MR EDWARD WAKEFIELD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18184, 22 September 1924, Page 12

MR EDWARD WAKEFIELD.

| HIS SUDDEN PASSING. (TROJI OUR OTfIT COKSISPOITDiST ) LONDON, August 10. Although many years have elapsed since Mr Edward "Wakefield resided in New Zealand, whero he had various activities, there will bo many who still remember liim. All such will regret to hear tho news of his death, which occurred with tragic suddenness on Sunday afternoon, August 10th, at tho ago of 79. During the past seven years Mr WaketEield had been ono of the Brethren of Charterhouse, an historic institution in tho city, of world-wide renown. While enjoying good health generally, _ he had had the misfortune to lose his Bight, and this to one of his wide interests and prowess as a writer, was a great deprivation. However, ho was well looked after and was very happy an Lis own comfortable quarters. Every summer Charterhouse is closed'" for a few weeks, and in this interval Mr Wakefield always stayed at the 'Richmond. Club, Petersham, near the Thames. It was here that lie passed away. With his devoted companion, Miss K. Glass, ho had been spending the afternoon quietly in tho garden. Shortly afterward, when coming away from the club, he fell backwards in. the hall and his death was instantaneous. Fortunately, ho did not suffer at all. Mr Wakefield's daughter, Mrs Bragg, was at once communicated with, also his other daughter, Mrs Burney, who was in Scotland. Tho funeral took place at Richmond! on Wednesday morning, his remains being laid to rast beside thoso of his sister, Miss Josephine Wakefield. Thoso present were Mrs Bragrr, Mrs Burney, and her eldest son, Mr G. M. Nation, Miss Stafford (a daughter of the late Sir Edward W. Stafford, and a second cousin of Mr Wakefield), Miss X. Glass., and several ladies of the Medical Mission in the East End) of London, to whom Mr Wakefield was a good deal attached, and in whose work

ho was much interested. His only sun yiving son, who lives in New Yorkj is on his way to London. Although deprived of his sight, iuj memory was remarkable, and ho <fc. rival much pleasure from visits ftan» old friends whom he was alwayg<Je. lighted to guide over Charterhousa aid teil its history. Of late, too, he had dono some writing, his recent book, written for private circulation only, "Sir Edward William Stafford. G.C.M.G.—A Memoir." dealt with a, period of New Zealand's history trhkh * is not best known.