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TllOIIia>S diandler. Died April 2nd, 1902, aged 75. Senior member 

 of Chandler & Co., maltsters, of Devizes. Town councillor of Devizes 

 since 1871. Four times mayor. Churchwarden of St. Mary's, Devizes, 

 for twenty-two years. 



Obit, notice, Devizes Gazette, April 3rd, 1902. 



G"Uy BlereWetlier. Drowned in Zambesi Eiver, South Africa, whilst 

 endeavouring to save a comrade of the Imperial Yeomanry. Son of 

 H. A. Merewether, Q.C. Emigrated to New Zealand. 



Obit, notice from New Zealand paper reprinted in Devizes Gazette, 

 Nov. 21st, 1901. 



Jolm Frederic IiOWder. Died January 27th, 1902, at Yokohama, 

 Son of Kev. John Lowder, of Derry Hill. Student interpreter, Yedo, 

 Japan, 1860. Interpreter, 1866; Vice Consul, Hiogo and Osaka, 1868; 

 Consul, Neegata, 1869. Called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1872. Occupied 

 legal offices under Japanese Government, and received the Order of the 

 Rising Sun. Later he practised independently as a barrister at Yokohama. 

 Obit, notice. Times, Feb. 8th, 1902. 



Lieut. Frederick Laurence Walsh, of South African Light 



Horse. Died at Kvoonstad, of enteric, Jan. 14th, 1902. Son of late 

 Arthur Francis Walsh, Manor House, Purton. 



Lieut. Byam Henry Ernest Davies, 3rd Wiltshire Eegt. 



Killed in action at Winbult, near Lindley, South Africa, Feb. 4th, 1902, 

 aged 23. Eldest son of Byam Martin Davies, of Corsley House, 

 Warminster. 



Sir Thomas Fowler, Bart., of Oastard House. Capt. 1st Batt. 

 (Royal Wiltshire) Imperial Yeomanrj'. Killed in action at Olivier's 

 Farm, Mouhnan's Spruit, Oi-ange Colony, South Africa, April 20th, 1902. 

 Obit notice, Devizes Gazette, May 8th, 1902. 



John Finkney. Died April 22nd, 1902, at Great Durnford Manor, 

 aged 72. Buried at Great Durnford. Born February 23rd, 1830. 

 Second son of Robert Pinckney, of Amesburj\ Educated at Winchester 

 Coll. Obtained a commission in 40th Regt. Retired from army on 

 his marriage with niece of Charles E. Rendall, of Brigmerston House. 

 After the death of his first wife he married Miss F. L. Haynes, of Stowey 

 Vicarage (Somerset). Joined banking firm of Messrs. Everett & Smith, 

 which afterwards became that of Pinkney Brothers, of the Old Bank, 

 Salisburj', now amalgamated with the Wilts and Dorset Bank. He 

 pu)chased Great Durnford Manor House from the late Lord Malmesbury. 

 Obit notices. Devizes Gazette, May 1st ; Wilis County Mirror, May 

 2nd, 1902. 



