FIGHTING FAMILIES.
THREE MEN FROM PONSONBY. Lance-Cokforal Edmund Angel, of Pon. sonby, and lat<j of Matakohe, died of wounds on December 29, was the youngest son of Mr. W. H. Angel, of 203, Ponsonby Road. He left with- the. third reinforcements when under 15 years of age, and was wounded at Gallipoli. -He' was invalided to England, and upon his recovery was sent to France early in 1916. He had been on active service on the Western front for over 18 months, when he received the wounds that caused his death. Two brothers, William and Richard, also left, with the third reinforce ments, the former returning wounded in May, 1916. Richard, who was promoted to sergeant at Gallipoli, went to Franca after the evacuation of the Peninsula, and was awarded the Military Medal. He returned to New Zealand last April, and received his commission. He left again for the front with a recent Maori Contingent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16760, 29 January 1918, Page 5
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