THE TALLEST MAN.
HIS DEATH BY SUICIDE. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At an inquest concerning the death of Anthony Patterson, 23 years old, a farm laborer, who shot himself in the Occidental private hotel the p/evkms day, a verdict -was returned that death Was caused by a bullet wound in the head, self-inflicted, but the evidence was not sufficient to show what state of mind the deceased was in at the time. The deceased is stated to have been the tallest man in the Dominion, his height being six feet eight inches. He was a member of the Expeditionary Force, and when in camp he was photographed with his arms extended, and an average-sized man under each of them. This was reproduced in illustrated newspapers at the time.
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1920, Page 5
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131THE TALLEST MAN. Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1920, Page 5
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