On August 29, the death occurred in England, of appendicitis, of Colonel George Campbell Wheeler, v.c,, elder son of the late Dr. and Mrs, Wheeler of Yokohama.
George Wheeler was in Yhe 9th Gurkhas and he was with his regiment in Mesopotamia when he won ihe Victoria Cross in February 1917. Later, he commanded his regiment and when his command was over, retired to Barton-on-Sea, Hants, Colonel Wheeler was a most popular and gifted man, Besides having a delightful baritone voice, he was an accomplished amateur actor, and was also endowed with a rare and prompt wit, He was most outstanding however, in the world of sport; a brilliant footballer, he excelled in any game which he played. B George Wheeler married Beatrice Kynvett, elder sister of Mrs, F, W. Clifton, and has left three sons, two of whom are in the R.A.F. whilst the youngest is still at school, His only brother, Sydney Wheeler, was well known in Shanghai before the "War where he was with the Hong—kong and Shanghai Bank,
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