FOR THE EMPIRE'S CAUSE
IN MEMORIAM
MANSON. — In loving memory of Corporal William Manson, 26/1044, who died from wounds "Somewhere in France," November 6, 1918.
Until the day dawn and the shadows flee away.
— Inserted by his sisters and brothers. -Otago Daily Times, 6/11/1918.
William Manson served in the machine-gun section of the NZ Rifle Brigade and was wounded during the liberation of Le Quesnoy, France. His Army record describes his wounds as "abdomen, penetrating, thighs, scrotum." He died in a Casualty Clearing Station two days after being wounded.
Northern Cemetery, Dunedin.
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