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Death of Major Withers[by TELEGRAPH. 1 Auckland, To-day. Major Withers, officer-in-charge of the ‘ Volunteers, died on Saturday, aged'76 of bronchitis. The deceased arrived at the Bay of Islands in 1847, with his - regiment, the 65th, being then - color- ’ sergeant and pay-sergeant. He was soon afterwards ordered to Auckland, and promoted to the rank of sergeant-major, and he then received a commission as quartermaster. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of captain, and served as quartermaster during the Waikato campaign in the Transport Corps service,: eventually retiring with the rank of cap- , , tain, receiving a captain’s pension ; and he then went to reside at Napier. When ; the West Coast disturbance broke out,. Major Withers formed a Volunteer company in Napier, and took part in the work of quelling the rebellion, and he was a prominent figure throughout that campaign, the Government rewarding his l services by appointing* him officer commanding the Hawke’s Bay district, and '■ subsequently, when Major Gordon retired, he was appointed inspecting officer for the colony and, in 1876, was appointed to take charge of the Auckland district. He leaves a grown-up family.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 948, 21 May 1883, Page 2
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186OBITUARY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 948, 21 May 1883, Page 2
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