POINT CHEVALIER TRAGEDY.
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS
EXPLANATION of tragedy
The funeral of Peter Wm. Clog a ,id his wife (Mabel Clos), victims of the double tragedy at 12, Raymond Road Point Chevalier, left for Waikumete cemetery this afternoon. It was attended by friends of both deceased and rela-' I tives of the late Mrs. Clos. The Rev. I W. E. Gillam officiated at the graveside, side.
A new explanation of the tragedy i? offered. It .is that Clos, who had been temporarily blinded during the war, by a bursting shell, was afraid of losing his sight permanently, and of being unable to support himself and his wife.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 10
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108POINT CHEVALIER TRAGEDY. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 10
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