“We regret to record the death of Corporal George Walker, late of Hawera and formerly of Dunedin which occurred at the New Plymouth Hospital yesterday. Corpl. Walker was a son Mr and_Mrs John Walker, Cumberland street, Dunedin, and was for some time m the employment of Mr W. J. Bright dental surgeon, Hawera. At the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Expeditionary Force and left with the Main Body. He served during the greater part of the campaign on Gallipoli, whence he was invalided to England. After receiving treatment at Walton-on-Thames for nearly a year he recovered sufficiently to return to New Zealand and ultimately to resume his professional work. Towards the end of last year he suffered a severe relapse and for  many months he had been an inmate of the,Hawera and New Plymouth Hospitals. Corporal Walker was a general favourite, and his death at the age of 25 years will  deeply regretted by a large circle of friends. He was well-known in Hawera where he was a member of the Hawera Tennis Club and also the Golf Club. At last nights service at St. Mary's the Reverend Grant Cowen made special reference to the deceased splendid character, and the fortitude which he showed during his long period in hospital. The funeral, which will be with full military honours, will take place at Hawera to-morrow The firing party and pallbearers will be returned soldiers.”

HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR, VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE LXXVII, 5 AUGUST 1918, PAGE 4