Auckland Weekly News 10^th June 1915

London, June 2

For gallantry and devotion to duty in the operations at the Dardanelles, the King has conferred military decorations upon the following New Zealanders and Australians:-

HART, Major Herbert, 17^th, Ruahine, Regiment, headquarters, Wellington Infantry Battalion.

Second in command of the Wellington Infantry Battalion. Major HART was born in Carterton and was practicing as a solicitor in that town when the war began. He served with the Ninth NZ Contingent in South Africa for eight months and holds the Queen’s Medal with two clasps. He is 33 years of age, is married and has two children.

O’NEILL, Surgeon Major Eugene Joseph, N.Z.M.C., tent subdivision, Field Ambulance.

Medical Officer attached to the Otago Field Artillery Brigade. Major O’NEILL was born in Dunedin in 1975 and graduated at Otago University. He went to South Africa as surgeon-captain with the Sixth NZ Contingent and was mentioned in despatches for gallant conduct in attending to wounded under fire and was awarded the Queen’s medal with five clasps.

WAITE, Major Frederick, NZ Field Engineers

Left NZ as senior subaltern of the field troop of engineers attached to the main expeditionary force. He is 29 years of age and was born in Mornington, Dunedin. His connection with the field engineers has extended over 12 years. Major WAITE was formerly in the service of the Otago Daily Times Company but about nine months ago he commenced farming at Waiwera South Otago.

CRITCHLEY-SALMONSON, Captain Arthur Cunliffe Bernard, royal Munster Fusiliers, adjutant Canterbury Infantry Battalion.

25 years of age, was appointed adjutant of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment when the main NZ Expeditionary Force was raised. He is one of the English army officers appointed to the NZ Defence staff. When he came to NZ, Captain Critchley SALMONSON was posted to the Canterbury district as brigade-major and instructor in infantry training.

BRAND, Major C

BUTLER, Captain A

DENTON, Major J

HOANE, Major J

MANSBRIDGE, Major W

McNICOLL, Colonel

RANKINE, Major

WHITE, Colonel C

London, June 3

Lieutenant Bernard Cecil FREYBURG, of the Naval Reserve, a New Zealander, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his services at the Dardanelles.

Lt Freyburg is the youngest son of the late Mr James Freyburg who was for some years Government timber expert in New Zealand. He was born in Richmond, Surrey, 26 years ago and came to Wellington with his parents when he was a little over two years of age. After receiving his education at Wellington College he adopted dentistry as a profession and qualified at Dunedin. In March of last year he left for San Francisco, where he practiced his profession for a time. He then went to Mexico where he took part in the war there and had some very exciting experiences. When the European war broke out he went to London and enlisted in the Naval Brigade, in which arm of the service he has received rapid promotion. He was wounded at Antwerp and was sent back to London for treatment and on recovering was despatched to the Dardanelles, where he again received some wounds. Lieut Freyberg was a particularly fine swimmer in his youth and he held the local schools and Wellington College championships and was also a New Zealand champion until defeated by Malcolm Champion of Auckland. He was also a good footballer, having been a member of the College Old Boys’ team.

WALLINGFORD, Captain Jesse Alfred, N.Z.S.C., assistant adjutant, Auckland Infantry Battalion.

Supervised the work of training the Expeditionary Force in rifle practice at Penrose, Auckland and left for Europe with the main body of the force. He was brought to NZ by the Government in 1911 direct from the School of Hythe, England, to act as instructor to the territorial forces. Capt Wallingford was six times the rifle champion of the British Empire, twice revolver champion and five times was second in the revolver championship. He represented Britain in two international rifle matches and was invariably the highest individual scorer of all nations. In addition to these great successes he was twice the winner of the Prince of Wales’ £100 prize, one of the biggest shooting trophies in the world.

Belonged to the Otago Infantry Battalion and had been stationed in Central Otago. His next of kin is Mr A W Porteous, St Denis, Dunedin.

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McGEE, Captain

RICHARDSON, C, Captain

SIMPSON, Captain J W

DERHAM, Lt A

FORTESCUE, Lt C

LEGGESHORT, Lt R

SMITH, Sergeant Major D

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SAUNDERS, Corporal C W, Canterbury Mounted Regiment. Next of kin: Eustace Saunders, Fairlie.

SINGLETON, Corporal W, Field Ambulance. No next of kin is shown on the records.

STEDMAN, Corporal G, Canterbury Mounted Regiment. Next of kin – Mr Arthur Stedman, Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch.

IMOS, Corporal W. There is no IMOS shown on the lists and this is possibly a mistake for Corporal AMOS of the Wellington Infantry Battalion.

STOCKDILL, Private T, Canterbury Infantry Battalion. Next of kin – Mr George Stockdill, 25 Keppel St, New Brighton.

SWANN, Private J W, Otago Infantry Battalion. Next of kin – Mrs H M Swann, Gordon Road, Mosgiel (mother).

TIMPANY, Private G A, Auckland Infantry Battalion. Next of kin – Mrs Julia Timpany, 151 Vicarage Rd, Whatford, England.

Among the members of the New Zealand force who have been awarded the DCM is Pte G A Tempany (sic). He came to Auckland from London about 10 years ago under an engagement for three years as a tuner with Mr G Richardson, piano importer. Since the expiration of that engagement he was in business on his own account. Upon the outbreak of war he volunteered and was posted to the 16^th, Waikato, Company. He left his business in the care of Mr Richardson. Friends in Auckland state the Pte Tempany is a man of most generous disposition and the kind of soldier who would risk his life to save a comrade.

SALMON, Corporal C W, was attached to the Engineers Corps. He was reported on May 11 as having been wounded. He was an assistant engineer with the Public Works Dept, in charge of the railway construction work at Ngatapa on the Gisborne southwards railway for two years. He is a son of Mr T B Salmon, chief postmaster at Hawera. On the outbreak of the war he crossed over from Canada and joined the Field Engineers and was subsequently transferred to the NZEF.

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ANDERSON, Sgt A

AYLING, Sgt W

BIRRELL, Pte W J

BLACK, Cpl P

BURNETT, Pte L W

CONNELL, Sgt W A

CORBETT, Sgt M E

DEAN, Pte G

FARMER, Pte A

FRANCIS, Cpl W

FREAM, Cpl H W

GODREY, Pte F

HUMERSTON, Pte R

JACKSON, Sgt H

KENNEDY, Cpl F

KENYON, Cpl J

McKENZIE, Pte G F

MERRIN, Pte A C

MOORE, Cpl R

ROB, Pte George

ROBSON, Cpl E

STEEL, Sgt A

UPTON, Pte W

WEATHERILL, Pte G

WRIGHT, Pte A