TERRITORIAL FATALLY SHOT.
ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION OF RIFLE. Masterton, Last Night. A territorial named Athol Henry Braggins Morris, 17 years of age, was fatally shot on Te Ore Ore rifle range, near Masterton, this afternoon, when the annual musketry course was being held. It appears that a number of lads were lying on the ground watching the shooting, when someone accidentally kicked or touched a rifle supposed to be empty, lying nearby, and the charge exploded. The bullet entered Morris’s abdomen, and he died shortly afterwards. _ He resided in Greytown, with his mother. A full explanation is not available, but a military enquiry and inquest will be held.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3556, 30 October 1926, Page 3
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107TERRITORIAL FATALLY SHOT. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3556, 30 October 1926, Page 3
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