BRAVERY COMMEMORATED
A SCHOOL MEMORIAL CEREMONY AT OAMARU [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] OAMARU. Tuesday At the Oamaru South School to-day a tablet was unveiled, and a wall dedicated to the memory of a former pupil, Charles John Cohnell, who lost his life in attempting to save two com--panions from drowning at Long Point last January.
Reference was made to his gallant action by Mr. J. Branthwaite, chairman of the school committee, Mr. D. A. McPherson, the headmaster, and the Mayor of Oamaru, Mr. M. F. Cooney. y The tablet was unveiled by Miss Mc-, Naught, who had taught Connell, and Mr. J. Wallace, chairman of the Otago Education Board, accepted the memorial on behalf of the board. ■
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21957, 14 November 1934, Page 10
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