A distressing ease of suicide occurred at Nevis early on Saturday morning, when a young man named William Torrance took his life by cutting his throat with a razor. The young man, who was employed in Graham and party's claim, slept in the camp with his fellow workmen but as if by a sudden impulse rose hurriedly and committed the act before he could be restrained. The young man, who was a native of Bannockburn, and a son of Mr T. Torrance, served four years and seven months on active service, wherein he was wounded three times and gassed once, and it is surmised the effects of this was responsible for his action. An inquest will be held at Cromwell to day. -Cromwell Argus, 12/1/1920.
Cromwell New Cemetery.
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