THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1915. A ------------------ The British Whigs Roll of Honor | Seven of Qur Bravest and Best Respond To The Empire's Call The Whig takes a justifiable pride to-day in presenting t its readers the likenesses of the seven employees who are now wearing the King's uniform. Accompanying these pictures are short individual sketches of their careers. Two of these men-have been under fire for many months; one is, sad to relate, a prisoner-of-war, wounded and in hospital; the others are in vari- ous training centres, eagerly awaiting the orders to go to the front. oF ; ; : We feel that few newspapers can boast of such a record. It is unusual unprecedented. But, then, what could you expect from a publication bearing such a loyal name The British Whig? It had to be lived up to, you see. As impetuously as youth ever springs tp the battlefield of life, these boys sprang forward to do--and die, if necessary--that the flame-red flag of freedom might be kept forever flying. They saw their duty clear, and, like tens of thousands of ¢ther gallant sons of Canada, they hastened to perform it. They have our admiration, our solicitude and all of our heart's best wishes Tor their present and future welfare. . On the firing line there is Capt. A. D. McConnell, serving with No. 1 Field Ambulance Corps; under the command of Lieut.-Col. A. E. Ross, and Private Michael J oyce, of the Army Service Corps; Private Walter Swann is a prisoner of war; Capt. H. E. Pense is 3 member of the 21st Battalion, as is also Bugler 'Jack' Halliday, both of whom are at Shorncliffe Camp, Eng.; Lance-Corporal Alfred Smith went overseas with reinforcements of the 8th Canadian Mounted Rifles, and Private James Garrigan is now in training at Barriefield Camp.. 5 CAPT. PENSE Realizing that it was his duty teicross the ocean and fight for' the weak who were being © oppressed by the strong, Captain H. E. Pense enlisted 1n the 21st Batta- lion during the month of November, 1914. He is now at Sandling Camp, Kent, England, anxiously waiting for the call to come for the battalion to move into the trenches at the Dardanelles or France, ; 3efore enlisting in the Canadian Expeditionary foree, Captain Pense was employed as a linotype oper- ator in the job department: of the British: Whig. After leaving the Kingston Colle- giate Institute, where he graduated from the Com- mereial Department, he en- tered the Whig office with the intention of learning all branches of the newspaper business, His first position was in the press-room. Af- ter remaining in that depart- ment for a time, it was the wish of his uncle, the late E. J. B. Pense, that he learn the type-setting,and for that reason - he entered as an ap- prentice in the job-room, where he stayed until he learned the trade of a job printer "and linotype oper- ator, While in the job des partment he had charge of the mechanical work on the Canadian * Churchman and Chureh Life, which - were edited byvthe late Mr. Pense. ~ About three years ago he joined. the reportorial staff of the Whi . then returned to his old position as a linotype operator. Bi --h From a child Capt. Pense always took a great interest in military ao- tivities. - At the age of fourteen, while a student at the Kingston Col- leglate Institute, he joined the Army Medical Corps in command of Major Abbott, and"did duty at Barriefield Camp. 3 - _ The fol BE. year he accom- panied the dical unit to Cobourg for the annual camp. = At the age of sixteen years he ¥nlistéd in the 14th Regiment as a private, and worked his way up inthe ranks step by step until re became a captain, when he joined the expeditionary force.- For some years he was attached to No. 8 Sempany with the rank of lidhten- ant, bu ut a couple of years 'he wis transferred to No. 3 Nompary Which, was in command. 'of .Capfain' George T. Richardson. = ° ; . He is the eldest son of Mr. and 'Mis. James P. Pense, 436 Princess 3. street. = a where he remained two "years and ~~ HE honor of being the first em- " plovee of the British Whig to enlist for service abroad fglls to the lot of Capt. A. D. MeéConnell, manager of the Circulation De-- partment, He was at that time a lieutenant of No. 3 Cavalry Ficld Ambulance of the Canadian Mili- tia," which . was commanded by Lieut.=('ol. A. E. Ross, of this city. The colonel and all his officers volunteered for overseas, and were given the tagk "of recruiting and commanding No. 1 Field Am- bulance Corps, of the First Cana- dian Contingent. Shortly after- wards Lieut. McConnell was pro- wt moted to- a captaincy gd made quartermaster, a position ly was well qualified to fill. har Capt. McConnell spent the early 'years of his life in Athens and vicinity. Graduating from the High School at Athens, he entered Queen's University, where he spent a couple of years in the study of medicine. He came to the Whig about three years ago as circulation manager, and did lendid work in that department. His travels throughout the country in the interests of this paper enabled him to form a wide acquaintance, and his career at the front will be watched with interest by many people. His medical training gives him especial qualifications for the position he fills in the Canadian forces at the'front. He served for one season with his corps at Petewawa Camp. Splendid work is being done by him at the front CAPT. A, D. McQONNELL ~ TE. MICHAEL _JOY(E, who crossed to England with the First Canadian Contingent, was wounded while fighting in France during the month of May, but "is now -back on the firing line. When the call came last fall for men to go overseas with the Canal ian: Army Service Corps, he was one of the first to volunteer. -Al- though he had a widowed mother, Mrs, Mary Joyee, who resides on Charles street, he helieved that it was his call to go and help protect the weak. While at Valcartier and Salisbury , Plains he proved himself to be a good soldier. : Before signing up in the over- seas force, Pte. "Mike" Joyce, as she was better known, had some ex- perience in military activities, hav- - ing served for some years in No. 8 Company of the 14th Regiment.. PTE. MICHAEL. JOYCE, When a mere lad, his great aim was to learn the printing trade, and for that reason he entered the Whig as an apprentice in the job department, where he served 1. apprenticeship. Later he left for Toronto, where he worked for a couple of ye..s. He then returned to Kingston and was here when the call came %or nien to dght for King and Country, ; x mE During one of the battles in France, in the month of May, he. was sfruck in "the arm by some shrapnel and was compelled to leave the firlng line' for the time being. As soon as his arm improved he returned to France, and is there at the present time, . : : T HE call to serve eame so strong to James Garrigan, of the Whig job department, that he re- signed his position on the staff last. spring and joined the 8th Canadian Maunted Rifles and went to Ottawa for training, He is at Barriefield Camp at the present time, waiting . torhe selected. to go overseas. in one of the drafts. - Trooper James Garrigan is the ¢ldest son of James. Garrigan, shoe-maker,' at the firm of JH. Sutherland & Bro., Princess street. When, very young he joined the staff of the Whig job department for the purpose of learning the printing: trade. . After completing -- TrourER JAMES GA=RIGAN. his apprenticeship, he remained until the time of his enlistment. He had somé military training before enlisting in the overseas umit, having ed_for about three years in ihe 14th Regiment as a private, Garrigan was a bfr of tha Regiment the year it visited Albany, N.Y. r JANG 'ORPL, WILLIAM AL- FRED-SMITH, who is a mem- ber of the draft from the 8th Cana- dian Mounted Rifles, now in" Eng- land anxiously waiting to cross to . the battle-front and get a crack at the Germans, had considerable military training before enlisting in the expeditionary force: Lance-Corpl. Smith, who is son of W. H. Smith, of Cobourg, began his military career in 1900 when he went to camp as a bugler in the 40th Regiment. "While in Peter- boro-in 1902 he joined the 57th Regiment. He showed his worth as a soldier, and for that reason was granted a commission in the sale regiment in April, 1904, after receiving his commission as a lieu- LANCE-CORPL. WM. ALFRED SMITH. tenant from the Infantry. School at Toronto. Tn 1908 he trans- ferred to the 40th Regiment. until he went to Salem, Virginia, in 1911. . ; Although he péssessed the qualifications for a lieutenancy in the infantry, the call to go to the front came so strong to Smith .that he enlisted in the 8th C.M.R. during the week of February 19th as a private. While in the training camp at Ottawa he was givent the one stripe. While empioyed with the British Whig, Smith proved himself to be a good linotype operator, He entered the printing business on April 10th, 1897, at the Ex- press office, at Colborne, under the late George Keyes, where he worked over five years until 1902, when he went to Peterboro to fill a position on The Times. While eniployed at the latter office he learned to run the Rogers type-setting machine, Later he went to the Peterboro Review. A § : RIVATE WALTER SWANN, who at the present time i8.un- fortunately a prisoner of war in Germany, was formerly employed 4s an assistant in.the mailing.de- partinent .at the Whig.. While carrying on his duties in this con- nection, he found time te attend the - Kingston Business College, from which he graduated with-high honors, A rg When the call was sounded last August Sor Canadians $6 go to the front and help England in the great war, Swann was in Regina. Realizing that as he was a single man, with few responsibilities, he felt it was up to him to enlist, and he did, going overseas with the : 12th 'Battalion. . When thé econ- PTE tingent was moved from Salisbury Plain, the 12th Battalion was left as a reserve battalion, so he was transferred to the 7th Batts- lion and wént to France. ; : He took part in all the engagements from the time the contingent went into action until April 24th, when he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans. It was when the Canadians were forced to retreat that the bullet struck him and brought him to the ground. After being wounded he was compelled to. Jay. in a WALTER SWANN. ditch for twenty-four hours until he was picked up by the Germans and taken 16 ® Red Cross hospital, where his injuries were attended to. Later, recovering somewhat from his injuries, he was removed to another hos- pital. Writing home to his mother he tells her not to worry, as he is all right. N-- r LTHOUGH just a few months over sixteen AA Jack" Halliday, of the job department of the Whig, went up to the 21st Battalion orderly room last November and was aceept- ed as a bugler in that battalion. He is at the present time at Sand- ling Camp, England, waiting for the orders to leave for the firing line. ) 5 v = : : SEE 2 ~~ Bugler "Jaek* Halliday, who is the son of William Halli- day, of the i of Portsmouth, realized that-it was His dh to wish of the parents' at leave home, aythough it was against the first. * Upon seeing that he was determined to go to the frond, the parents éonsented and signed the papers. : : oF As soon as he joined the 21st Battalion the officers saw his worth as a bugler, and for that reason he was selected as one of the staff buglers, and sounded all the ealls. : ~ From the time that Halliday was about fourteen age he took a great interest in military affairs.. For the past few vears he was a bugler in the 14th Regiment Bugle Band, 3% years of. 4 f Vears of age, a Ever the Iroquois Club was. organized in the city, Tinoper Garrigan has ee. J . THE SONS QF HONOUR FOLLOW AND OBEY, IF HONOUR CALLS, WHERE'ER SHE POINTS THE WAY, »