ARMY VETERAN'S DEATH
SERGEANT-MAJOR W. T. BURR A veteran of the South African and Great Wars, and also well known as a footballer. Sergeant-Major W. T. Burr has died at Wanganui. After service with the Wairoa Light Horse. Ser-geant-Major Burr left for South Africa with the first contingent, and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry joi the field. At the end of the war he went to England as one of Now Zealand s repre^entati.ts of tlie Empire. Returning to New Zealand, lie served with the Defence Department as a staff sergeant-major for 12 years. When war broke out in 191 4. Sergeant-Major Burr rejoined the Army, training young officers at Trentham and Featherston camps, where he was recognised as a most efficient drill instructor. He afterward went overseas himself. One of the best sprinters in -the Dominion in his day. Sergeant-Major Burr used his weight and speed to advantage as a wing-threeqnarter, in which position he represented Wanganui and Wellington. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23850, 28 December 1940, Page 8
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