AIRMEN’S FUNERALS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 847, 16 December 1929, Page 8

AIRMEN’S FUNERALS

VICTIMS BURIED SIDE Rv SIDE 1 MANY MOURNERS ATTEND Simple and yet with fitting the funerals of the late Captain n i’ Harkness. H.F.C., and Mr. C K bro. the victims of the Lforuier-Übsii’ flying-boat accident at Milford i, Thursday evening, took plure on s urday. They were buried side h side at the Purewa Gemetery l Prior to Cartain Harkness's funer,, a service was held at St. Mary's p Cathedral, Parnell. Canon \Y. Fan< officiating, assisted hv the Rev r Tanner. A large gathering of m 0 ers was present, and the nave of ,1 I church was filled with a profusion wreaths. The casket was draped with , Union Jack and bore the sword. Rov i I Naval Air Service cap. and deco'4‘ tions of the deceased pilot. In an address to the mourner, Canon Fancourt referred to the spicuous services performed by the late Captain Harkness, and stress.! the fact, that the greatest things J eomplished in this life were so accots plished through sacrifice, even as - sacrifice had been made in this in stance. The cortege consisted of about Ui motor-cars, and after the burial sevice had been read at the sravesici by Canon Fancourt, the "Ijtst Post was played by Sergeant-Major T. Ro.f of the First Battalion of the Auckland ■ Regiment. i Among those who attended we» Mr. Walter F. Boyle. Consul for u,I United States. Major L. M. Isitt ■ Captain S. Wallingford, of ihe Hobi sonvifle Air Base. Captain G. Kolkard | of the New Zealand Artillery, Mr. Noel Gibson, headmaster of Dilworlh School, Mr. G. E. Plane, representing the Returned Soldiers' Association and many other military and educs' tional representatives. There j also a large attendance of pilots anrt members of the Auckland Aero Club and the executive and members of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers were represented. The pall-bearers were Professor P. W. Burbidge, Professor A. C. Paterson’ Professor S. E. Lamb. Mr. Kenneth Mackenzie, vice-president of the Auckland University Council. Mr. M. Rocke O'Shea, Registrar of the TJnirertity. and Mr. E. C. Schnackenberg, an engineering student. The funeral of the late Mr. Goldabro, which left the premises of Watnev Sibun. Newmarket, for Purewa at 3 o'clock, was quiet, relatives, friends and a few representatives from Tar: ous associations being present. The coffin was piled high with manv beautiful wreaths and others were carried in cars following the hearse. About .20 motor-cars followed the hearse to Purewa. Messages of sympathy w ere received from the Auckland. Wellington, Hawke’s Bay. Taranaki, Mid-Canter-bury, and Marlborough Aero Clubs, from the Te Aroha Aviation Committee. and from Messrs. L. and V. Walsh, who pioneered aviation in New Zealand.