DELAYED MILITARY FUNERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 61, 16 June 1916, Page 7

DELAYED MILITARY FUNERAL.

1 )I.STRESSING BLT'NDERS. Alhury, (X.S.W.), June 1. Tl u . grief of the bereaved relatives lof the late Private Victor Ernest Pollard, who died from meningitis in the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, on Tuesday morning, has been accentuated by an unfortunate series of distressing Iblui’il- ; in connection with the militar. • ..••oral which was to have moved | f V, odonga railway station alter Ith arrival of the mail train ycster■i.iy. When the train arrived it was lound that the coflin was not on board, owing to, it was explained, a ; ertiJlcate of death not being issued in time. All the arrangements were accordingly made for the funeral on arrival of tlte mail train at Wodonga to-day, but the pi: : on the coffin contained the name o: Private Crockett in distinct lettering. The late Private Crockett belonged to Oxley, nearWangaratta. Then Pollard’s remains were brought by special engine and, carriage to Wodonga, arriving there at (i o’clock to-night. As it was pitch dark a number of fire brigade torebles were o a wed, and in the dim flickering light the burial took place. In tin midst of the service, wiien the coffin was about to be committed to the grave, it was found that the grave was too small. The grave digger enlarged the grave and the coffin was lowered and the last post sounded. Private Crock; t's remains wore returned to Wanga a: ta.