor, S Rank Unknown
McKay, Ronald Private
McKinley, Maurice Mervyn Walter Private
McLean, Vere Alexander Junior Engineer Officer (MN)
McLean, William Athel Private
McLeay, Kenneth Andrew Sergeant MM
McSherry, Edward James Flight Lieutenant (Navigator)
Metcalfe, Murray Flying Officer (Pilot)
Minett, Brian Charles Private
Mischewski, Leo Private
Montgomery, Jack Lyall Lance Corporal
Moody, Richard Ernest Sergeant
Moorcock, Ronald John Private
Morgan, Kennedy (Ken) Collins Sapper
Morley, Edward George Russell Pilot Officer
Morris, Arthur Dymock Major
Morrissey, Patricia Ann Private (WAAC)
Morton, Malcolm Henry Stoker
Murphy, James Eward Aircraftman 1st Class
Murphy, John Michael Staff Sergeant Military Medal
Murphy, Timothy Rowley Sergeant (Air Gunner)
Nash, Clement Walter Pilot Officer
Nelson, John William Thomas Leading Aircraftman
Nelson, Michael George Gunner
Nepata, Joseph Private
Nicholls, Frederick James Gunner
Nicol, Jack Napier Flight Sergeant
Nuttall, Raymond R Leading Aircraftman (Wireless Operator)
Nuttall, Stanley Anzac Warrant Officer
Oates, Arnold Rex Flying Officer
Olds, David Leonard Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Oliver, Jack Moss Warrant Officer
Oliver, John Edward Trooper
O'Neill, Allen Edward Lance Corporal
Parnell, Lawrence Alfred Private
Passmore, Ronald Ramsay Sergeant
Paterson, Gray Duncan Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Peake, Maurice George Corporal
Pearson, Stanley Edward Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Pedersen, Eric Edward Pilot Officer
Pene, James Private
Plowman, William Gregory Private
Pointon, Samuel Leonard Flight Sergeant (Pilot)
Powdrell, John Henry Private
Powdrell, Rowland Joseph Second Lieutenant
Powell, Edward Harry Leonard Private
Price, Peter March Pilot Officer
Pulford, Noelan William Henry Private
Purnell, Sydney Alfred Robert Warrant Officer 1st Class
Quigley, Neville Benton Pilot Officer
Quirke, William Michael Private
Rameka, Barko Private
Rangi, Tamati Private
Rayner, Colin William Private
Redward, Herbert Winston Gunner
Redwood, Charles Henry Gerard Flying Officer
Reeves, John Henry Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Reid, John Henry Francis Gunner
Rice, Vincent Edward Corporal
Rickit, Tene (Thomas) Sergeant
Robinson, Eric Arthur Sergeant
Robinson, Eric Edward Private
Robson, Clarence John Private
Roche, Francis Private
Rogers, Roy Dare Sapper
Romley, Gerald Gordon Private
Russell, David Lance Corporal George Cross
Russell, Leslie Private
Sainsbury, Popham Flying Officer
Sampson, Henry Woolls Sergeant
Sampson, Richard Webb Flight Lieutenant
Sandeman, George Graeme Second Lieutenant
Savage, Thomas George Aircraftman 1st Class
Schdroski, Anthony (Tony) Second Lieutenant
Schdroski, Francis Laurence Leading Aircraftman
Schultz, Robert Erland Sergeant
Schultz, William Henry Private
Scott, Fredrick Albert Signalman
Scott, Herbert Percival Private
Scragg, Reuben Acton Flight Sergeant
Scrimgeour, Francis Loudon Trooper
Scullin, John (Jack) Private
Secker, Alfred James Victor Sergeant
Shearer, James Maxwell Flight Lieutenant
Sheehan, Patrick Joseph Captain
Sherry, Stanley Kerr Leading Aircraftman
Shield, Ronald Spencer Pilot Officer
Sievers, Allan Gerald Wing Commander AFC, MiD
Skeen, Bruce Sergeant
Smith, Marcus Grant Gunner
Sparksman, Colin Francis Private
Spencer, John Alfred Private
Stanley, Douglas Earl Private
Steed, Revell Jackson Sergeant
Stowe, Ronald Eric Private
Strachan, Roy Clifford Private
Stratford, Gordon Russell Flight Sergeant
Stratford, Joseph Paul Private
Swift, Roy Warrant Officer
Sydow, Vivian John Private
Symon, Albert Private
Tanner, Sydney Eric Flying Officer
Taylor, Jack Dudley Private
Taylor, Mervyn James Flying Officer
Taylor, Royston Charles Clifford Flight Lieutenant (Navigator)
Te Kuru, George Arapata Second Lieutenant
Temperton, Evan Claude Pilot Officer
Thurston, William George Duncan Pilot Officer
Tichborne, Francis Thomas Private
Tōmoana, Tamatūranga
Te Rākai-a-Hāwea Flight Sergeant
Tucker, Allan Joseph Keith Corporal
Turner, Wilfred Edward Bolton Pilot Officer
Twigg, Conolly Henderson Private
Vickers, Norman Nicholson Warrant Officer Class 2
Wakely, Noel Nathaniel Flight Sergeant
Walker, Basil Alexander Sergeant
Ward, Bryan Warrant Officer
Ward, John Mathew Private
Wardle, John Charles Leading Seaman
Ware, Percival Raymond Private
Watkin, Donald Lloyd Charles Private
Watty, Ronald Gunner
Welch, Harold Rangi Sergeant
White, Rodney William Kinross Pilot Officer
White-Parsons, Peter Nelson Apprentice (MN)
Whittington, Eric Richmond Flight Sergeant
Whitton, Stephen Hayes Lieutenant
Whyte, Alexander Walker Private
Wilkie, Alexander Anthony Private
Williams, Allan Gilbert Arthur Private
Williams, Maurice Walton Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Williams, Wilfred Maurice Chalk Squadron Leader DFC MID
Williamson, Amos David (Moss) Private
Willis, Harry Richard Pilot Officer
Willis, Harold Frederick Pilot Officer
Wilson, Douglas Alexander Captain
Wilson, Rex Samuel Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Wilson, Ronald Alexander Howell Warrant Officer Class 1
Wood, Francis George Private
Wood, Russell Pilot Officer
Woods, Thomas Private
Wright, Cecil Nevill William Flight Lieutenant
Yates, Leslie Francis Assistant Cook
Young, Eric Walter Flying Officer
Young, Marian Francis Flight Sergeant
Young, Walter William Flight Sergeant
NAPIER ROLL OF HONOUR VIETNAM WAR 1965-1971
Frith, Donald (Don) Campbell Private
Grigg, Graham (Dick) Richard Staff Sergeant Military Merit Medal South Vietnam
napier rolls of honour
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Absolum, Norman William Leslie Private
Adamson, John Bernard Lance Sergeant MM**
Aldridge, Francis Edward Private
Allen, Edward John Sergeant
Allom, Samuel Septimus Private
Anderson, Albert Percy Private
Anderson, Bertram Henry Private
Anderson, Ralph Private
Anketell, Charles Edward Second Lieutenant MM
Ansell, William Henry Gunner
Arnold, Henry (Harry) Corporal
Arnst, John Corporal
Ashby, Thomas Wakefield Private
Aston, Francis Cyril Sapper
Atkins, William Vernon Sergeant
Ayers, Harold Hansen
Ayling, Arthur Bernard Second Lieutenant
Ayling, Frank Ernest Private
Ayling, Stanley Vincent Bombardier
Bain, Arthur Charles Warner Private
Bak, Christian Marinus Christensen Lance Corporal
Barron, Daniel Private
Bartlett, Stanley Albert Private
Baxter, Erasmus Lieutenant 23290
Bayliffe, Robert (Ted) Edward Trooper
Beattie, Phillip Edward Private
Beaumont, Bertie Benjamin Private
Beck, Matthias Lieutenant Corporal
Begbie, Cyril Private
Benzie, Sydney James Private
Berry, Charles Roland Private
Berwick, William James Private
Bird, Willam Patrick Corporal
Black, William Private
Blake, Arthur Sydney Private
Bliss, Alfred George Lovell Bombardier MM
Boggs, Francis Peter Private
Boggs, James Private
Boland, Edward James Private
Bond, Phillip Richard Private
Booker, John William Private
Bowe, James Private
Boyd, Leslie Hannibal Corporal
Bridle, Alfred William Private
Britten, Vivian Russell Lance Sergeant
Brodribb, Frederick James Lance Corporal
Brophy, John Michael Private
Brown, Alan Private
Brown, David Thompson Private
Brown, Herbert William Private
Brown, James Private
Brown, Sydney Vincent Andrew Corporal
Bryson, Charles Private
Bullock, Herbert John Gunner
Burdett, Charles Grant Lieutenant Sir Bart.
Burgess, Dorothy Aileen Nurse
Burke, Ernest Patrick Private
Burton, Albert John Lance Corporal
Busby, William Baldwin 2nd Lieutenant
Caldwell, Richard Rifleman
Caldwell, William (Gus) Augustus Private
Cameron, James Finlayson Trooper
Campbell, Roy Private
Cantlay, Cecil Francis Private
Carter, Richard Rothwell Sergeant
Cassin, Grey George Private
Catlow, Thomas S Private
Caughley, James Private
Caven, John Rifleman
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Chapman, Rowley Hay Gunner
Charles, Eric Clement Private
Cherrie, Robert William Clennard Private
Chisholm, Reginald Thomas S. Lance Corporal
Christian, James Sherman Private
Christieson, William Joseph Private
Clarkson, Gerald Richard Corporal
Clarry, Charles Walter Sergeant
Clegg, Louis Rifleman
Clements, Ernest Arthur Corporal
Coates, Eric Albert Second Lieutenant
Cobb, John Wesley (Jack) Lieutenant
Cockburn, Andrew Rifleman
Coleman, Herbert Napier Second Lieutenant
Colhoun, Albert Private
Connery, John Second Corporal
Connor, John Private
Cooke, Ella Kate Staff Nurse
Cooke, Thomas Robert Acting Bombardier
Corrigan, Richard Driver
Corry, Alfred Private
Couper, Claude Eric Trooper
Courtney, Eugene Leo Rifleman
Cosgrave, Edward Rifleman
Coster, Alfred Cyril Clifford Private
Coster, Frank Porteous Private
Craig, Andrew Charles Rifleman
Craig, George Private
Crawford, James Private
Crawford, John Cameron Lance Corporal
Crowe, Adam Corporal
Cullen, Leo Gerald Gunner
Davey, John Trooper
Davidson, Thomas Trooper
Davis, Rowland Dudley Private
Dent, Claude Sergeant MSM
Dickin, Henry George Private
Dobbie, Reginald Henry Victor Private
Dobson, Robert Ambrose Second Lieutenant
Doherty, Edward Lance Corporal
Dunbar, William David Private
Dunn, Alexander (Alex) John Corporal
Dyett, Arthur Frederick Private
Dyson, Richard Herbert Sergeant
Ellery, Cecil Thomas Private
Elliott, Vernon Douglas Private
Emmett, Alfred Thomas Rifleman
Evans, Francis (Dith) Meredith Second Lieutenant
Fabling, George Private
Fail, Clive Lawrence Private
Finlayson, Harold John Private
Frame, George Civilian
Freeman, Herbert George Private
Freeman, Norman Private
Fulford, Alfred George Private
Gaffaney, Peter Michael Sergeant MM
Gannaway, Albert Ernest Private
Gardiner, Bertram James Bombardier
Gebbie, Heber Albert Private
Gebbie, Norman William Thomas Private
Gibb, William James Private
Gibbons, Ernest Eady Private
Gibson, James Burton Private
Gilding, George Private
Gilliatt, Tom Lance Corporal
Girdlestone, Hubert Earle Sergeant
Goddard, Douglas Lance Corporal
Godwin, Neville Herbert Bombardier
Gold-Smith, Harold Desmond Gunner
Golds, John Alexander Private
Gollop, Charles Thomas Warrant Officer 2/C
Gordon, Daniel Private
Goulding, John Hannington Captain
Grace, George Henry Rifleman
Grant, Geoffrey Treacher Private
Gray, William Moody Sergeant
Greenaway, Finlay Private
Greenslade, Walter Private
Grinlinton, Irwin Goodwin Sergeant DCM
Groome, Godfrey Egerton Corporal
Hague, Alfred William Trooper
Hague, Herbert George Gunner
Hall, Arthur Henry Driver
Hall, Lionel William Baird Lance Corporal
Hall, Vincent John Baird Corporal
Handyside, Thomas Fosbery Second Lieutenant
Hansen, Viggo George Private
Harris, Arthur Hubert Private
Harrison, Albert Private
Harrison, Frederick George Private
Haugh, James David Private
Hawkins, Caleb Thomas Rifleman
Heale, George Sydney Rifleman
Heale, Walter Gisborne Private
Heather, Douglas William Private
Henderson, William Francis Private
Hendrick, James Henry Private
Henley, Frederick Louis Second Lieutenant
Herman, Roy Percival Second Lieutenant
Heron, James Henry Sergeant
Hertz, Alfred Joseph Rifleman
High, John Trooper
Hind, Harold Lance Corporal
Hitchings, William Ernest Private
Hoare, Donovan O'Bryen Cadet Officer
Hoare, John Richard Corporal
Hobbs, Oswald Private
Holz, Ernest John Julius Private
Hood, Andrew Thomas Private
Hood, James Gamble Private
Hopkins, Frank William Banner Lance Corporal
Howes, John Lance Corporal
Hugo, Laurence William Albert Lieutenant
Hunt, George William Corporal
Hutton, David Corporal
Hynes, Alphonso Leo Private
Hynes, William Francis Lance Corporal
Ireland, Albert (Bert) Edward Private
Ireland, Ernest James Corporal
Isdell, Helena Kathleen Staff Nurse
Israel, Leslie Lambert Cashmore Corporal
Jackson, Leonard Private
Jardine, Lewis Second Lieutenant
Jarvis, Harold Ernest Sergeant
Jensen, Christoffer Private
Johnson, Victor Rudolf Lance Corporal
Johnson, Walter Private
Johnston, Sydney James Rifleman
Johnstone, William Wallace Ellerslie Private
Jones, Louis Kennedy Private
Jordan, Sydney Carl Corporal
Judd, Reginald Augustine Gunner
Kean, Clement Private
Keating, Arthur James Lance Corporal
Kelly, Eric Lindsay Sergeant
Kelsall, Victor Albert Captain MiD
Kerambrun, John Corporal
Kerr, Andrew Vincent Lance Corporal
Kettle, Desmond Fosbury Second Lieutenant
Keys, Frederick Charles Rifleman
Kiely, Robert Dale Corporal
King, Arnold Private
Kivell, Cecil Matthews Sergeant
Larsen, Alexander Private
Laurvig, Edward Anderson Private
La Broome, William Thomas Rifleman
Lance, Edward James Trooper
Le Quesne, Robert Lieutenant (RNZN)
Lee, Clarence Eli Lieutenant MC
Lees, George Travis Private
Lewin, John Private
Lincoln, Reginald Abe Private
Lind, Lily Nurse
Little, John Robert Colin Private
Livick, Ivan Barton Lance Corporal
Lloyd, George Trooper
Low, Alexander James (Jim) Rifleman
Lowe, Richard (Alex) Alexander Rifleman
Lowther, William George Corporal
Lumley, Carrie Nurse
Luxford, Harold Gordon Driver
NAPIER ROLL OF HONOUR FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1921
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MacDonald, Angus Rifleman
MacDonald, Robert William Private
MacLean, John Clark Captain MC*
Madsen, Charles Oscar Cecil Private
Manley, Thomas Edward Driver
Mason, Fred Private
Markham, Frederick Private
Marshall, Frank Somervell Gunner
Marter, Clarence Private
Martin, Andrew William Private
Martin, Francis Aubrey Dunstan Private
Martin, John William Private
Masefield, Keith Howard Private
Masters, George Second Lieutenant MID
Mayo, Fredric Private
Mawhiney, Frederick William Private
McCarthy, Eugene Private
McCaw, Peter Rankin Private
McClymont, James Corporal
McDonald, Gordon Private
McGee, Frank Nelson Lance Corporal
McGill, Michael Private
McGrath, Charles Unsworth Private MM
McHugh, John Rifleman
McIntyre, Walter Lawrence Private
McKay, John Private
McKinnon, Ian Godfrey Bombardier MID
McLean, William Robert Private
McLellan, Douglas Donald Private
McMillin, John James George Corporal
McMurray, Wilfred Lancelot Private
McNabb, Cyril Haase Private
McNabb, Roy Alexander Private
McRae, John David Private
Menzies, Alexander Lawrence Lieutenant
Messenger, Henry Frederick Roy Second Lieutenant
Mettam, Albert Frank Second Lieutenant
Milgrew, James Maurice Private
Moffat, John Baird Corporal
Monson, Elwin Norman Seaman
Monson, Leonard Wilhelm Rifleman
Moody, Oliver James Private
Moorby, Thomas William Rifleman
Moore, George Vivian Thomas Sergeant
Moore, Thomas Ernest Llewelyn Gunner
Morgan, John Samuel Private
Morrison, Edward Duncan Rutherford Private
Moy, Robert Ernest Corporal
Moynihan, Denis Corporal
Mullins, Thomas Private
Mundy, Frank William Private
Murdoch, James Hunter George Second Lieutenant
Murphy, John Private
Myers, Ewart Gladstone Private
Myhill, Robert Private
Newman, John William Private
Newman, Reginald Mount Private
Nicholson, George Private
Nielsen, William Albert Private
O'Connor, Daniel Trooper
O'Donoghue, Daniel Private
O'Sullivan, Aeneas William Tolster Sergeant
Ogilvie, George Edward Private
Ormond, Alexander Second Lieutenant
Oliver, Ernest Bailey Trooper
Oxley, Hubert Kirtley Private
Pacey, Charles Robert Private
Paddison, Arthur Gunner
Park, Victor Herbert Lieutenant
Pauling, Edward James Private
Peacock, James Ernest Chief Motor Mechanic, NZ Navy Motor Boat Patrol
Pearse, William Second Corporal
Peddie, Alexander Dunbar Trooper
Peddie, Thomas (Tom) Adam Sapper
Persse, John Geoffrey Corporal
Phillips, William Edgar Private
Philson, Wilmett Napier Private
Pitt, Eryl Stephens Captain
Player, Ernest Nicholson Sergeant
Pollock, Alexander Private
Powell, George Aubyn Second Lieutenant
Powell, William Martin Rifleman
Price, Arthur Edward Second Lieutenant
Price, Thomas Private
Prosser, Harold Clarence Trooper
Pulford, William Francis Lance Corporal
Quick, Robert Garfield Trooper
Quill, Michael Cyril Rifleman
Radford, Raymond Cyril Rifleman
Ramsden, Francis James Private
Rangitauwira, Wiremu Private
Rees, Stanley Joseph Lloyd Private
Reeve, Edwin Lieutenant Corporal
Reid, John Laurie Second Lieutenant
Rice, Sydney Rifleman
Richdale, Jack Cyril Private
Robertson, William Gilbert Private
Robinson, Andrew Henry Private
Robinson, Joseph Thomas Private
Rose, William Victor Private
Ross, Alexander Private
Ross, Burns Hiugh Private
Ross, Thomas Oscar Lance Sergeant
Ruddick, Frederick Private
Ruddock, Edward Oliver Sapper
Ruddock, Walter David Captain
Russell, Walter (Dick) Russell Captain
Sabin, John Northey Private
Samson, Arthur Ronald Private
Sansbury, Ewart Teare Private
Sargisson, Eric Tudway Trooper
Saunders, Hubert Mayson Private
Schroder, Adolph Harold William Private
Schroder, William Frederick Rifleman
Scott, William Harold Anthony Private
Secombe, Frederick Trooper
Seymour, Felix Private
Shepperson, Henry (Harry) Wilson Driver
Sherwood, John Christopher Private
Shore, Norman Private
Simpson, Alan Lawson Private
Simpson, Bethel Joseph (Beck) Private
Simpson, Claude Elliott Private
Simpson, Neville Wynn Corporal
Sims, Samuel Private
Skews, Henry Leslie Rifleman
Smith, Errington Werge Trooper
Smith, Frank Private
Smith, George Dickson Rifleman
Smith, Walter Rifleman
Smith, William Hope Gunner
Spear, John Forrest Private
Spence, Robert Lieutenant
Steele, Norman Private
Stephens, Robert Corporal
St Hill, Collis George Herbert Lieutenant Colonel
Stone, Jack Fairburn Private
Strother, Herbert Montague Private
Stubbs, Charles Frederick Sapper
Stubbs, George Dilworth Private
Sullivan, Jack Rifleman
Sweetapple, Ernest Theodore Corporal
Tait, Gifford Trooper
Tansey, Lionel Matthew Second Lieutenant
Tarrant, Eric Norman Lance Corporal
Taylor, David Lennox Rifleman
Te Whare, Taiawhiao Private
Thayer, Henry (Harry) Robert Lance Corporal
Thompson, James Irvine Private
Thompson, Richard Stanley Private
Thompson, William Phillips Lieutenant
Thomson, John Elphingstone Private
Thow, David Cornelius Private
Todd-Strachan, Douglas David Private
Tohill, Albert Joseph Private
Toon, William Rifleman
Torr, Arthur Clarence Villiers Rifleman
Torr, Frederick J Private
Townsend, Frederick Charles Rifleman
Tozer, Samuel Francis Private
Treacher, Donald Roy Bugler MiD
Tucker, Eric Claude Rifleman
Tucker, Harry Edward Private
Tucker, Ralph Cecil Private
Tuke, Hugh Latimer Private
Twigger, Horace Rifleman
Tylee, Errol Tom Engineer Sub Lieutenant
Vaughan, Robert Patrick Second Lieutenant
Vickerman, Francis Arthur Sergeant
Victor, Charles Private
Wairau, Raniera Private
Walker, Alexander MacFarlane Private
Walker, Thomas William Private
Walsh, John Driver
Walsh, Thomas Patrick Second Lieutenant
Warman, Percy William Private
Watson, William James Private
Watt, Alexander (Alec) Lyle Captain MID
Watts, Cyril Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Waugh, Clifford Private
Webb, Thomas Charles Sergeant
Wells, Percy Warner Driver
White, William John Rifleman
Whyte, Walter Private
Wilkinson, John Farrar Corporal
Williams, Gerard Temple Trooper
Williams, Harold Sutton Major MID
Williams, James William Rifleman
Williams, Noel Braithwaite Private
Williams, Oliver Private
Williams, Selwyn Coldham Lieutenant
Willis, John Arthur Private
Willis, William Henry Rifleman
Willoughby, Alexander (Axel) Edward Rifleman
Wilson, John Alfred Private
Wolstenholme, Frederick C Rifleman
Woods, Charles Paul Pittman Private
Woodgate, Charles Edward Lance Corporal
Wrathall, William Henry Private
Wright, Cedric Walter Private
Wright, Kenneth Plummer Private
Yarrall, Henry Sefton Sergeant
York, Henry (Harry) Maldon Private
Younghusband, Allan Wadham Gunner
Young, Frank Gladstone Rameka Sapper
RECENTLY RESEARCHED
NAPIER ROLL OF HONOUR
SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
Absolum, Graham Private
Allen, James Henry (Harry) Leslie Flying Officer
Anderson, Lindsay Douglas Sergeant (Observer)
Attwood, Derek Allen Flying Officer
Baber, Thomas James Desmond Flight Lieutenant MiD, Czech Medal for Bravery
Barnes, Raymond Sperry Warrant Officer Class One
Barton, Bruce George Warrant Officer (RAF)
Beard, James Gordon Private
Beatson, Rex Vivian Pilot Officer
Bell, Walter S Gunner
Bishop, Leon Eric Gordon Flight Sergeant
Bishop, Omer Wilbur John Sergeant
Blewett, Richard Trevor Flight Lieutenant
Boaden, Frank Bruce Pilot Officer
Boden, Roger Bernard Private
Bond, Bruce Alexander Godley Pilot Officer
Booker, Kenneth Basil Warrant Officer Class Two MM
Boyd, Ronald Gordon Flight Sergeant
Brady, Adrian James Sapper
Brien, Harold Robert Private
Brownlie, Ralph James Leading Aircraftman
Bruns, John Ludwig Private
Burchard, Kenneth Flight Sergeant
Caskey, Robin William Flight Sergeant
Chapman, John William Flight Sergeant
Clarke, Anthony Ruthven Lieutenant
Clarke, Philip Chisholm Lance Corporal
Clifford, Daniel Joseph Pilot Officer
Colbert, Alan Charles Private
Collett, Henry William Amner Sergeant
Cotton, Edward Patrick Hugh Sergeant
Couper, Robert James Second Lieutenant
Crawley, Henry Herbert Sergeant
Cronin, Maxwell Joseph Sergeant (Pilot)
Culling-Mannix, Francis Thomas Flying Officer
Daniel, Noel Buchanan Flying Officer
Dawson, Alexander Neil Cadet (MN)
Donnelley, Norman Wilfred Flying Officer
Duncan, Donald Gordon Sergeant
Edwards, Norman John Flight Lieutenant
Fraser, Mason John Sergeant (Pilot)
Freeman, Raymond Herbert Warrant Officer
Galbraith, Patrick Ralph Flying Officer
Gallagher, David Joseph Warrant Officer
Gumbley, Bernard Alexander Flight Lieutenant DFM
Hallett, Ernest Walter Wiper (MN)
Hare, Phillip Edgar Sergeant
Harney, (Ken) Charles Kenneth Pilot Officer
Hayward, John Russell Lance Sergeant
Heron, Vivian Thomas Driver
Holman, Clarence Patrick Private
Hore, Lawson Bodel Corporal
Humpfreys, Noel Robert
Shakespeare Flying Officer MiD
Hurst, Leslie Sergeant (Pilot)
Jacobsen, Brian Norman Flying Officer
John, Ronald Edward Private
Johnston, Kent Aircraftman 1st Class
Jones, Bert Thomas Private
Kainamu, Lu Henry Flight Sergeant
Kemp, John Richard Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Lindsay, David Powell Lieutenant
Logan, James Allan Flying Officer
Long, Alexander Flying Officer
Lory, Lloyd Douglas Flight Sergeant
Love, Jack Private
Marks, Thomas Leslie Cook
Marshall, Keith Reynold Flight Sergeant
Marshall, Ronald Gordon Chief Petty Officer
Masters, Clive Hugh Flight Lieutenant DFC
Matheson, Archibald Allisdair Flying Officer DFM
Maxey, Patrick James Private
McCormack, Terrence Francis Flight Sergeant
McFarlane, Donald Forrester Second Lieutenant
McFarlane, Francis Maurice Leading Aircraftman
McFarlane, John Osbourne Flight Lieutenant
McFarlane, Laurence Herbert Flying Officer
McHugh, Martin Kean Sergeant (Pilot)
McIntosh, Alexander Cecil Sergeant
McKinnon, Philip (Bruce) Bruce Supply Assistant
McLachlan, Edgar James Roland Able Seaman
McLellan-Symonds, Leslie Alexander Flying Officer
McNaughton, George Edward Scott Flying Officer (Pilot)
McPhee, Hugh Lynn Sergeant
Meyer, Alfred Francis E'En Sergeant
Mitchell, Lawrence Edmund Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Murphy, Duncan Bryce Leading Aircraftman
Murphy, Terence Austin Sergeant (Air Bomber)
Murray, George Russell Private
Nation, John Ross Sergeant
Neill, Berry Arthur Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Gunner)
Neilson, Douglas Henry Corporal
Nelson, Max Kiri Pilot Officer
Newman, James Albert Warrant Officer
Nicol, William John Lieutenant
Nilsson, Gordon Lindsay Private
Nimon, William Arthur Sergeant
Norrie, John William Flying Officer
Northey, Douglas Sergeant (Pilot)
O'Donoghue, Thomas Francis Gunner
O'Sullivan, Francis William Sergeant
Olsen, Jack Andrew Flying Officer
Orgias, Eric Pilot Officer
Otton, Thomas Alfred Chief Engine Room Artificer
Page, Trevor Gerrick Flying Officer
Palmer, Victor James Private
Parton, Austen Bristowe Sergeant
Paterson, William John Sergeant
Paul, Frederick Basil Private
Paul, Lance Rua Cope Private
Peebles, James Lambert Private
Percival, Francis Wray Trooper
Perkis, Edmund Dudley Bombardier
Philpott, Colin Arthur Flight Sergeant
Rait, Lewis John Corporal
Russell, Cecil George Pilot Officer
Russell, Leslie Plimmer Flight Sergeant (Rear Gunner)
Scott, Blake Francis Sergeant
Sefton, Percy (Dod) Erroll Second Lieutenant
Seymour, Henry Frank Gunner
Sharpe, Alan Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Shaw, Basil Lieutenant
Shroff, Owen Mortimer Flying Officer
Sigley, Peter Knox Pilot Officer
Simmonds, Charles Ritchie Private
Smith, Edward Phillip Bane Private
Smith, Ian Hector Ross Flight Sergeant
Smith, Sheldon Benton Flight Sergeant
Soutar, Douglas Sapper
Stephenson, Robert David Private
Struthers, George
Alexander Monckton Flying Officer DFC
Sturm, William Christian Corporal
Swain, William H Sergeant
Thorburn, Ian Morrison Flight Sergeant
Tibbles, Donald Arthur Private
Tong, Philip Clifford Private
Truman, Lawrence Noel Private
Tudhope, Thomas
William MacFarlane Gunner
Vannan, James Signalman
Vautier, Thomas Helier Pilot Officer
Von Dadelszen, Michael Pilot Officer
Wacher, David Weston Pilot Officer
Wade, Horton Neilson Sergeant
Watson, Arthur Ernest Flight Sergeant
Watson, Hugh Arthur Thomas Flight Sergeant
Wehi, Matua Petuha Private
Wilkie, Ian Stewart Private
Wilson, Leslie George Hamilton Leading Aircraftman
Woods, Vernon Aubrey Private
Woodcock, Roy Desmond Joffre Sergeant
Zachan, Alexander Arthur William Driver
NAPIER WAR MEMORIAL You are warmly invited to attend the official opening of the Napier War Memorial at 9am, Sunday 6 August, 2023. OFFICIAL OPENING AND REDEDICATION BY HER WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF NAPIER CITY KIRSTEN WISE of the For more information please visit napier.govt.nz
stories of those who served
In 2018, researchers went looking for information about people on the Napier Rolls of Honour. These are a few of the stories they uncovered.
World War One
Lieutenant-Colonel Conrad Gordon Saxby
DSO MiD (Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Mentions in Despatches).
Commanding Officer New Zealand Māori Pioneer Battalion.
Died of influenza on 27 November 1918, Wandsworth, London. Buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England.
Lieutenant-Colonel Saxby was born in Napier in 1880. He was educated at Whanganui Collegiate College until 1898, when he joined the staff of Roberts & Co. of Napier. Saxby resigned to serve in South Africa with the 4th Contingent, holding the rank of Sergeant. When he returned he went sheep farming near Opotiki, until he left New Zealand for the second time with the 6th Mounted Reinforcements.
He served first in Gallipoli, then, after the evacuation, in France with the Pioneer Battalion. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 7 August 1917, as Commanding Officer with the renamed New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion.
Saxby was Mentioned in Despatch from General Sir Douglas Haig G.C.B. Commanderin-Chief of the British Armies in France, on 13 November 1916. In 1917 Saxby was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) “for good work and devotion to duty ...Saxby commanded A Company NZ Pioneers, and his coolness under fire set a splendid example and was an inspiration to the men working under fire. His company work was always laid off with sound judgement and well carried out”.
Saxby’s funeral service was conducted in Māori by a Māori priest. At its end a young Māori Lieutenant stepped forward and planted a carved spear at the head of his grave ‘in token of a great chieftain’.
Captain Arthur Desmond Herrick MC MiD (Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches)
Wellington Mounted Rifles
Died 14 November 1917
Captain Herrick was born in 1881. He was educated at Whanganui Collegiate School, before becoming a sheep farmer. Herrick enlisted when war broke out, leaving New Zealand with the Expeditionary Force as a Trooper in the 9th Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifles.
He won his first commission in Gallipoli, but was invalided to England. He returned to the East in March 1916, where he rejoined his regiment in Egypt and took part in fighting in Palestine. Early in 1917 Herrick was promoted to Captain.
When in command of a Lewis gun section at Gaza he was awarded the Military Cross “for conspicuous gallantry in action. He handled his machine gun detachment with great courage and ability throughout the operations, thereby affording most effective help to his regiment”. (London Gazette, 3 March 1917)
World War Two
Flight Sergeant Tamatūranga
Te Rākai-a-Hāwea Tōmoana
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 149 Squadron RAF Missing in action June 1943
Flight Sergeant Tōmoana, a son of Paraire and Kuini Tōmoana of Waipatu. He was known as Hāwea to his whānau.
Tōmoana attended Napier Boys High School. He was an accomplished sportsman and captained the Clive Rugby Team, later representing the Royal New Zealand Air Force in inter-service competitions.
He trained at the No.4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Canada, graduating alongside 25 other New Zealanders. He was presented his ‘wings’ by then New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser.
By early 1943, Tōmoana was serving with a bomber squadron in the Western Desert, at times providing air support to the 28th Māori Battalion alongside other Māori airmen. In 1943 he was attached to 149 Squadron, becoming a member of the crew in a Stirling Mk. III, which took off from RAF Lakenheath. As part of a group targeting Cologne, Germany, this aircraft subsequently went missing without trace. It is thought to have been shot down by a Luftwaffe night-fighter ‘ace’ Oblt. Werner Hopf, 25 miles west of the island of SchouwenDuiveland in the south-western Netherlands, before crashing into the North Sea. A rescue mission was sent from RAF Lakenheath. However they returned only to confirm Tōmoana and the rest of the crew were missing in action.
Private Patricia Ann Morrissey
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Medical Division
Died 21 October 1943
Staff Nurse Helena Kathleen Isdell
NZ Army Nursing Service
Died October 1915
Staff Nurse Isdell was born in Greymouth in 1888 and completed her nursing training at Napier Hospital.
After training she became matron at Kumara Hospital on the West Coast.
In June 1915, Isdell enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Service.
She left Wellington in July on the SS Maheno, travelling with 69 other New Zealand nurses, and arrived in Port Said, Egypt, in August.
On 19 October, the hospital unit boarded the SS Marquette in Alexandria, but four days later it was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine. Isdell’s body was found in a lifeboat, along with that of Margaret Rogers and four men, which washed up on the shore near the Greek town of Zagorá. Isdell was 26 at the time of her death.
Private Morrissey was born in 1916 in Napier and lived in Ahuriri. She was attested to the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Medical Division as a Private with the Voluntary Aid Attachment. In 1943 the NZEF Official News Service reported from Cairo that three New Zealand nurses and a Medical Corps corporal were buried at a military cemetery close to the hospital in the desert where they were based. They were killed in a tragic road accident, when the truck in which they were travelling collided with a three-ton lorry during the night.
The nurses had arrived in the Middle East early in 1942 and had been on the staff of their hospital for nearly 18 months. More than 300 men and women of the NZEF attended the combined military funeral. A Catholic Requiem Mass was held for Private Morrissey in the morning in one of the men’s messes at the hospital, and a Church of England (Anglican) service for the other three victims took place in the afternoon.
An impressive parade headed by ambulances, a long line of trucks and cars proceeded to El Ballah Military Cemetery, where a guard of honour was waiting. Draped with Union Jacks and crowned with wreaths, the caskets were carried by men of the unit. A Gordon Highland piper from the famous 51st Division playing the lament “Flowers of the Forest” led the guard of honour to the cemetery grounds.
The burial services were read and the guard fired three volleys over the graves. The guard fixed bayonets and a Gordon Highland bugler sounded “Last Post.”
Photos courtesy of Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.