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.

LEST WE FORGET

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Details for Horace Walter Akers

Warrant Number:23
Surname:Akers
Forenames:Horace Walter
Gender: Male
Age Group:Adult
Age:41
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church
Type:Burial
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Death: Unknown
Date of Burial:30 September 1938 (Friday)
Cemetery: Ruatoria
Block: RUAA
Plot #: 9
Map Location:View on Map
Inscription:Great War Veteran 568049 Cpl. H.W. AKERS, Royal Engineers, died 28 September 1938 aged 41 years.

Picture of Ruatoria cemetery, block RUAA, plot 9.