THREE DEAD
BRYDONE HILL SMASH
TWO MEN IN HOSPITAL
A third victim of the accident which occurred on the main Gore-lnvercargill road early on Saturday morning died as a result of the injuries he received. He was Herbert Kitchener Wilson, aged 29, of 27 Glenelg street, Dunedin.
The other two dead are Leslie Palmer, 7 Duncan street, Dunedin, and Stanley Bardwell, aged 35, of Dunedin. All three were employed by Ross and Glendining’s Roslyn woollen mills.
The two injured were Charles Robert Wilson, aged 35, of Tomahawk, a married man with three children, who suffered burns to the hands and face and shock, while Frank William Wheeler, 28 years of age, of 34 Main North road, Dunedin, received abrasions and shock. Their condition was reported from the Southland Hospital last night to be satisfactory.
The car was negotiating Brydone Hill, 21 miles from Invercargill, when it apparently ran off the road about 5.30 a.m., striking a ditch and capsizing. The occupants were pinned underneath. The car struck a reinforced concrete post supporting power lines, and this was broken in half.
Flames broke out immediately, and the glare wakened a farmer who lives directly opposite the point at which the car camo to rest. Helpers attempted to quell the outbreak, but it was two hours before the last man was taken from the wreckage. In order to remove the bodies it was necessary to chop through the metal top with an axe. So great was the heat that the door handles were melted and everything except the seat springs inside the car was burned. The back tyres were completely gone, leaving only the wire beading on the rims or the wheels. -Evening Star, 5/8/1946.
IN MEMORIAM
WILSON — In loving memory of our dear son, Herbert Kitchener, who passed away at Invercargill August 4, 1946, result of an accident.
Not now, but in the coming years.
It may be in the better land, We’ll read the meaning of our tears,
And there, some time, we’ll understand.
Resting where no shadows fall.
In perfect peace he awaits us all
— Inserted by his loving parents.
WILSON. — In loving memory of our, dear brother, Kitch, who passed away at Invercargill on August 4, 1946. — “Remembrance.”
— Inserted by Bill, Joan and family, Balclutha.
WILSON — In loving memory of our dear brother and uncle, Kitch, died as the result of an accident, August 4, 1946, also his two mates, Les Palmer and Stan. Bardwell, killed August 3, 1946.
To have you with us in the same old way
Would be our dearest wish to-day.
We miss your smile and cheery ways;
With you we spent such happy days.
— Inserted by Bob, Mae, and family.
WILSON. — In loving memory of our dear brother, Herbert Kitchener, who passed away at Invercargill August 4. 1946, result of an accident at Edendale.
His memory is our dearest treasure. And will be to the end;
No earthly wealth can ever replace His loving voice, his smiling face.
Sleep on, dear Kitch, in God’s own time We will meet again.
— Inserted by Gladys, Norman, and Ivan.
WILSON — In loving memory of our dear brother, Kitch, who passed away on August 4, 1946.
Deep in our hearts you are living yet;
We loved you too dearly to ever forget
— Inserted by Jim, Peggy, and family.
WILSON. — In loving memory of our dear brother, Kitch, who died result of an accident, August 4, 1946.
The call was sudden, the shock severe;
We little thought the end so near
His loving smile, his happy face,
A broken link we can never replace.
— Inserted by his sister and brother-in-law, Rita and George, Dunedin.
WILSON — In loving memory of my dear uncle, Kitch, who died, result of an accident. August 4 1946.
Always happy, kind, and contented, Loved and respected wherever he went.
To a beautiful life came a sudden end. He died as he lived, everybody’s friend.
As it dawns the first sad year.
— Inserted by his loving niece, Grace. -Otago Daily Times, 4/8/1947.
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