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With Military Honours. SOLDIER'S FUNERAL AT ABERYSTWYTH. The body of Private Trevor Lewis, R.A.M.C.. whose death from wounds at Hampstead Military Hospital was reported .1 p m last week's issue, wac brought to the home of his parents. The Willows. Portland street, Aberystwyth. by the mail train on Saturday morning and was buried in the afternoon in the Cemetery with military honours. He was twenty years of age and had been with the colours for nearly a year. On arrival at the Railway Station the body was received by a guard of honour consisting of the military staff at the Drill Hall and a party of twenty (Photo, CU-Iliford, North-parade). wounded soldiers from the Red Cross Hospital, under the command of Sergt. Bury. The body was removed from Euston Station at ten o'clock on Friday night. A large number of Welsh and English friends gathered at the Station, where a service. was conducted by the Rev. R. Jones, .B.A. Several wreaths, including one from the nurses who had carefully attended the deceased at the Hospital. Before the train departed the well-known hymn "0 Fryniau Caersalem" was sung. Repre- sentatives of all the Welsh chapels were at the Station paying their last tribute to the deceased and showing sympathy with the bereaved family The funeral was largely attended, the' procession consisting of representatives of the police, navy, wounded soldiers, Lady Pryse and Red Cross nurses, members of the V.T.C., special constables, Fire Brigade, Church Lads Brigade (cadets) Boys Scouts. Boys Bngn.de, County School pupils. National Library staff (Mr. J. Ballinger, the librarian, being represented by his son, Mr M. L. Ballinger), Pruden- tial staff, Major Mathias and military officers, with the Mavor and Corporation. The military staff at the Drill Hall and two- H.A.M.C. men acted as bearers. The mourners were Mr. and Mrs James Lewis, parents: Idwal, brother; Eluned, jjister; Mr and Mrs W. Lewis, Machyn- lleth. uncle and aunt; Messrs. Emrys Lewis, W. J. Lewis, cousins; Mrs. M. E. Davies, Aberdovey, aunt; Mr. Tdris Davies, cousin; Mrs. M. Owen, Corris, aunt: Harold and A. M. Owen, cousins; Mrs Davies, Ratgoed. grandmother; Mrs Davies, Ratgoed, aunt; Miss Augusta Lewis, Corris. cousin: Mr and Mrs Davies, Morbenisaf; Mr. L. F. Lewis, Glyndwj, Machynlleth; Mr Richard Edwards, Beth- esda, uncle; and Miss Nettie Griffiths, The Willows, cousin. The Rev. Ll. A. Jones, rastor of St. Paul's, officiated at the house and grave- side. The Rev. Mawddwy Jones gave a sympathetic address and prayed. The hymn "Bydd Myrdd o Ryfeddodau" was given out by the Rev. Christmas Hum- phreys, Borth. After the hymn was sung the compliment of general salute was paid on parade and the Last Post was sounded by Trumpeter Albert Burbeck, R.F.A., and Q-M.S. Potts, of the C.L.B. The arrange- ments for the procession were efficiently made by R.S.M. Fear. It being the first local funeral of a hero from the front, considerable interest was taken and there were general manifesta- tions of sorrow, the streets being lined along the route and the blinds of houses and business premises were drawn The following wreaths were received-— With deepest sympathy, from the W.O., i» aITT men e Company, K.A.JVLC., Hampstead Department; "In Kind Remembrance of Trevor," from Mr. and Mrs. It. D Morgan, Kilburn; "Er Co, Tyner am Trevor," oddiwrth Mr a Mrs H. D. Pugh a'r teulu; "Cariad mwy na hwn nid oes gan neb, sef bod i un ro: ei eimoes dros ej gyfeillion;" "In Loving Memory of My Dear Friend," from Emrys; 1wreathUTfrorm the Aberystwyth rfnnr R tT L«vlng Remembrance K;™ **ero uho «ave his life for King and Country;» "In Loving Memory ?fjrev°r fr0m Nellie; "Er Serchus Cof- fadwnaeth am Irevor Lewis," oddiwrth ei AffLr.f^Vm; r.,<>n' 0ambrian-place; "In 3 ir0n^tea^emembrance3" from E H d7na1etJ1 am gydweithiwr parchus a chydymdeimlad y Llyfrgellydd a gweith SLL J 'J Genedlaethoi; "I„ loving » f Ze yOUng h^o—his dutv well done from Mr. and Mrs Vigars- "In Loving Memory," from Ethel" and Harold, 46, Avondale-road, Eastbourne- "With b?Le™ Affe^onate RemeiZ Drance, from Oswald and Harold Thomas; Mrs. Griffiths, Llanbadarn; Cof Anwyl," oddiwrth Ysgol Snbbothol St. •Paul s: Prudential staff; Miss Lily Prvoe BlodvSn T> Miss Blodwen Dayles, Tvcam, Llanrhvstyd- Miss Kate Ellis Council School, Bronant. Jack "?S 3 ° drap€d with the ^nion

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