At the Nelson Cathedral last week the Bishop of Nelson unveiled a memorial brass tablet in -memory of Lieut. Harold iieuipthorne, lldyal Field Artillery, who was killed at Ypres on 24th August, 1917. The service took the form ot the Holy Communion, the unveiling, and a short address, by the.Bishop, who was the last amoafg those present to see_aHd converse with the deceased soldier before he crossed the channel to France. The late Lieut, kempthoine, who was a son of Archdeacon and Mrs Kempthorne, of Brightwater, was an Old Boy of Nelson College. He joined the Eastern Extension Cable Company's service at Cable Bay (Wakapuaka; and for some time, was stationed at Coco 3 Island. He, Bowever, retired from the service and commenced tanning in England. He joined up with the forces and tor some time was on the Instruction Staff ati Sling, but after strenuous efforts was sent to the front where with several others he was killed in a trench by tho explosion of a German shell.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17224, 15 August 1921, Page 8
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