SOLDIERS' GRAVES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 319, 9 January 1909, Page 2

SOLDIERS' GRAVES.

THEIR UPKEEP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. .Wellington, Last Night. Jii connection with the sum of £7OO raised in New Zealand and now held here as a Soldiers' Crave F.und, it has been decided by the committee to use 'moneys taken from it for the upkeep of soldiers' graves in the Dominion, and to refuse to hand it over to the Loyal Women's Guild of South Africa as requested. Already some linns have been asked lo furnish designs for a distinguishing mark, which, it lias been agreed, shall be placed on every soldier's grave discovered in New Zealand. It is found, however, that it is very dillicult to obtain information regarding the location of graves, and though the ollicers commanding districts have -been approached and asked to obtain a return, if possible of soldiers' graves in •their districts, it has been so far without elfed. it is thought that mayors of boroughs, heads of local bodies,' old settlers, old soldiers, and the public generally having any knowledge of the locality of soldiers' graves might assist by sending definite information regarding the whereabouts of those unmarked. It will much simplify the work _of the guild if any person interested wiir send all the information in his power in this .connection to Air. Hock>tfo\v, secretary ,of the Soldiers' Graves Guild, Wellington.