Holy Cross has two rolls of honour, one for World War One and one for World War Two.
The World War One Roll of Honour was unveiled on Advent Sunday, 1919.
The World War One Roll of Honour was unveiled on Advent Sunday, 1919.
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From the men who died on active service, DW Donovan, FA Fothergill, RV Parker and EA Stoneham also appear on St Peter’s memorial board. The fate of the Holy Cross casualties can be traced through a variety of sources.
Private Daniel William Donovan was born in Dunedin on 24 February 1879 and attended Macandrew Road School and Forbury School. Serving in the Devonshire Regiment of the British army, Will was a casualty of the first Battle of du Aisne, killed in action on 21 September 1914. He is interred in the Braine Communal Cemetery. Will’s death was recorded in the St Kilda Borough Council minutes of 24 November 1914. His widowed mother, Harriet and three of his sisters, Emily Donovan, Agnes Pullar and Ellen McConnell were Holy Cross parishioners.
His name also appears on St Peter’s roll of honour, from whence Agnes, Ellen and their eldest sister Margaret Pearce were married between 1903 and 1909.
Photo courtesy of John Donovan
Second Lieutenant Stanley Ernest Donne of the Light Railways Operating Company was born in Queenstown, 2 October 1891 and attended Queenstown School and Otago Boys’ High School. He lived in Wellington when he enlisted in 1916. Stanley died of wounds on 22 October 1917 and was buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. His widowed mother, Martha Ann married Alfred Ernest Anderson on 26 January 1901 and lived at 14 Princes Street, Musselburgh. Martha was active in the Ladies Guild and Sanctuary Guild, sewing and embroidering a number of items for Holy Cross. The funeral services for Martha and Alfred were held at Holy Cross in 1927 and 1940, respectively.
Evening Post 10 Nov 1917 p7
2nd Lt. Stanley Ernest Donne (died of wounds) was born in Queenstown; Lake Wakatipu, and was 26 years of age. He joined the Railway Department as clerk in the District Engineer's office in Invercargill in 1908, and was transferred five years later to Wellington, where he enlisted in 1916. He was a keen athlete and took a prominent part in rowing and football, being a member of the lnvercargill Railway Rowing Club and the Pirates' Football Club. When transferred to Wellington he played in the senior fifteen of the Oriental Club, and was a member of the Wellington representative team in 1914-1915. At the military sports, held at Masterton and Tauherenikau, the late officer's company won the championships. Lt. Donne was attached to H. Company, 23rd Reinforcements but lately transferred.to the Light Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers. His mother, Mrs. A. E Anderson, resides at 14, Princes Street, Musselburgh, Dunedin.
Sergeant John Alfred Ferguson of the Otago Infantry Regiment was born 21 November 1893 and was killed in action on 2 May 1915 at Dead Man’s Ridge (Pope’s Hill) in an attack on Baby 700. He was buried at the Lone Pine Cemetery in Turkey. A joiner by trade, John had been a bugler in the Dunedin City Guards for four years. His parents were Ellen and James Ferguson of 6 Normanby St, Musselburgh. James Ferguson died 7 March 1926 and his funeral service was held at Holy Cross.
Lance Corporal Frederick Arthur Charles Fothergill of the Auckland Infantry Regiment was the second and youngest son of John Archdale and Mary Fothergill (nee Gore). He was born in Wanganui in 1885 and educated at Forbury School and Waitaki Boys’ High School. Prior to enlisting, Frederick had worked in the Fothergill family business. He was killed in action on 8 May 1915 and buried at Redoubt Cemetery, Helles.
Second Lieutenant John Charles Fothergill, DCM of the Otago Infantry Regiment was killed in action on 23 October 1918 and was buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension. The eldest and only surviving son of John Archdale and Mary Fothergill of 71 Queen’s Drive, Musselburgh, John was born on 1 March 1884 in Wellington and served in the South African War. He attended High Street School in Dunedin and left a widow, Alice in Sydney. Alice died in August 1921.
Rifleman Leonard John Harris of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born 30 July 1894 and attended Forbury and Musselburgh schools and King Edward Technical College. An engineer by trade, Leonard was working as a farmhand at Ngapuna when he enlisted in 1916. His next of kin was his father, John Harris of 58 Princes St, Musselburgh. Leonard was killed in action on 12 October 1917 and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. In 1917, his recently widowed mother, Alice Mary Harris lived at 7 Main South Rd, Hillside, Dunedin.
Rifleman William Ernest Holmes of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born 28 February 1896 and attended High Street School and Otago Boys’ High School. William went on to teach at Otago Boys’ High School and married Emma Marguerite Edgar in 1918. He died of wounds on 9 October 1918 and is buried at Beaulencourt British Cemetery.
Corporal Ernest Ellis Islip of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born 24 May 1894 and educated in North Otago. His address was 16 Helena Street, South Dunedin at the time of enlistment in May 1915 and his next of kin was his eldest brother Percy Edward Islip, the Hyde stationmaster. Previously a fireman for New Zealand Railways, Ernest was awarded the Military Medal for his efforts on 7 January 1917, south of Fleurbaix. He was killed in action on 19 May 1917 and was buried in La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery.
Private Robert Vining Parker of the Otago Infantry Regiment was killed in action on 21 December 1916 after serving for eleven months and was buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix. He was born 2 September 1878 in the United States of America and was the son of prominent parishioners, Robert George Vining Parker and Susannah Mary Parker.
Otago Daily Times, 4 Jan 1917 p5
KILLED IN ACTION.
Advice was received in Dunedin yesterday to the effect that Private Robert Vining Parker was killed in action on December 21. Private Parker, who left with the 14th Reinforcements, was well known, and was highly respected by all with, whom he came in contact. He was 38 years of age, and was the eldest son of Lieutenant R.G.V. Parker, for many years at the Central Battery and now stationed in Wellington. He spent his early days in Auckland, and after living in Wellington for a time he came to Dunedin, He was educated at the Forbury School, and when 16 years of age he entered the service of the Lands Department, in which he occupied the position of draughtsman when he enlisted. He took a keen interest in rowing, and was one of the most prominent members of the Dunedin Amateur Boating Club, of which he was president for two or three years. He was also a member of the committee of the Otago Rowing Association, for which body he did a lot of valuable work. He was also keenly interested in tennis, and was a valued member of the St. Kilda Club. Private Parker took an interest in Freemasonry, and was a Past Grand of Lodge Hiram. He left New Zealand as a sergeant, but on arrival in England he returned to the ranks, as other non-commissioned officers from New Zealand had to do.
Gunner Walter Owen Parker of the New Zealand Field Artillery was born 3 May 1894 to Alice and George Parker. He was educated at Forbury and Musselburgh schools. A carpenter by trade, he worked for Fletcher Brothers when he enlisted in February 1917. Walter died of wounds on 18 March 1918 and was buried in The Huts Cemetery.
Corporal Charles Frederick Sharpe was born in 1888 and served with the Second Brigade of the Australian Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 22 August 1917 and was buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium. His parents were Florence and the late Francis George Sharpe of 46 Royal Crescent, Musselburgh.
Corporal Eric Arthur Stoneham of the Otago Infantry Regiment was born 29 December 1896 and attended Kaikorai and Forbury schools and Otago Boys’ High School. Eric was the eldest son of Mary Ellen (nee Frederic) and Lieutenant Corporal Arthur Stoneham. A jeweller by trade, Eric was killed in action on 4 October 1917 at Passchendaele and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Church Envoy, vol iv no 11, 15 Nov 1917 p269
News has been received of the death of Sergeant Eric Stoneham, son of Colonel Stoneham, at the front. He was an old Sunday School boy, and in later years he always took a prominent part in Sales of Work and in anything else connected with the Church. He was one of the most popular boys in the Parish. We extend to the Colonel and to Mrs Stoneham and family our heartfelt sympathy.
St Kilda Borough Council sent a letter of sympathy to Lieutenant Colonel Stoneham of 64 High Street, Musselburgh on 26 October 1917 and a letter of farewell and thanks upon his removal from Dunedin on 22 March 1920. The annual Stoneham Prize was awarded to Holy Cross Sunday schoolchildren for many years in memory of Eric Stoneham.
Rifleman Stanley Robert Strong of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born at Manuherikia in 1896 and attended Otago Boys’ High School. A clerk, he died of wounds on 20 May 1918 and is buried in Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt. Stanley was the eldest son of Robert and Helen who lived at 42 Bay View Rd, Dunedin.
A link between S Thomson and Holy Cross has not been found. It could be a typographical error for Lance-Corporal Stanley Thompson, whose wife Susan Thyrza Thompson (nee Tinnock) lived at 11 Jackson Street. Stanley Thompson was born in 1884, the third of Robert and Annie Thompson’s seven children and attended High Street School. He worked for Dunedin City Corporation and is also remembered on its roll of honour which now hangs in Toitu, Otago Settlers' Museum.
The Kitbag (a magazine put out by the Troopship Maunganui), 29 July 1916
Lance-Corporal Stanley Thompson of D Company, passed away suddenly at seven o' clock on the morning of July 19th, having only been admitted to hospital on the previous day. The cause of death was malignant measles. The burial took place at sea on the same afternoon, a most impressive service being conducted by Chaplain Captain Wilson. Lance-Corporal Thompson was a thoroughly conscientious and popular soldier. He came into camp with the 14th Reinforcements, and, previous to enlisting, was for several years employed on the clerical staff of the Dunedin City Corporation. He was 31 years of age and a married man, his wife residing at St Kilda, Dunedin
Gunner Malcolm Stark Tyson of the New Zealand Field Artillery was born 10 May 1893 and attended Forbury and Musselburgh schools. A storeman for RB Dennison and Co of Stuart Street prior to enlisting, he died of appendicitis on 18 July 1916 and is buried in Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Two of his brothers, Christopher and Edgar survived World War One. Edgar Fowler Tyson served from November 1914 till the conclusion of the war and was gassed in February 1918. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in August 1918 but died on 7 August 1925 aged 31 years. The funeral services for Malcolm’s parents, John and Jessie Tyson were held at Holy Cross in 1928 and 1932, respectively while Christopher died in 1965.
Lance Corporal Albert Edward Wyatt of the Otago Infantry Regiment was born in 1888 and was killed in action on 9 October 1918. He was buried at Caudry British Cemetery. Son of Eleanor Louise Wyatt of Queen’s Drive, Musselburgh and the late Tom Wyatt, Albert was a butterbox maker who married Mary Ellen Dee in 1917. The young couple lived at 403 Andersons Bay Road. Mary Helen Wyatt went on to marry James Robertson in 1920.
Private Daniel William Donovan was born in Dunedin on 24 February 1879 and attended Macandrew Road School and Forbury School. Serving in the Devonshire Regiment of the British army, Will was a casualty of the first Battle of du Aisne, killed in action on 21 September 1914. He is interred in the Braine Communal Cemetery. Will’s death was recorded in the St Kilda Borough Council minutes of 24 November 1914. His widowed mother, Harriet and three of his sisters, Emily Donovan, Agnes Pullar and Ellen McConnell were Holy Cross parishioners.
His name also appears on St Peter’s roll of honour, from whence Agnes, Ellen and their eldest sister Margaret Pearce were married between 1903 and 1909.
Photo courtesy of John Donovan
Second Lieutenant Stanley Ernest Donne of the Light Railways Operating Company was born in Queenstown, 2 October 1891 and attended Queenstown School and Otago Boys’ High School. He lived in Wellington when he enlisted in 1916. Stanley died of wounds on 22 October 1917 and was buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. His widowed mother, Martha Ann married Alfred Ernest Anderson on 26 January 1901 and lived at 14 Princes Street, Musselburgh. Martha was active in the Ladies Guild and Sanctuary Guild, sewing and embroidering a number of items for Holy Cross. The funeral services for Martha and Alfred were held at Holy Cross in 1927 and 1940, respectively.
Evening Post 10 Nov 1917 p7
2nd Lt. Stanley Ernest Donne (died of wounds) was born in Queenstown; Lake Wakatipu, and was 26 years of age. He joined the Railway Department as clerk in the District Engineer's office in Invercargill in 1908, and was transferred five years later to Wellington, where he enlisted in 1916. He was a keen athlete and took a prominent part in rowing and football, being a member of the lnvercargill Railway Rowing Club and the Pirates' Football Club. When transferred to Wellington he played in the senior fifteen of the Oriental Club, and was a member of the Wellington representative team in 1914-1915. At the military sports, held at Masterton and Tauherenikau, the late officer's company won the championships. Lt. Donne was attached to H. Company, 23rd Reinforcements but lately transferred.to the Light Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers. His mother, Mrs. A. E Anderson, resides at 14, Princes Street, Musselburgh, Dunedin.
Sergeant John Alfred Ferguson of the Otago Infantry Regiment was born 21 November 1893 and was killed in action on 2 May 1915 at Dead Man’s Ridge (Pope’s Hill) in an attack on Baby 700. He was buried at the Lone Pine Cemetery in Turkey. A joiner by trade, John had been a bugler in the Dunedin City Guards for four years. His parents were Ellen and James Ferguson of 6 Normanby St, Musselburgh. James Ferguson died 7 March 1926 and his funeral service was held at Holy Cross.
Lance Corporal Frederick Arthur Charles Fothergill of the Auckland Infantry Regiment was the second and youngest son of John Archdale and Mary Fothergill (nee Gore). He was born in Wanganui in 1885 and educated at Forbury School and Waitaki Boys’ High School. Prior to enlisting, Frederick had worked in the Fothergill family business. He was killed in action on 8 May 1915 and buried at Redoubt Cemetery, Helles.
Second Lieutenant John Charles Fothergill, DCM of the Otago Infantry Regiment was killed in action on 23 October 1918 and was buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension. The eldest and only surviving son of John Archdale and Mary Fothergill of 71 Queen’s Drive, Musselburgh, John was born on 1 March 1884 in Wellington and served in the South African War. He attended High Street School in Dunedin and left a widow, Alice in Sydney. Alice died in August 1921.
Rifleman Leonard John Harris of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born 30 July 1894 and attended Forbury and Musselburgh schools and King Edward Technical College. An engineer by trade, Leonard was working as a farmhand at Ngapuna when he enlisted in 1916. His next of kin was his father, John Harris of 58 Princes St, Musselburgh. Leonard was killed in action on 12 October 1917 and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. In 1917, his recently widowed mother, Alice Mary Harris lived at 7 Main South Rd, Hillside, Dunedin.
Rifleman William Ernest Holmes of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born 28 February 1896 and attended High Street School and Otago Boys’ High School. William went on to teach at Otago Boys’ High School and married Emma Marguerite Edgar in 1918. He died of wounds on 9 October 1918 and is buried at Beaulencourt British Cemetery.
Corporal Ernest Ellis Islip of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born 24 May 1894 and educated in North Otago. His address was 16 Helena Street, South Dunedin at the time of enlistment in May 1915 and his next of kin was his eldest brother Percy Edward Islip, the Hyde stationmaster. Previously a fireman for New Zealand Railways, Ernest was awarded the Military Medal for his efforts on 7 January 1917, south of Fleurbaix. He was killed in action on 19 May 1917 and was buried in La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery.
Private Robert Vining Parker of the Otago Infantry Regiment was killed in action on 21 December 1916 after serving for eleven months and was buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix. He was born 2 September 1878 in the United States of America and was the son of prominent parishioners, Robert George Vining Parker and Susannah Mary Parker.
Otago Daily Times, 4 Jan 1917 p5
KILLED IN ACTION.
Advice was received in Dunedin yesterday to the effect that Private Robert Vining Parker was killed in action on December 21. Private Parker, who left with the 14th Reinforcements, was well known, and was highly respected by all with, whom he came in contact. He was 38 years of age, and was the eldest son of Lieutenant R.G.V. Parker, for many years at the Central Battery and now stationed in Wellington. He spent his early days in Auckland, and after living in Wellington for a time he came to Dunedin, He was educated at the Forbury School, and when 16 years of age he entered the service of the Lands Department, in which he occupied the position of draughtsman when he enlisted. He took a keen interest in rowing, and was one of the most prominent members of the Dunedin Amateur Boating Club, of which he was president for two or three years. He was also a member of the committee of the Otago Rowing Association, for which body he did a lot of valuable work. He was also keenly interested in tennis, and was a valued member of the St. Kilda Club. Private Parker took an interest in Freemasonry, and was a Past Grand of Lodge Hiram. He left New Zealand as a sergeant, but on arrival in England he returned to the ranks, as other non-commissioned officers from New Zealand had to do.
Gunner Walter Owen Parker of the New Zealand Field Artillery was born 3 May 1894 to Alice and George Parker. He was educated at Forbury and Musselburgh schools. A carpenter by trade, he worked for Fletcher Brothers when he enlisted in February 1917. Walter died of wounds on 18 March 1918 and was buried in The Huts Cemetery.
Corporal Charles Frederick Sharpe was born in 1888 and served with the Second Brigade of the Australian Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 22 August 1917 and was buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium. His parents were Florence and the late Francis George Sharpe of 46 Royal Crescent, Musselburgh.
Corporal Eric Arthur Stoneham of the Otago Infantry Regiment was born 29 December 1896 and attended Kaikorai and Forbury schools and Otago Boys’ High School. Eric was the eldest son of Mary Ellen (nee Frederic) and Lieutenant Corporal Arthur Stoneham. A jeweller by trade, Eric was killed in action on 4 October 1917 at Passchendaele and was buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Church Envoy, vol iv no 11, 15 Nov 1917 p269
News has been received of the death of Sergeant Eric Stoneham, son of Colonel Stoneham, at the front. He was an old Sunday School boy, and in later years he always took a prominent part in Sales of Work and in anything else connected with the Church. He was one of the most popular boys in the Parish. We extend to the Colonel and to Mrs Stoneham and family our heartfelt sympathy.
St Kilda Borough Council sent a letter of sympathy to Lieutenant Colonel Stoneham of 64 High Street, Musselburgh on 26 October 1917 and a letter of farewell and thanks upon his removal from Dunedin on 22 March 1920. The annual Stoneham Prize was awarded to Holy Cross Sunday schoolchildren for many years in memory of Eric Stoneham.
Rifleman Stanley Robert Strong of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade was born at Manuherikia in 1896 and attended Otago Boys’ High School. A clerk, he died of wounds on 20 May 1918 and is buried in Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt. Stanley was the eldest son of Robert and Helen who lived at 42 Bay View Rd, Dunedin.
A link between S Thomson and Holy Cross has not been found. It could be a typographical error for Lance-Corporal Stanley Thompson, whose wife Susan Thyrza Thompson (nee Tinnock) lived at 11 Jackson Street. Stanley Thompson was born in 1884, the third of Robert and Annie Thompson’s seven children and attended High Street School. He worked for Dunedin City Corporation and is also remembered on its roll of honour which now hangs in Toitu, Otago Settlers' Museum.
The Kitbag (a magazine put out by the Troopship Maunganui), 29 July 1916
Lance-Corporal Stanley Thompson of D Company, passed away suddenly at seven o' clock on the morning of July 19th, having only been admitted to hospital on the previous day. The cause of death was malignant measles. The burial took place at sea on the same afternoon, a most impressive service being conducted by Chaplain Captain Wilson. Lance-Corporal Thompson was a thoroughly conscientious and popular soldier. He came into camp with the 14th Reinforcements, and, previous to enlisting, was for several years employed on the clerical staff of the Dunedin City Corporation. He was 31 years of age and a married man, his wife residing at St Kilda, Dunedin
Gunner Malcolm Stark Tyson of the New Zealand Field Artillery was born 10 May 1893 and attended Forbury and Musselburgh schools. A storeman for RB Dennison and Co of Stuart Street prior to enlisting, he died of appendicitis on 18 July 1916 and is buried in Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Two of his brothers, Christopher and Edgar survived World War One. Edgar Fowler Tyson served from November 1914 till the conclusion of the war and was gassed in February 1918. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in August 1918 but died on 7 August 1925 aged 31 years. The funeral services for Malcolm’s parents, John and Jessie Tyson were held at Holy Cross in 1928 and 1932, respectively while Christopher died in 1965.
Lance Corporal Albert Edward Wyatt of the Otago Infantry Regiment was born in 1888 and was killed in action on 9 October 1918. He was buried at Caudry British Cemetery. Son of Eleanor Louise Wyatt of Queen’s Drive, Musselburgh and the late Tom Wyatt, Albert was a butterbox maker who married Mary Ellen Dee in 1917. The young couple lived at 403 Andersons Bay Road. Mary Helen Wyatt went on to marry James Robertson in 1920.
The Todd memorial missal stand can be seen in the foreground. The World War One roll of honour is the brass tablet on the right wall with the World War Two window beyond it
The brass memorial tablet beneath the stained glass window for World War Two shown at the top of this page reads ...
To the Glory of God
In gratitude for their honourable sacrifice
this window was dedicated in memory of
Private Clive Leslie Anderson
Driver Leslie Haydn Belcher
Sergeant Observer Duncan Luin Todd
Flying Officer John Gibson Webb
Faithfully serving their king and country
In the World War of 1939-1945
They gave their lives in the cause of freedom and honour
“Their name liveth evermore”
Private Clive Leslie Anderson's parents were Bruce and Annie Amelia Anderson of 16 Market Street. While Bruce Anderson had built Holy Cross, it was his children, Sybil, Myrtle, Ethel and Gerald who were more active in the parish. Clive was born 21 April 1914 and served in the 22 Infantry Battalion. He died in a prisoner of war camp on 17 April 1945 and is buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Driver Leslie Haydn Belcher was the son of Annie and Haydn Belcher and was confirmed at Holy Cross on 29 November 1936. He served in the New Zealand Army Service Corps and died in Egypt on 26 June 1943 at the age of 22 years. He is buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.
Sergeant-Observer Duncan Luin Todd was in the 408 Squadron of the RNZAF and killed in action over Denmark on 12 November 1941. He is buried in Odense (Assistens) Cemetery, Denmark. His wife and past Holy Cross organist, Winifred (nee Henderson) gave Holy Cross a missal stand in memory of her husband in 1942.
Flying Officer John Gibson Webb was part of the 132 Operational Training Unit of the Royal New Zealand Air Force when he died in the United Kingdom on 27 July 1944. He was the only son of Cyprian and Mary Webb. Canon Webb was the vicar of Holy Cross from 1936 till 1951. John is buried in Haddington New Burial Ground, East Lothian, Scotland.
The Webb family of Cyprian, Mary, Dorothy and John is pictured below (photograph courtesy of Christine French)
To the Glory of God
In gratitude for their honourable sacrifice
this window was dedicated in memory of
Private Clive Leslie Anderson
Driver Leslie Haydn Belcher
Sergeant Observer Duncan Luin Todd
Flying Officer John Gibson Webb
Faithfully serving their king and country
In the World War of 1939-1945
They gave their lives in the cause of freedom and honour
“Their name liveth evermore”
Private Clive Leslie Anderson's parents were Bruce and Annie Amelia Anderson of 16 Market Street. While Bruce Anderson had built Holy Cross, it was his children, Sybil, Myrtle, Ethel and Gerald who were more active in the parish. Clive was born 21 April 1914 and served in the 22 Infantry Battalion. He died in a prisoner of war camp on 17 April 1945 and is buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Driver Leslie Haydn Belcher was the son of Annie and Haydn Belcher and was confirmed at Holy Cross on 29 November 1936. He served in the New Zealand Army Service Corps and died in Egypt on 26 June 1943 at the age of 22 years. He is buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.
Sergeant-Observer Duncan Luin Todd was in the 408 Squadron of the RNZAF and killed in action over Denmark on 12 November 1941. He is buried in Odense (Assistens) Cemetery, Denmark. His wife and past Holy Cross organist, Winifred (nee Henderson) gave Holy Cross a missal stand in memory of her husband in 1942.
Flying Officer John Gibson Webb was part of the 132 Operational Training Unit of the Royal New Zealand Air Force when he died in the United Kingdom on 27 July 1944. He was the only son of Cyprian and Mary Webb. Canon Webb was the vicar of Holy Cross from 1936 till 1951. John is buried in Haddington New Burial Ground, East Lothian, Scotland.
The Webb family of Cyprian, Mary, Dorothy and John is pictured below (photograph courtesy of Christine French)
Incidentally, one of Douglas Harris Hastings' grandsons, Reginald Douglas Dyer was also a fatality of World War Two. He was one of the New Zealanders on board the destroyer, HMS Iris which was sunk off the beaches of Normandy on 20 July 1944. Reginald was christened at Holy Cross on 7 March 1926, two months after he was born.
