LATE LIEUTENANT WINDER

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2598, 21 October 1915, Page 7

LATE LIEUTENANT WINDER

. -—• "A GALLANT YOUNG OF.FICPE," Writing from. Zeitoun Camp, under (lata September lit,, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Winder, paronts of tho late Hollow-ay Elliott Winder, of Wellington, -vlio was killed in action, Lient.-Colonei C. E. it. llnckosy, Auckland Mounted .Rifles, says: —'"Permit me to express my sympathy, with you at tho loss of your dear son, Lieut. Winder. Young Winder turned out all you could ask of him. A fearless leader, he was well liked' by his troop. He died a soldier's death while leading a charge on Chuvio Bail-, where so many of my brave men went down! The bullet that robbed the regiment of a gallant young officer took him through the heart, killing him instantly. God grant you comfort. I know what you feel like. Yet, think—in the flush of victory, at tho head of his men, cut off without a second of pain or regret! What better ending | to a young life could a father ask for? More, you can be proud of your son as I am of my officer." I In reply to a cablegram sent asking for particulars of the death of Lieut. Winder, Lieut.-Colonol Charters, in the course of a letter to-Mr. George Winder, says:—"l duly received your cablegram, and hasten to givo you what little information I can collect, and convey you my sympathy in the less of. a good soldier. The Adjutant of the regiment (wounded and in Alexandria) told me that ho understands that Lieut. Winder was killed by a machinegun, also that he always did cheerfully whatever ho was told bt> carry out, and that ho was particularly 'game' at all times, possessing no fear. The officer commanding the (squadron I saw yesterday (wounded). He confirms the machine-gun firo, and says he thinks your son's death was instantaneous. He also confirms the Adjutant's statement re his bravery, and states that he was always ready for any duty, and did not seem to know the meaning of fear. lam sure you will recOßni.se that your son <liwl a soldier's death after doing well his duty to the countr? which gave him birth."