They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

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Details for William Eccles Smith

Warrant Number:	64
Surname:	Smith
Forenames:	William Eccles
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	23
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	15 November 1878 (Friday)
Date of Burial:	20 November 1878 (Wednesday)
Cemetery:	Makaraka
Block:	MKOLD
Plot:	180
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM ECCLES SMITH, second son of William Smith, Merchant, Glasgow, who was accidentally drowned at Gisborne on the 14 November 1879 aged 23 years.