OBITUARY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21246, 17 October 1940, Page 6

OBITUARY

REV. WILLIAM P. McCORMICK (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Oct. 16 The death has occurred of the Rev. William Patrick Glyn (“Pat”) McCormick. vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, at the age of 63 years. He had been carrying on his work in spite of indifferent health. Home Guard Committee The Mayor of Hamilton, Mr H. D. Caro, and Messrs F. C. House and C. Croall were appointed the Hamilton Borough Council’s representatives on the Hamilton district Home Guard Committee at a meeting of the council last evening. It was decided to invite one nomination from the Waikato Returned Soldiers’ Association and one from the Waikato Trades’ Council to complete the committee. Later in the meeting a letter from the Waikato Trades’ Council announced that Mr R. P. Smith had been appointed its representative with Mr A. W. Roberts as deputy. Better Planes, Better Men “When you are out in the open where we are you have a dress-circle seat at one of the most wonderful shows in the world,” writes a member of the Second Echelon from England. “It is customary to see overhead practically every day squadrons of aeroplanes, our own and Fritz’s. There was scrap up above today and a Heinkel was brought down not far away. I saw the Spitfire which got him do the victory roll after the show. They always do this roll afier finishing off a German aeroplane if not too hard pressed. We are now averaging about 90 German aeroplanes a day, against 15 of ours. It sounds too good to be true, but it is about right. The Germans have to fight better aeroplanes and better men. All of ours are seeded pilots, while the Germans are mostly kids of 16 and 17 years of age. T have actually seen German pilots bale out before their aeroplanes are hit.”

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