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- LIEUT. OOL. 11. 0. CHESNEY. . (Per Press Association <■—- Copyright.) Obituary—Lioiit. Col. Robert Oswald Clipspey|;i|N. Z ..S .0. of Wellington. ! T ( he deceased was the., second son of ~t.ke late Mr and Mrs James Chesney of Hokitilca, He was a native of Hokitika aUd’;47 years of age. He joined tiie.Ne'iv/iZealand Permanent Forces, as a cafft in 1900, was appointed lieu tenant) in 1901. Served in South Africa ,i|g 1902 and was awarded the Queen’s "..Medal and two clasps. In 1909 wa« appointed A.A.G. lie-ad-qwartarsrifmd served with the N.Z. E.F. ( Wt4'-i i igto n Regiment) in the Great. being at Gallipoli and i« France. died suddenly this morning/rift Bowen St. Hospital, Wellington.' t;He leaves a- -widow, one (laugh.tqii:i one. sister (Mrs CouJl of and three brothers, Melvil o, .Publio /Trustee, Blenheim, James Alexander? of the Lands and Survey, Dfepartmept, Hokitika, and Horace of Hokitika/! Many old' friends in this district will hear of his early death with, regret, and extend deep sympathy to the relatives.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1932, Page 6
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