FUNERAL OF COLONEL KEMPT, 12th REGIMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 541, 7 August 1865, Page 7

FUNERAL OF COLONEL KEMPT, 12th REGIMENT.

The funeral obsequies of this distinguished officer, took place yesterday afternoon, in the Church of Englind Cemetery, b ing buried close to the grave of Captain Mercer and other officers. >-oon after throo o'clock, a crowd of people bejan to ns*?rablo in the Albert Barrack square, to witneos the procession. At 4 o'clock, the usual parade business having been gone through, the fring party, in command of Major Strange, Lieutenant Harrington, and PJnsign Wood, 14th, took up their position in front of the but which contained the body. Shortly after the- procession was formed, and marched off, in the following order: — FIRING PARTY. Consisting of 6 sergeants, and 100 rank and filo of tlio 14 th Regiment. BAND OF THE l-ITH ItECIMEN'T, Playing the Dead March in " Paul." PALL BEARERS. FALL BEAItERS. Col. Morant. 68th. « Com -General Jones, Staff burgeon Gibb. - Col. Gamble, Col. Chapman, 3 Major Strange, 18th. h E. A. With hat and sword on coffin Drawn on a gun-carriago and 6 h"»r-es, driven by Men of the Military Train. dfoeased's house, With boots reversed. CHIEF MOUItN'EItS. Major Miller, Capt. Olivey, Capt Featherstonehaugh, Lt. Gibb, Lt. Dooner, Qr.-Master Laver, and G privates 12th regt. Royal Artillery, Royal Rngineors, Military Train, 43rd, Goth. Col. Mould, R.E., Col. O'Brien, M.T., Col. Carey, D A.G., Capt- Philliraore, H.M.S Brisk, Major Paul, 65th, and all the ofii ers of the garrison. Col. Harrington. Ist Waikato regt., Caj't. Tighc, A.M.. f'apt Guilding, A.N T .V„ _ And other officers of the Volunteers and Militia, Civilians, &c. Arrived at tin Cemetery, the coffin was removed from the aun-carriago, and borne to the grave b> si* men of the regiment to which dec, a-ed belonged, beins met at the entrance by tlie Riglit riev. th Lord Uishop of New Zealand, who read the Buri.il Service in a most impressive manner. This d.mo cat'ie the customary three voliies over the grjA'e. The men were formed into line, tho band struck up a lively tune, and marched back to barracks. The cofiin was a very handsome one, covered with black vol vet. The breast-plate bore the following inscription : — Jon* Fbancis ICf.MI'T, Colonel, Ist Bait. 12th Ke^t., Died July 2Sth, 1865. Aged 60 years. Colonel Kempt entered the army in IS3O, as an ensign in the 12th ; on I'Jth May, '537, he was made i.i utenant ; 20th April, ISI-2 captain; major on the 19th May, 1854 ; brt. It -c lonel 2Hr.li l>t iber, ISSS ; and colonel on the sth January, lSti t. His death is much regretted by all who knew him, especially by the men of hi 3 regiment, who speak highly of him.— August 2.