LIEUT. G.B. DALL

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 124, 29 May 1922, Page 7

LIEUT. G.B. DALL

The death occurred at Trentham Hos^ pital on Saturday of Lieutenant G. Bruce Dali, only son of Mr. G. B. Dall, ex-assistant secretary of the Post'and Telegraph Department. Lieutenant Dall was a distinguished ex-student of Victoria College, who rendered excellent war service, and who was severely gassed during the 1918 operations in France. Lieutenant Dall held the degree of B.Sc., and_ among his other academic attainments was the Sir George Grey scholarship.l He left New Zealand with the 14th Reinforcements, having, entered camp immediately on attaining his 21st birthday and his B.Sc. degree. On his arrival in. France, on account of his special scientific knowledge, he was seconded for service with a sound-ranging section of the artillery. He gained a commission in the field, and introduced certain improvements in the soundranging apparatus, which considerably increased the accuracy of hostile gun location. Lieutenant Ball was of a modest disposition, and was liked both on the field and in private life. His last lonjf illness was borne with characteristic fortitude and cheerfulness. His death is regarded as a considerable loss to .New Zealand science, and particularly to electrical engineering,^ a profession for which he had trained himself. Much sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs. Dall in their- >Sad bereavement. ' The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon.. ; .