OBITUARY

Evening Star, Issue 22086, 20 July 1935, Page 14

OBITUARY

BRIGADIER-GENERAL LAMROCK "ress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, July 19. The death is announced of Briga-dier-general John Lamrock. Until recently he was secretary of the Moor:ield Racing Club. [Brigadier-general Lamrock served on the staff of the Australian Infantry Forces from 1914 to 1916. He was 75 years of age.] VICE-ADMIRAL ASTLEY-RUSHTOH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright £ONDON, July 19. (Received July 20, at 10.30 a.m.) Vice-admiral E. Astley-Rushton, commander of the Melbourne from 1916 to 1919, crashed into a tree while motorng alone and was killed instantly. » AN ACTIVE CAREER. ‘ (British Official Wireless.) . ~RUGBY, July 19. ' (Received July 20, at 1 p.m.) Since April, 1934, Vice-admiral Astley Rushton had been in command of the reserve fleet, which, was .specially mobilised for the Jubilee review, and on Tuesday he was one of the King’s guests at a dinner on the Royal yacht, tie commanded the cruiser Southampton, which was the first naval ship to sink a German submarine fay gunfire.’ In 1931 he became commander of the second cruiser squadron and paid the/ first post-war naval visit to German waters. [Vice-admiral Astley-Rushton was born in 1879. He. had been viceadmiral commanding Reserve Fleet since 1934. He was director of Royal Naval Staff College from 1922 to 1925, and Naval A.D.C. to the King, 1927.] SIR CHARLES HOLDSWORTH The death is reported from Londons of Sir Charles Holdsworth, a former resident of Dunedin and a managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company, lie was, 72 years old. Born in Wellington, he was educated at the Wellington High School and Wellington College, At the age of 17 years ho entered the office of the Black Diamond line, and was later appointed branch manager at Westport. When the line was absorbed by the Union Company, Mr Holdsworth remained at Westport as manager until 1891, when he was transferred to Hobart as manager for Tasmania, In 1898 he came to Dunedin, .as chief manager and inspector, and in 1901 was appointed general manager of the company. When Sir James Mills, the founder of the line, retired in 1914, Sir Charles was appointed managing director, a position he occupied tip 1930, since which date he had been living in retirement in London. Sir Charles married Miss Lillian Falla,,of Nelson, and there were three children of the marriage. He was created a knight in 1926. Ho was a most courteous official, whose activities were devoted solely to the advancement of the Union Company. He saw many changes in the company and its fleet, and he was in charge during the very trying years of the war period.