OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23975, 16 June 1943, Page 4

OBITUARY

COLONEL F. MONTGOMERY SPENCER (P.A.), WELLINGTON, June 15. Advice has been received in Wellington of the death of Colonel F. Montgomery Spencer, N.Z.M.C., officer commanding the No. 2 General Hospital, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, in Egypt. He died in Tripoli of typhus fever on Saturday, Born in Rotorua 49 years ago. Colonej Spencer was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and Otago UniversIty. He left with the Main Body, Ist New Zealand Expeditionary Force, as a medical student and a member of a

medical corps. Sent back to New Zealand, he completed his medical course at Otago in 1917, and returned to France, where he resumed service. Alter the war he remained in England lor two years, doing post-graduate work, and gained his F.R.C.S. and M.D On returning to New Zealand, Colonel Spencer commenced private practice at Hamilton, where he remained for six years. He then visited America, England, and the Continent, Studying diseases of children, and on returning to New Zealand some 10 years ago he started practice in Wellington as a children’s specialist. Colonel Spencer joined the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in January, 1940, and left as colonel in charge of the No. 2 General Hospital, which position he retained until his death. He was decorated with 0.8. E. six months ago. He was a keen yachtsman, being a member of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club. Colonel Spencer leaves a widow (formerly Miss Balcombe Brown), and one son. now' serving in the Royal Navy in England, and three daughters. MR DAVID MARSHALL (P A.) INVERCARGILL, June 15. The death occurred to-day of one of the best-known figures in the agricultural life of Southland. Mr David Marshall, at the age of 84. He was president of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association in 1911 and 1912. He was the only person in the South Island to be honoured with life membership of the Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders’ Society. He was a member of the Otago and Southland Council of the New Zealand Sheep Owners Association, and chairman and convener of seven committees of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He was a member ® oar< f of Agriculture, and also the board’s representative on the council of the Royal Agricultural Soelety. He was one of the foundation igiemoers ol the Farmers’ Union.