Obituary

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 51, 9 February 1949, Page 4

Obituary

Mr T. Garlick . The death on February 2 of Mr T, Garlick at the comparatively early age of 57 removes one of Taneatua’s early identities. Coming to “Puketi farm” with his late parents at an early age. Mr Garlick, with the exception of 4| years at World War J, spent all his life in the district.

As a young man he was a prominent footballer, having represented Bay of Plenty on several occasions; an old 4th Waikato he joined up for service at the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 and served on Gallipoli and in the Middle East throughout the campaign. Submai’ined while going from Lemnos to Marseilles on the hospital ship “Transylvania” he, With others, was picked up by Italian rescue boats and landed in Italy. Always a good horseman he won a medal for wrestling on • horseback against the pick of Empire troops while in Egypt. Returning to New Zealand in 1919, he married in 1920 Miss L. A. Woods, whom he had met while in England, and had farmed at Opouriao ever since.

His forthright Character and happy disposition made him many friends. The large and representative gathering at the graveside of old soldier comrades from far and near, and local friends who came to pay tribute to him, bore testimony of the respect which Mr Garlick was Widely regarded. Returned servicemen formed a guard of honour, and most impressive was the filing past of his ex-service comrades who dropped their poppies into the open grave.

Mr Garlick leaves a widow, one daughter, Binda of London and two sons Bill, Palmerston North and John, Rotorua. Mrs Bidois, Te Whaiti, and Mrs Bennett, Taneatua, are sisters, Messrs R. Garlick Rotorua, J. Garlick, Taneatua, brothers.