2nd Lieutenant Henry Frederick Roy Messenger

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Robert and Amy Messenger, of Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Wallingford, Berks. Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 25.
Commemorated on Panel 52 to 4 and 163A, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(The Commonwealth War Graves Register has put Henry Frederick Roy Messenger as being “a native of Wallingford, Berks”. In fact, - see the biographical notes below, he was a native of Wellington, New Zealand.)

The following biographical notes are from the website of the Friends of Bolton Street Cemetery;- Lieutenant Henry Frederick Roy MESSENGER, known as Roy, was born on 21 Dec 1891 at Wellington, son of Amy and James Robert MESSENGER (a Government Inspector).
Roy attended Masterton District High School (he passed Standard VII in 1904. He was a keen footballer and golfer and was one of the best known runners in the Wellington Province. After leaving school Roy worked as a stock agent for Dalgety & Co in Masterton and later Napier, which was where he enlisted. At work he was said to be very popular owing to his bright and cheerful nature.
He embarked at Wellington with the NZ Expeditionary Force for Suez on 16 October 1914, first serving in the Military Mounted Police as a clerk to the Assistant Director Veterinary Services with the rank of Trooper. He then became part of HQ Divisional Staff and was promoted to Sergeant.
On 19 April 1915 he transferred from the NZEF to the British Army 6th Yorkshire regiment with the rank of Second Lieutenant. Lieutenant Messenger was killed at Gallipoli on 22 August 1915. He has no known grave, but his name is recorded on the Helles Memorial in Turkey.
A portrait photo of Henry Frederick Roy Messenger is shown on the website for Friends of Bolton Street Cemetery.

Captain Audley Charles Hyde Millar, MC.

3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 9th Battalion. Son of Walter C. and Annie Millar, of 103, Coromandel St., Wellington, New Zealand. Killed 15 October 1917. Aged 33.
The following biographical notes are from the Robert Coulson's Biographies of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
Audley Millar came into the Great War serving in the ranks of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force before being commissioned into the Yorkshire regiment.
Captain Millar was with the 9th Battalion during the 3rd battle of Ypres, Passchendaele offensive.
In late September of 1917 the 9th Battalion had been involved in fierce fighting around Cameron Covert in the notorious Ypres Salient after which they were relieved but the respite proved to be short and on October 13th they were rushed back into the line on a frontage of 500 yards just to the east of Polygon Wood.
For four days they were under heavy artillery fire which was being directed by German spotter planes.
Captain Audley Charles Hyde Millar MC was wounded during these actions on October 16th 1917, dying later the same day at the age of 33.

2nd Lieutenant Alan MILLER

3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of David and Annie Deuchar Miller, of Palmerston North, New Zealand. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand. Died 14 October 1916. Aged 24.
Buried DARTMOORCEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT.
From the Nominal Roll of the Wanganui Collegiate School;-
Alan Miller first served in the 5th (Wellington) Regiment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
His father was D Miller, the Chief Inspector of Post Offices,, Wellington.
His address was given as 192, The Terrace, Wellington.
The following notes are from Robert Coulson's Biographies of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
Alan Miller was born on July 25th 1892, his father being the Inspector of the New Zealand Postal Service.
He initially served in the ranks of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force before undergoing officer training.
He was commissioned on August 4th 1915 and joined the 2nd Yorkshires on the Somme in July 1916 in rest bivouacs west of Bois Caffet.
2nd Lt Miller saw action in the attack on Guillemont in late July and in October with the battalion still on the Somme he marched up to a support area with the battalion close to Pommiers Redoubt.
The marching column was heavily shelled and 2nd Lt Alan Miller was killed in this bombardment on October 14th 1916 at the age of 24.
His CO wrote, “He was most trustworthy and zealous, a brave and good officer and is a very great loss to the battalion”.