Obituary: Dr. William Chisholm [20 November 1941]

[Editor: This obituary was published in The Corryong Courier (Corryong, Vic.), 20 November 1941.]

Obituary.

Dr. William Chisholm.

Word has been received of the passing of Dr. William Chisholm who died in Sydney on Friday at the age of 85 years. The deceased was the father of Lieut.-Col. Chisholm of Khancoban, and the late Lieut. Malcolm Chisholm who was killed at Mons in 1914, he being the first Australian soldier to he killed in the last war. He is also survived by a daughter, Mrs Bouvere.

Dr. Chisholm retired from practice many years ago. His wife, who was a daughter of the late Thos. Mitchell, Bringenbrong, predeceased him.

We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family.

Source:
The Corryong Courier (Corryong, Vic.), 20 November 1941, p. 2

Also published (with some minor differences) in:
The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 1 December 1941, p. 3 (Second Edition)

Editor’s notes:
Dr. William Chisholm was the father of Lieutenant Malcolm Chisholm (the first Australian to be killed in World War One).

Bringenbrong = a locality in New South Wales, located south-east of Towong (NSW), north-west of Khancoban (NSW), and north-east of Corryong (Vic.)

Dr. = an abbreviation of “Doctor” (plural: Drs.)

Khancoban = a town in New South Wales, located south-east of Towong (NSW) and north-east of Biggara (Vic.)
See: “Khancoban”, Wikipedia

Lieut. = an abbreviation of “Lieutenant”

Lieut.-Col. = Lieutenant-Colonel

Mons = the capital city of the province of Hainaut (Belgium); the Battle of Mons (1914) was a battle fought in the vicinity of Mons during the First World War (1914-1918)
See: 1) “Mons”, Wikipedia
2) “Battle of Mons”, Wikipedia

Thos. = an abbreviation of the name “Thomas”