OBITUARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23879, 1 February 1941, Page 11

OBITUARY

DR. G. GORE GILLON Advice lias been received in Auckland of the deatit of Dr. George Gore Gillon at Oakdale Poole, Dorset, England. at tlie aye ol B.'L I'*or some years prior to the Great War lie practised in Auckland as a surgeon and for three years lie was an honorary surgeon at the Auckland Hospital. Dr. Gillon was educated at the Otago Bovs' High School and graduated at Edinburgh. He also studied on the Continent. He engaged in his prolession at Wellington for over ten years belore coining to Auckland. In i 1)0(3 he was president of the Auckland division of the British Medical Association. He held the rank of major with the N.Z.M.C., and during the Great War lie was in charge of Millhank Hospital, Loudon. then serving with the R.A.M.C. Me lived in England after the war. I MR. J. R. WATT The death has occurred of Mr. .lohn Ren ton Watt, of Lucerne Road, Rcmnera, at the age of 7~>. Mr. Watt was horn in Lancashire, England, and went to Melbourne as a youth, joining th« Bank of Australasia there in 188."). He served in various parts of Australia before coming to New Zealand. He retired iu Wellington in 1921, removing lo Auckland about HMO. Mr. Watt was a member of the Reniuera Bowling Club. He is survived h.v his wile. MR. WALTER WAKELIN [ lIV TKI.KO It A I'll —OWN COKItKSI'ONDKNT] WHANG AIIEI, Friday The death has occurred of Mr. Walter Wakelin, of Whangarei. aged (il, Mr Wakelin was connected with ihe stock auctioneering firm that hears his nam", il being the oldest established auctioneering firm in Northland, having been founded in 1871. His father, the late Mr. Thomas Wakelin, founded the (inn. From 1005 Mr. Waller Wakelin was in partnership with his brother, hut in li)'2l ho acquired the lull interest. Mr. Wakelin was a member of the Kamo Town Board and of the executive of (lie Marsden National Party branch. He is survived hv his wife, sis •-ous and one daughter.