KILLED IN ACTION
NEW ZEALAND OFFICER'S END. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) I Auckland, April 29. News has been received in Auckland of the death of Captain H. J. I. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. H. Walker, of Remuera. The text of the telegram from the Secretary of State for War is as.follows: —"Deeply regret Captain Walker, Ist Royal. .Warwickshire Regiment, killed, in action, April 25.' Lord Kitchener expresses sympathy."' Advice was received on January 22 that Lieutenant Walker had been promoted to the rank of captain. His was mentioned in dispatches the following month, for "gallantry and distinguished service in the field." Carv tain Walker was 25 years of age.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2449, 30 April 1915, Page 4
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112KILLED IN ACTION Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2449, 30 April 1915, Page 4
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