DEATH FOLLOWS FALL
MOTORIST'S ORDEAL f DRIVE IN INTENSE PAiN KING COUNTRY SPORTSMAN [from our own correspondent] OTOROHANGA, Monday Suffering from grave internal injuries, a King Country resident drove his motor-car 11 miles "io his home. He died subsequently in the Waikato Hospital. He was:— Mr. William Henry Holmes, aged 52, garage proprietor, of Otorohanga. Mr. Holmes injlired himself severely in a heavy fall at Honikiwi. In spite of intense pain, Wand showing great endurance, he drove slowly back to Otorohanga alone. After receivingj, medical attention, Mr. Holmes to the Waikato Hospital, where "an operation was performed. He failed to rally, however, and died during the week-end. i A popular business man and sportsman in the King Country, Mr. Holmes was known as an expert shot and a very successful breeder and exhibitor of sporting dogs, especially. English setters. He is survived by his wife and four daughters.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23153, 27 September 1938, Page 10
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