OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23169, 15 October 1938, Page 18

OBITUARY

MR. JOHN SMITH The death has occurred nt Mannrewa of Mr. John Smith, who served with the Royal Scots in France in the Great War/ He was gassed in 1918 and had ever since suffered from the effects, his condition gradually becoming worse. Mr. Smith was one of <1 number of cases throughout the British Empire to lose his .sight a few yeais ago as a direct consequence of gas injury,. while at the same time lie had severe chest trouble, also arising from the gas. He came to New Zealand soon after the war to be in a more suitable climate. After his loss of sight he trained at tlie New Zealand Institute for the Blind. Mr. Smith leaves a widow and three children. The funeral will take place to-day at the soldiers' cemetery, Waikumete. MR. CHARLES PATTERTON [I!Y TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] MATAMATA, Friday The death occurred in Hamilton this morning of Mr. Charles Patterton of Matamata, aged 05. Mr Patterton, who was born in Leeds, hit gland, arrived in Auckland with his wife and two children in 1873, at the age of 30 in the sailing vessel Beraw. He took up his trade as a carpenter, one of his first jobs being on the post office in Shortland Street. Ho afterward lived for varving periods ni r Hamilton, Kihikihi, Cambridge, }\airongomai, To Arolia and Glen Eden. Mr. Patterton was keenly interested in the sport of shooting and was an expert taxidermist, having many fine specimens as evidence of his skill. He is survived bv one son and one daughter and there are seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.