MILITARY FUNERALS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19793, 22 November 1938, Page 16

MILITARY FUNERALS

AUCKLAND ARTILLERYMEN LORRY SMASH VICTIMS (Per Prosy Associutiou.) AUCKLAND, this day. Military funerals have been arranged lor two of the victims of tne tragedy near Tainape, who were resident in trie Auckland district. They are Gunner A. N. Davidsdn and Gunner m. X. Moore. tiunner Davidsoi. will be buried at Te Kopuru Cemeter> tms auernoon, tne Mineral leaving inAnglican Churcn, Te Kopuru, at - p.m. A firing party will oe proviaeo by the Hirst battalion, Nortn Auckland Regiment. Major M. de R. Pei.rie, Whangarei, tana' StatiiSergeamMajor J. W. McMurroy, Dargaville, will represent the Now Zealand Arm} Board. , The funeral of Gunner Moore wil. leave Otanuhu on Wednesday morning for Papatoetoe Cemetery. At the graveside there will be a firing part} mid a representative detachment from the Royal New Zealand Artillery under Major Nurse, olhcer commanding at Novtli Head, Lieutenant Sanders. New Zealand Staff Corps, AucKland, will represent the Army Board. FOURTH. VICTIM OF CRASH OPENING OF tNQUEST . (ivr I'ivss AbsociulioiU WELLINGTON, last night. The inquest was opened this morning on the death of Morris Thomas Moore, aged 19, the fourth victim ol the military lorry crash at Hititahi, before the district corner, Mr. E. Loader, Taihape.and was adjourned sine die, after evidence of identification had been given by Major Park. The body was to be sent to Papatoetoe last night. The injured in hospital are progressing satisfactorily. .