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DEATH OF A HERO.

PRIVATE H. 3. NICHOLAS, V, . An account of the death and burial of Private Henry Jones Nicholas, V.C., lias been received by Mrs Nicholas, of St. Albans, from the lxev. G T Kobertson, chaplain to the First Canterbury Battalion. "It was during our great advance on the night of October 23," states the chaplain, "that your son fell in action while gallantly holding a very important bridgehead. He was killed instantly by German machine-gun bullets. Two days later we laid his body to rest in the French cemetery at Beaudignies, where he fell. This had to be done at the time On account of the great danger duo to shellfirc, it was impossible to gather a number of men together, and also because.the battalion was likely to move at any moment. % But when it win found later we were to come out,

r.:id a* tho battalion wished to show its • reei respect to its Victoria Cross hero, .1 hud his body exhumed and brought down to the villa ire of Verth;nuel. whore he was buried with full military honors in the churchyard of that village, and by tho Bishop of Nelson, Dr. -Sadlier, All the Ist Canterbury Battalion were present, also Brigadier-General Young, the C.0., Major Stitt. Captain Johnston. OC 12th Company, and two 12th Company sergeants were the pall-hearers, and at the conclusion of the service the firing party, which consisted of men of vcur son'.? company, -fired the volley and tlifTi the busier sounded the 'Last Post.' ft was an impressive ceremony, and thus vm? laid to rest one of the herees of the New Zealand Division. If if. noi for me to write of his pallantry. hi? daring, his piuelc. his dauntless spirit.. T leave that for a far more able pen, but I think his two decorations speak for themselves"

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Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1919, Page 6

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DEATH OF A HERO. Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1919, Page 6

DEATH OF A HERO. Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1919, Page 6

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