New Military Cemetery
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For Honiara
From Our Own Correspondent
Honiara, Bsi, Dec. 19
WITH full military honours, the bodies of nine Allied soldiers and mer chant seamen, including members of the First and Third Fijian Infantry Battalions, were transferred on December 1 from the American cemetery at Lunga (Guadalcanal) to a special site in the Honiara cemetery.
The Americans are now shipping their own dead back to Hawaii and the United States.
The names of the Fijian dead were L/Cpl. T. Rabo and Ptes. A. Kadrate H.
Levi, R. Nacanielli and L. Delana. They died in BSI on war service.
Members of the local Fijian community (mainly artisans here to work on the new capital) brought mats to wrap round each coffin and flowers for the graves. Ratu Bose. Inspector of Pphce, Fiji and Instructor Constable Lesi, pf Suva, who have been visiting Honiara in connection with a special training pro gramme for the Solomon Islands Armed Constabulary, were included m the Con stabulary party.
The Resident Commissioner (Col. O.
C. Noel) and many Government officials were present.