OBITUARY.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 17, 23 January 1895, Page 3

OBITUARY.

We regret to have to record the death of Mr W. G. Temple Stace, which took place on Sunday, November 4, at his residence, Arlington Eoad, Castle Hill, Ealing, after an illness of several weeks' duration. The late Mr Stace, who had been ailing more or leas for the last few months, was engaged m the Engineers' Office, under the immediate direction of Mr Handec, and . during the time Mr Stace had been m the employ of the Company he was very much respected by his numerous colleagues. Mr Stace came of a military family, and naturally he entered Woolwich and passed from thence as a cadet. He was subsequently posted on service to the West Indies ; but it was not destined that he should follow up the Army as a profession. Possessing technical qualifications, he was enabled to adopt civil engineering as a vocation, and m 1868 he was appointed by the Indian Government as an executive engineer to proceed to India. It was during the journey to that country that he became acquainted with Mr Olander, who was also one amongst thirty civil engineers engaged to carry out work m that country. When the engineers received their orders at Calcutta and were posted to their respective divisions, Mr Stace found himself m the same place as Mr Olander — Bangalore, m the province of Mysore. Ultimately Mr Stace was appointed executive engineer o£ the Huggary division, while Mr Olander was also appointed to the neighbouring division of Hassan. After being engaged for about three years on irrigation work he was again posted m the north-west. In 1882 Mr Stace again found himself m the Old Country, and his services were requisitioned by Mr Olander for preparing working drawings for construction and maintenance. The funeral of Mr Stace took place on Wednesday afternoon, November 7th, Ealing Cemetery being the last resting place. The cortege left Arlington Road at about a quarter past three. The chief mourner was Mr Mellis (brother-in-law), but his other relatives, who would otherwise have attended, were abroad. The friends who followed were Messrs Olander, South, Duff, Beynolds, Pope, Turnham, Cooper, and others. Wreaths were placed upon the coffin, and among them was a beautiful collection of flowers, accompanied with the following inscription : — " With sincere sympathy from his colleagues m the engineers' department, Great Western Railway, Paddington." The above-mentioned gentleman was the elder brother of Messrs W. M. and H. J. Stace, of Marlborough. — Great Western Railway Magazine.