63370 Private William Grant Munro, 15/6/1895-5/9/1918.

Mr W. G. Munro, of Kurow, has received intimation that his eldest son, Private William Grant Munro, was killed in action on the 5th instant. Private Munro was in his year and was born and educated at Kurow. He entered the Post Office service as a cadet, and transferred to Wellington. There he twice volunteered for active service, but on each occasion was turned down as unfit. He subsequently resigned his position and went on his brother's run at Benmore. On being drawn in the ballot he was passed by the Medical Board, and left with the Thirty-second Reinforcements. Mr Munro has another son, Private Lachlan Munro, at the front. He left with the Thirteenth Reinforcements as a member of the signalling corps. 

Our Kurow correspondent writes. Word has just come to hand that Private William G. Munro, son of Mr and Mrs W. G. Munro, was killed in action on September 5 The sympathy of the whole community will go out to Mr and Mrs Munro and their family in their sad bereavement On Sunday September 29, a memorial service will be held in Kurow Presbyterian Church in connection with the death of Private Munro.  -Oamaru Mail, 20/9/1918.

Kurow Cemetery.

Private William Grant Munro, who was killed in action in France on the 15th September, was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. G. Munro, of Kurow, and was in his 23rd year. He was born and educated at Kurow. He entered the postal service as a cadet, and was transferred to Wellington. There he twice volunteered for the front, but on each occasion was turned down as unfit. Subsequently he resigned his position in the General Post Office, Wellington, and went on to his brothers' run on Benmore. He was drawn in the ballot and passed by the Medical Board, leaving with the Thirty-second Reinforcements. Some little time prior to his death, Private W. G. Munro had a lucky escape when in a billet behind the lines with some of his mates. A shell crashed in among them. Luckily, it proved to be a dud, and no one was injured. Mr Munro's second son, Lachlan, left with the Thirteenth Reinforcements as a member of the Signalling Corps. He was slightly wounded at the Battle of Messines, and is still at the front. -Otago Witness, 2/10/1918.

Kurow cemetery.