THE WAR

Evening Star, Issue 16514, 28 August 1917, Page 4

THE WAR

TWO CLUTHA LADS. Private cable ladviee was received at Stirling on Saturday morning by hi* parents to the effect that Private Samuel Paton Spratt was lying dangerously ill at one of the English hospitals, suffering from measles and pneumonia. The sad intelligence that he had succumbed to his maladies was cabled yesterday morning (says the _ ' Clnfrha Leader'). ' The deceased soldier left New Zealand a few months* ago with a recent contingent of reinforcements, and met lus death shortly after the conclusion of the sea voyase. He was born up North, and came with his parents to reside at Stirling about six years ago, working on his father's farm till his enlistment. He was the only son of Mr J. Spratt, of Inch-Clutha. Private advice lias been telegraphed to his parents of the death in action of Private William Irving, elder son of Mrs Irving, of Inch-Clutha. The deceased was quite a. young soldier, and at the time ho was killed,was acting as runner for Gaptain. Colin Bryce, of Stirling. He saw service at GaHipoli. He was educated at the Stirling School, and prior to enlistment was engaged in farm work in the district. His younger brother, Private Robert Irving, is in France, and both are the grandsons of Mrs Robert Ford, on© of the oldest living settlers at Stirling.