CAPTAIN ROSS CLARK
TAURANGA, Tuesday. Captain Roslyn King (Ross) Clark died suddenly at Tauranga on Monday night, aged 43 years. He was born in Auckland and educated at Onehunga. When fifteen he went to sea in sailing ships owned by J. J. Craig and Co. After some years he joined the Union Company, and rose to the ranlc of captain, commanding the Waikouaiti, Katoa, Kurow and other steamers. Captain Clark was in command of tbe Manuka when that vessel was lost off Long Point, south of Dunedin, over two years ago. He then retired from the sea and came to Tauranga and established fish-curing works. During the Great War Captain
Clark was an offieer on the troopship Tahiti, and later was in command of a monitor operating on Mesopotamia rivers. He was commended for meritorious serviee. After the armistice he remained in the Royal Navy serviee in Mesopotamia for a short time, and then returned to New Zealand and again joined the Union Company. Some years ago he suffered an attaek of rheumatie fever, which affeeted his heart, and finally caused his sudden death. His wif e and two young daughters snrvive hm.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 252, 15 June 1932, Page 4
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