OBITUARY
HONOURED BY THE KING
An o*d resident of the Stanwav district, Wairarapa, Mrs. Rose Pilcher, died recently after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robinson, Taihapei Her husband predeceased her several years ago. Mrs. Pilc’iier arrived in New Zealand with her parents in the sailing ship Karrr.atic in 1875. After her marriage she lived in Otaki, then Halcombe and other parts of the Manawatu. Mrs. Pilcher is best remembered for her work during the Great War for which she received one of the five special medals sent to New Zealand by the late King George. Of the large family of 12 children, nine are still living. Mrs. Fitzgerald, Gisborne, is a sister of the deceased.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 6 November 1939, Page 11
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120OBITUARY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 6 November 1939, Page 11
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