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Show ROLAND TWELVES DIED III FRAHCE Mr. and Mrs. Orson Twelves of the Filth ward, received letters Friday afternoon from their son Hallis Twelves and from J. Sterling Evans son of Judge and 'Mrs. Jacob Evans, formerly of Provo, now of Salt Lake, containing the sad news of the death of Corporal Roland Twelves, ton of Mr. and 'Mrs. Orson Twelves. He died at a base hospital in France on October 14, from pneumonia, after a few days illness. Both Hallis and Mr. Evans were at the bedside of Roland Ro-land when fio died. The parents have not yet received notice of his death from the war department. de-partment. Corporal Twelves was born in this cuy, AUgusi , j.on. no i buivitcu by his parents, four sisters and three brothers and many other relatives. He volunteered for service soon after the United States entered me war. He was employed at tho Highland Boy 'Mine Store at Bingham and was by his request placed in F Battery' with the Utah County boys and left for France with the Hath First Utah Field (Artillery. June 14, arriving oversea in July. Two other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Twelves are in the service, Hallis in France, and Glen, who is in company I, Thirteenth Iinfantry, now in New York, preparing for embarkation for overseas. |
