FOR THE EMPIRE'S CAUSE.
t-n!EP' A u? A^~~on A P ril 23 > 1918, kiUed while in action " Somewhere J!„^^ ranc f-.V . Trooper Douglas Strachan (Mam Body), youngest j h of R - Strachan, Gore! and Mrs Wright, Tapanui. He answered dut/s call, He gave his life—his all. IN MEMOHIAM. ARCHIBALD.—In loving memr? 25/574—Rifleman S Arched, who died in France on May 21 1916 dearly beloved second William and Elizabeth Archibald; aged 25 years. °h, David, little did I think, When first I cradled thee, That on tJie field of Prance You'd dio so far away from me. Had we but got one last fond look. Into your loving faoe, Or had we only got the ohance To kneel down in that place, °rhold your hand, our dourest ona. While vour life ebbed away, Our hearts would not have felt .The bitter tears we shed to-day. —Inserted by his loving father mother, brothers, and sisters, Kaitanjgata. ARCHIBALD.—In loving memory of 25/574—Rifleman David 21 i9l6 h ° di6d iD FranC ° ° n Por God, for King, and loved ones. —Inserted by A. M.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17320, 21 May 1918, Page 4
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178FOR THE EMPIRE'S CAUSE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 17320, 21 May 1918, Page 4
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