It is with the deepest regret that the death is recorded of Col, Fred Dwinel Kilgore, commanding officer Jof the Fourth Regiment - United [States Marine Corps, which occurred after a short illness, at the Country Hospital early in the morning of Tuesday, May 16. A The passing of Col, Kilgore will foe regretted not only by the men who served under him and learned to appreciate his fine qualities as jo, soldier, but by the whole of Shanghai' who learned to. admire him for his quiet efficiency "during ithe early days of 1927 when be returned to Shanghai in March of this year, again to command his old regiment, With Col, iim), Lieut-Col, Kilgore fas he was then, was responsible for initiating' that' wonderful unde standing which existed between the various units of the Shanghai Defence Force and contributed to the [smooth working of that heterogerfous force "during. the. troublesome days of 1927, mote troublesome. in some respects than those of last year, Colonel Kilgore, who was fifty years of age, and who is survived pointed Assistant Judge in 1921, and became Judge, H. cing the
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.