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NZ Truth, Issue 282, 19 November 1910, Page 8

Melton Prior, the distinguished war correspondent and artist of the Illustrated London News,' whose death was recently recorded by cable, represented that journal m over 24 campaigns and revolutions. His first appearance on the battlefield was the Ashantee War, 1873 and he went through the Garlist Rising, the ''Herzogovan," Servian, Turkish, Kaffii, Basuto, Zulu, and Boer Wars, the Egyptian Campaign, accompanied the Soudan and Nile Expeditions, also took part 'm the Burmese War, the Venezuelan, Brazilian, and Argentine Insurrections ; Jsiir-eson »»m ; bele War, Afridi War, North West Frontier, India ; Cretan Insurrection, and m the siege of Ladysmith. From 1872 to 188G, he remained only one year without seeing service. He was present at nearly all the State functions which took place m.liurope, America, and at Home during his brief periods of rest. He was with [the Somaliland Expedition m 1903, j and through the Russo-Japanese war In 1604,