OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23289, 27 March 1941, Page 7

OBITUARY

MAJOR A. H. WILKIE Advice was received at Ashburton yesterday of the death of Major Alexander Herbert Wilkie, at Fiji. Major Wilkie, who was a resident of Ashburton for many years, was a keen member of mounted rifle units in New Zealand, and served in the South African and Great Wars. He was a son of Mr and Mrs James Wilkie, and was born at Oxford, North Canterbury, 65 years ago. He was educated at the Ashburton Borough School apd later was in the employ of Messrs C. Purnell and R. M. Cuthibertson, solicitors, Ashburton. He was a keen athlete and a good horseman. While in camp with the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry at Addington, he volunteered and left as a lieutenant with the Ist Contingent for the South African War, returning with the rank of captain. He was then attached to the permanent staff of the Defence Department at Invercargill, and was in business as a land and estate agent at Auckland.

When the Great War broke out Major Wilkie left New Zealand with the Main Body, serving at Gallipoli, Palestine, ,and Sinai, and was promoted to the rank of major. He wrote “The Official History of the Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment,” and compiled the material for “The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine,” written by Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Powles. For health reasons he went to live at Suva, where he was a land agent and accountant. He was married in Egypt to Dr. Harriet McLaren, who survives him. Mr J, M. Wilkie (Ashburton) is a brother, and Miss I. Wilkie and Mrs C. J. Taylor (Christchurch) are sisters of Major Wilkie.

MRS W. H. JACKMAN A former resident of the Ellesmere district, Mrs W, H. Jackman, died recently at her home, Rutland stret, St. Albans, at the age of 68 years. A daughter of the late Mr Joseph Doyle, who settled in the Ellesmere district In 1867, and after whom Doyleston was named. Mrs Jackman spent her early life at Doyleston. After her marriage to Mr W. H. Jackman about 45 years ago, their first home was at Lower Lake road, near Doyleston, but later they moved to Leeston. Shortly after Mr Jackman’s death 13 years ago, Mrs Jackman came to Christchurch. She is survived by a family of three daughters and four sons—Mesdames R. A. Hight (Ladbrooks), J. Ramsay (Ashburton), and W. Neil (Auckland), Messrs S. M. Jackman (Methven), R. W. Jackman (Doyleston), C. J. Jackman (Riccarton), and E. F. Jackman (Australia). Messrs Walter Doyle (Fairlie) and Ernest Doyle (Colac Bay) are brothers, and Mrs McKay (Temuka) is a sister.