OBITUARY.
MR. R. GILLETT. Advice has been received confirming thj announcement of the death of Mr. Rich' ard Gillott, who was drowned in Decern* ber last, while crossing the Mediterranean Sea in a vessel which was torpedoed. He ■was the second son of Mr. R. Qillett, The Drive, Epsom. He whs born in Canterbury in 1875, and four years ago went with his parents to the Waikato district. He was educated at the Hamilton East school, a"erwards qualifying as a surveyor. In 1902 he entered the Public Service of the Federated Malay States, with which he was still connected at the time of his death. Mr. Gillett, with Mrs. Gillett, who formerly was Miss E. Boulton, of Auckland, visited Auckland about a year ago, both sailing for England on a steamer which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. They were saved, but on the return journey Mr. Gillett met,his death. Mrs. Gillett was not on the vessel.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16762, 31 January 1918, Page 6
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