The Archive · 1937

Mrs, Maria Davies

In the presence of many friends, funeral services were held on Nov. 15 at the Bubbling Well Cemetery for the late Mrs; Maria Davies, with the Reverend Father S. Fire. gerald, S.J, officiating. A beautiful Spray of roses from Rudolph, Henry, Geellia, Josephine and Albert was Jowered "into the grave with the casket, The pull-bearers were Messrs. R, Achulz, H. Hear, Pommer. E, Hale, H. ¥. Yih and Collaeao, In the presence of the offers of the US, 4th and oth Marines and a representative body of enlisted men, military funeral services were held jon Noy. 17 in the Chapel of the International Funeral Direetors on Kisochow Road for the late It-Comdr. John Richard Lynas, M.D, of the USS. 6th Marine Brigade. The deceased came to Shanghai two months ago with the - additional Marine reinforcements under Brig Gen. John C. Beaumont and was a physician in the Medical Corps, ied at the 6th Brigade Hospital last Monday at the age of 38 and is sur~ vived by his widow and a daughter in Long Beach, Caitfornia, The service opened by the US. 4th Marine Band playing "Neater My God To Thee" and "Abide With following which It. Frank Hamilton, Chaplain. said the last rites. Taps was sounded after a prayer and benediction. The cap and side arms of the deceased rested upon the flag-draped casket, which was surrounded by flowers. from: Commanding General and Staff, Second Marine Brigade: Commanding Oficer, Officers and Men, 4th Regiment, U.S, Marines: OMlcers and Men of the 2nd Battalion, Gth Marines; Commanding OMicer and Oficers, Headquarters Messj th Marines: Commanding OMcers and OMeers, 1st Battalion, Sixth Marines; Major M, R. Burke, Royal Army Medical Corps; and others.

The remains will be sent to USA, for interment.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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