One of the many inspiring, but tragic, records of sacrifice for the Empire is that of the family of Mr C Mahoney of Taneatua, three of whose four sons have laid down their lives while on service. Second Lieutenant Brian G MAHONEY was killed on 3 September in an aeroplane accident. At the outbreak of war he was in Tonga, where he was engaged in copra planting. He came to NZ in time to join the 5th Reinforcements and went to Egypt as a private in the 4th, Waikato, Mounted Rifles. He served on Gallipoli and later was transferred to the 16th, Waikato, Infantry. He saw some heavy fighting on the Somme, received his sergeant’s stripes and was recommended for a commission in the Imperial Army. He joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers and was attached to the Royal Air Force in February last. He was almost through his training as a pilot when he met his death. His youngest brother, Ulie, who left with the 3rd Reinforcements, was killed at Quinn’s Post in June 1914. Another brother, Lance, who also left with the 5th Reinforcements, lost his life at Bir-el-Abd, in Sinai Peninsula, on 9 August 1916. The eldest brother, Ernest, joined the Queen’s Bays in England in August 1914, saw much service in France and is now a lieutenant in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. [AWN 10.10.1918]