Death Of Mr. Con Page,
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Of New Guinea
THE death occurred in the War Memorial Hospital, Sydney, on March 17, after years of illness, of Mr. Con Page, who was with W. R.
Carpenter & Co., Ltd., for 26 years—eight of them as store manager in Kavieng, TNG. After 1936, ill-health compelled him to leave the tropics and live in Australia. He leaves a widow and daughters.
The late Mr. Page’s son, Sub.-Lieut. C.
L. Page, RANVR, who was employed on a plantation on the east coast of New Ireland, elected to remain behind in the evacuation, in January, 1942, and to undertake secret and very dangerous duties. The work he did probably saved the lives of several residents of New Ireland; but he lost his own life. The Admiralty formally announced, in the London Gazette of August 29, 1944, that he had been Mentioned in Despatches for “distinguished service.”