BEN NEVIS FATALITY.
LIEUT. CRAIG'S DEATH.
(From Our Special Correspondent.)
LONDON, February 11. Second-Lieut. Alex. Campbell Crafig, R.F.A., aged 22, who belonged to Auckland, was killed on Ben Nevis on Sunday, February 9. With a brother officer he Bet out to climb the lower' shoulder of the mount, which was in a highly dangerous state owing to ice and snow. When they had reached the height of about 1,000 feet, Lieut. Craig, in attempting to negotiate a snow slide, lost his footing and was immediately precipitated down the slope. He was quite dead when he was found
'by his companion, who Fort William, and reported the matter to the authorities. Hie body was later taken to the mortuary of Belford Hospital. I '
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 74, 27 March 1919, Page 5
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