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Hohepa PEKA - buried WAIHAHA MAORI CEMETERY, Moeraorao, Bay of Islands
there is one Commonwealth Burial of the first World War in the WAIHAHA MAORI CEMETERY, Moeraorao - situated on the land route between Kawakawa and Russell, By of Islands:
Hoepa PEKA
Rank Last Held: Private
Serial No.: 16/30
Place of Birth: Raukokere, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
First Known Rank: Private
Next of Kin: Maaka Peka (brother), Raukokere, Opotiki, New Zealand
- Son of Ripeka Rameka of Waihaha, North Auckland
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Military District: Wellington
Body on Embarkation: 1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Unit: B Company
Embarkation Date: 14 February 1915
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 20
Vessel: Warrimoo
Destination: Suez,Egypt (26 March 1915)
Campaigns:
* Egypt
* Western Front
Last Unit Served: New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion
Place of Death: New Zealand to France
Date of Death: 10 March 1920
Year of Death: 1920
Cause of Death: Died of disease
Cemetery Name: urupa, Waihaha Maori Cemetery, Moeraorao, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Henry HURNDELL + Caroline GODDARD - Otago
Henry John HURNDELL
born 15 July 1849 in Cheddington, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, was one of 3 children of Cornelius HURNDELL (1824-1902) & his fist wife Hannah TOOLEY (1825-1855). Cornelius served in the Crimean War. His 2nd wife was Mary Jane EVANS (1835-1927). They married in 1855 & had a further 14 children, the first 3 were born in Victoria Australia from 1857. They then moved to Otago. Cornelius and his eldest son, Henry John (featured here), started the Hurndell Brick & Pipe Works in Palmerston South. Cornelius died 18 May 1902 at his residence Ronaldsay St, Palmerston aged 77. Mary Jane died 18 May 1927 in Dunedin aged 92. She was interred at Palmerston with Cornelius
Henry John Hurndell (1841-1932)
married in April 1873 to:
Caroline GODDARD (1852-1927) in Palmerston, 50km south of Dunedin
* Caroline was born 7 April 1853 in Worcestershire, England, a daughter of George GODDARD (1825-1901) & Charlotte DAY (1826-1898), both died in Waikouaiti.
The children of Henry & Caroline:
. 1 .
1873 - 1961 Clara Ann Hurndell
born 19 Nov 1873 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Clara had a daughter with James 'Jack' Black (1870-1944):
* 1891 - 1966 Ivy Dora Black Hundrell
* Ivy Dora was brought up/adopted by Clara's parents Henry & Caroline.
Clara married William John DREAVER (1869-1940) in 1894. A son of William Drever & Janet Malloch
* their known children
* 1894 - 1990 Myrtle Dreaver
* 1897 - 1977 Sydney George Dreaver
* 1899 - 1978 William Henry Dreaver
* 1901 - 1981 Frederick Ernest Albert Dreaver
* 1901 - 1994 Hazel May Dreaver
* 1903 - 1980 Janet Dreaver
* 1907 - 1987 Caroline Olive Dreaver
* 1910 - 1975 Muriel Dreaver
* 1912 - 1995 Daisy Isabel Dreaver
* 1914 - 1997 Phyllis Dreaver
William died 15 June 1940 in Palmerston, Otago aged 70
Clara died 16 Dec 1961 in Palmerston aged 88
NOTE on Ivy
1891 - 1966 Ivy Dora Black Hurndell
- born in Waikouaiti, Otago to Clara
Ivy married Thomas Cublick ORR (1877-1950) in 1911. This was Thomas's 2nd marriage. He first married Daisy Jane Mann (1881-1909) in 1901 and had 6 children
* their known children
* 1910 - 1985 Christina Amelia Orr
* 1912 - 1973 Henry Hurndell Orr
* 1914 - 1981 Ernest Hurndell Orr
* 1915 - 1989 Hector Blair Orr
* 1917 - 1998 Herbert Edward Orr
* 1918 - 1979 Sydney Arthur Orr
* 1926 - 1990 Andrew Douglas Orr
* 1928 - 1982 Ivy Dora Orr
* 1929 - 1990 Lamorna Orr
* 1933 - 2010 Ronald Orr
Thomas died 19 Sep 1950
Ivy died 27 Nov 1966
* they are buried Plot 48, Block 34 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill
HEADSTONE In loving memory of homas Cublick, beloved husband of Ivy Dora Orr, died 17th Sep 1950 aged 73 years. And his wife, Ivy Dora Orr, died 27th Nov 1966 aged 76 years
. 2 .
1875 - 1944 Amelia "Millie" Hurndell
born 23 Oct 1875 in Palmerston, Otago
Amelia had a son:
* 5 Dec 1896 - Michael Kitchen Hurndell
Amelia married Mungo KIRKWOOD (1882-1959) in 1902. Mungo was a Fisherman. He was a son of Mungo 'John' Kirkwood (1859-1918) & Margaret 'Maggie' Hunter (1860-1918) from Scotland, died Otago
* their known children
* 1902 - 1972 Thomas Steadman Kirkwood
* 1904 - 1957 Margaret Effie Iona Goddard Kirkwood
* 1907 - 1897 Mona Amelia Kirkwood
* 1909 - 1977 Henry Mungo Kirkwood
* 1910 - 1983 Robin Rae Kirkwood
* 1912 - Ellen Hunter Kirkwood
* 1913 - 2000 Averil Amelia Kirkwood
* 1916 - 1937 Mona Agnes Kirkwood
Amelia died 26 Nov 1944 in Waikouaiti aged 69
Mungo died 29 Oct 1959 at Parkwood Hospital aged 77. He is buried Plot 5, Block 365 at Andersons Bay, Dunedin
. 3 .
1877 - 1878 Cornelius George Henry Hurndell
born 25 Aug 1877 in Palmerston, Otago
Cornelius died 27 Oct 1878 in Palmerston South aged 14 months
. 4 .
1879 - 1961 Madeline Frances Henrietta 'Madge' Hurndell
born 24 May 1879 in Palmerston, Otago
Madge married Martin HOWMAN in 1904
* their known children
* 1905 - 1908 Frederick Gordon Howman
* 1908 - Elfrida Howman
Madeline died 3 Nov 1961 in Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia aged 82
. 5 .
1881 - 1951 Henry Thomas Hurndell
born 26 March 1881 in Palmerston South
Henry married Florence 'Flora' Caroline JOYCE (1882-1930) in 1906
* their known children (born Wairarapa)
* 1907 - 1987 Henry Joyce Hurndell
* 1909 - 1967 Thomas Ford Hurndell
Flora died 28 April 1930 in Feilding aged 48, buried Plot 278, Row 13, Block 3 Feilding Cemetery
HENRY died 15 Nov 1951 in Drury, South Auckland aged 70, ashes scattered from Waikumete
. 6 .
1883 - 1966 Selina Goddard 'Daisy' Hurndell
born 7 Feb 1883 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Selina married Charles Paterson CUNNINGHAM in 1903. Charles worked for the Railways
* their known children
* 1906 - 1973 William Paterson Cunningham
* 1908 - 1992 Caroline Leah Paterson Cunningham
* 1910 - Margaret Annie Paterson Cunningham
* 1911 - 1997 Henry Charles Paterson Cunningham
* 1912 - 2009 Annie Iris Cunningham
* 1915 - 1916 Albert George Cunningham (16 months)
* 1917 - Hugheda Rachael Paterson Cunningham
* 1919 - 2009 Selina Goddard Cunningham
Charles died 3 Dec 1949 in Dunedin aged 74
Selina died 18 July 1966 in Dunedin aged 83
* They are buried Plot 88, Block III at Green island Cemetery
. 7 .
1885 - 1889 Harriet Hannah Lee 'Anne' Hurndell
born 16 March 1885 in Karitane, Waikouaiti, Otago
Harriet died 30 June 1889 aged 5
* she is buried with her parents at St John's Anglican
. 8 .
1887 - 1984 Charlotte Goddard Hurndell
born 5 March 1887 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Charlotte married David Bruce KILGOUR (1885-1941) in 1906. David was a son of David Kilgour & Jane Clark
* their known children
* 1907 - Laurel Jane Kilgour
* 1909 - 1992 David Bruce Kilgour
* 1911 - Winifred Lillas Kilgour
* 1916 - 1916 stillborn Kilgour
* 1917 - 1986 Herbert Edward Kilgour
David died 25 March 1941 in Oamaru aged 56
Charlotte died 3 June 1984 in Oamaru aged 97
* They are buried Plots 51 & 52, Block 142 at Oamaru Old cemetery
NOTE Their stillborn baby of 1916 is buried with a James (1848-1894) & Jane (1856-1931) Kilgour in Plots 15 & 16, Block 61
. 9 .
1889 - 1967 Albert Joseph Lee Hurndell
born 22 Jan 1889 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Albert married Nellie GROVES (1886-1969) in 1912. A daughter of John Male Groves & Ellen Campbell
* their known children
* 1915 - 1995 Ellen Campbell Hurndell
Arthur died 10 March 1967 in Dunedin aged 78
* His last address was 17 Reservoir Rd., Sawyers Bay. His ashes were scattered
Nellie died 13 July 1969 in Dunedin aged 83
* Her last address was 103 Hall Rd., Sawyers Bay. Her ashes were scattered
. 10 .
1890 - 1955 Arthur William Hurndell
born 11 Nov 1890 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Arthur married Elizabeth Annie 'Bess' BRADSHAW (1889-) in 1924. A daughter of John Phillip Bradshaw & Annie Elizabeth Wells
Arthur died 11 Nov 1955 in Oamaru, Otago aged 65
* He is buried Plot 13 & 13a, Block 10 at Old Oamaru cemetery
. 11 .
1892 - 1956 Herbert Edward Hurndell
born 16 March 1892 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Herbert served in WWI as Trooper 13/2815 with the NZEF 9th Reinforcements Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron, leaving from Wellington on 8 January 1916. His next of kin was his mother who was living at Beach St, Waikouaiti
Herbert married Elizabeth ALLAN (1891-1975) in 1918
Herbert died 15 Sep 1956 in Oamaru aged 69
Elizabeth died 14 Jan 1975 in Oamaru aged 83
* They are buried Plot 3, Block RSA in Old Oamaru
. 12 .
1894 - 1948 Arnold Frederick Hurndell
born 5 Oct 1894 in Waikouaiti, Otago
Arnold married Mary THOMSON (1892-1973) in 1914. Mary was born in Scotland. Arnold was a Builder
* their known children
* 1915 - Mary Caroline Hurndell
* 1916 - 1990 Josephine Mary Hurndell
* 1919 - 2002 Margaret Lillian Freda 'Peggy' Hurndell
* 1928 - 1928 stillborn Hurndell
Arnold died 9 Dec 1948 in Dunedin aged 54
Mary died 13 Sep 1973 in Waimate aged 81
* They are buried Plot 72, Block 164 at Andersons Bay cemetery
NOTE In March 1944 Arnold was the foreman for the erection of the new medical school when he was assaulted by Arthur Henry Williams, a former employee
NOTES
in 1902 Henry purchased land in Hawksbury which is between Dunedin & Waikouaiti, Otago. He bought:
sections 6, 7, 20 and 21 and block XI for £21 (2011 equivalent of $3,457)
- section 8, 18 and 19 and block XI for £17 5s (2011 equivalent of $2,889)
in 1907 Henry owed Levin and Co., Ltd a debt of £4 15s (2011 equivalent of $635)
Caroline Hurndell died 31 Dec 1927 aged 75
Otago Daily Times, 29 Dec 1927
HUNDRELL - On 29th Dec, Caroline, beloved wife of Henry Hurndrell, sen., (late N.Z.R.); aged 75 years. private interment
Henry Hurndell died 2 May 1932 aged 91
Otago Daily Times, 3 May 1932
HURNDELL On May 2 1932, at his residence, Waikouaiti, Henry Hurndell, late N.Z.R., dearly beloved husband of the late Caroline Hurndell. "At rest." - The funeral will leave his late residence on Wednesday, 4th inst;l at 2.30p.m. for the St John's Churchyard
Mr HENRY HURNDELL
The death of Mr H. Hurndell, of Waikouaiti, removes a very old and well-known citizen of the district. Born in Ceddington, England in the year 1848, he left England in 1854 in the ship 'Subriner' for Australia, where he resided until 1861. In that year he came to New Zealand in a ship named the 'Seamen's Bride' arriving at Port Chalmers. He lived in Dunedin for seven years, being employed as a young lad in Johnstone's ironmongery store, on the site where McGavin's Brewery now stands. his parents at this time lived in tents, on the banks of the Leith where the Botanic Gardens are now situated. He then removed with his parents to Palmerston, where they started a brick kiln. As there was no demand for bricks at this time he left his father's employ in order to try his fortune on the Dunstan gold fields. In 1873 he married the daughter of George Goddard. From 1878 to 1880 he was employed on the formation of the railway from Dunedin to Palmerston and in the latter year was appointed to the permanent staff as a platelayer, from which position he retired on superannuation in September 1908. During the last 45 years the deceased was a member of the Methodist Church. He took a great interest in his garden, which is a landmark in beach street at the present time. The house on the property was in the early days known as Kilmarnach Store. He leaves a family of 10 - five boys and five girls - to mourn his loss.
They are buried Plot 24, Block F at St John's Anglican Cemetery
ALSO SEE Hurndell MARRIAGES New Zealand
PHOTO
Arnold & Mary Hurndell at Andersons Bay
some New Zealand SOLDIERS
the following list of ANZAC Soldiers and their short bios was from:
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES at NZETC
Lt-Col T. H. E. Oakes, MC and bar*, m.i.d.;
Royal Artillery (retd); born England, 24 Mar 1895; CO 7 NZ Anti-Tank Regt, 16 May-30 Nov 1941; killed in action, 30 Nov 1941.
Lt C. S. Pepper, MC;
clerk; born NZ, 18 Nov 1911; Rugby All Black 1935 (United Kingdom); injured 26 Nov 1941; died, Wellington, 30 May 1943.
Lt-Col J. R. Page, DSO, m.i.d.;
Regular soldier; Wellington; born Dunedin, 10 May 1908; CO 26 Bn, 15 May 1940?27 Nov 1941; wounded 27 Nov 1941; invalided to NZ, 25 Feb 1942; Inspector of Training, 26 Aug 1942; GSO 1, Army HQ, 19 Jan 1943; Rugby All Black 1931; 1932 and 1934 (Australia); 1935 (United Kingdom).
Maj-Gen H. E. Barrowclough, CB, DSO and bar, MC, ED, m.i.d.;
barrister and solicitor; Auckland; born Masterton, 23 Jun 1894; in First World War rose from Pte to Lt-Col commanding 4 Bn, NZRB; wounded, Messines, 1917; in Second World War commanded 6 NZ Inf Bde, 1 May 1940?21 Feb 1942; GOC 2 NZEF in the Pacific and GOC 3 NZ Div, 8 Aug 1942?20 Oct 1944.
Maj A. T. Rawle, m.i.d.;
insurance clerk; born Auckland, 26 Sep 1909; died of wounds, 3 Dec 1941.
Capt I. G. Scott;
commercial traveller; Auckland; born Australia, 1 Feb 1914; wounded 2 Dec 1941; p.w. 22 Jul 1942.
Sgt T. E. Williamson;
contractor; Te Kauwhata; born Gisborne, 23 Sep 1911.
Lt P. Robertson;
labourer; Wellington; born Scotland, 7 Feb 1919.
Sgt T. E. Unverricht;
labourer; Heretaunga; born Lower Hutt, 4 Jul 1918; wounded 1 Dec 1941 and 5 Jul 1942.
Sgt T. H. Croft;
farm worker; Omihi; born NZ, 6 Nov 1909.
Gnr A. Graham;
labourer; Christchurch; born Scotland, 28 Nov 1912; wounded 23 Nov 1941.
Sgt C. J. Smith;
carpenter; Upper Hutt; born Wellington, 23 Feb 1912.
Gnr F. D. Nicholson;
labourer; born NZ, 19 Feb 1914; died of wounds, 23 Nov 1941.
WO II F. C. Barker;
freezing worker; Auckland; born Wanganui, 23 Apr 1912; wounded 13 Jul 1942.
Lt A. B. Gordon;
student; Lower Hutt; born Lower Hutt, 24 Mar 1917.
Gnr R. F. Davies;
sugar worker; Auckland; born Auckland, 16 Dec 1919; wounded 23 Nov 1941.
Gnr P. J. Keenan;
salesman; Christchurch; born Christchurch, 10 Jun 1919; injured 23 Nov 1941.
Sgt A. J. Harris;
joiner; Auckland; born Auckland, 26 Dec 1917.
Sgt M. A. Harry;
cellarman; Christchurch; born NZ, 4 Jul 1914.
Gnr P. Quirk;
labourer; Melbourne; born Australia, 13 May 1919; wounded and p.w., 2 Jan 1942; escaped to Switzerland, Oct 1943.
Sgt L. O. Naylor;
labourer; Lumsden; born Lumsden, 13 Oct 1908; wounded 18 Apr 1941.
Capt A. W. Wesney;
clerk; born Invercargill, 1 Feb 1915; Rugby All Black 1938 (Australia); killed in action 23 Nov 1941.
Capt G. C. Jennings;
medical practitioner; England; born NZ, 21 Jun 1913; p.w. 13 Dec 1941; repatriated May 1943.
Brig R. A. Bagnold, OBE, m.i.d.;
Founders? Medal of Royal Geographical Society, Fellow Royal Society; born England, 1896; served with Royal Engineers on Western Front, 1915?18; Royal Corps of Signals, 1920; original Commanding Officer LRP and LRDG, 1940?41; Inspector of Desert Troops, GHQ MEF, Aug 1941.
Maj P. A. Clayton, DSO, MBE;
Founders? Medal of Royal Geographical Society, Fellow Royal Geological Society, Fellow Royal Geographical Society; born England, 1896; served with Royal Field Artillery in Greece and Turkey, 1915?20; Inspector, Desert Survey of Egypt, 1920?38; Survey Department, Lands and Mines, Tanganyika, 1938?40; Intelligence Corps, 1940; patrol commander LRP and LRDG; wounded and p.w. 31 Jan 1941.
Col E. C. Mitford, MC;
Royal Tank Regiment; patrol commander LRP and LRDG; first OC A Sqn LRDG, 1941.
Lt-Col D. G. Steele, OBE, m.i.d.;
farmer; Lake Roto Ma; born Wellington, 22 Mar 1912; patrol commander LRP and LRDG; OC A (NZ) Sqn LRDG, 1941?42; CO 22 NZ (Mot) Bn, 1944; CO 27 NZ (MG) Bn, 1944.
Maj L. B. Ballantyne, ED, m.i.d.;
sheep farmer; Pongaroa; born Waitahora, 18 Jul 1912; Adjutant and Quartermaster LRP and LRDG; patrol commander LRDG; CO Composite Training Depot 2 NZEF, 1942.
Col F. B. Edmundson, OBE, m.i.d.;
medical practitioner; Auckland; born Napier, 22 Jan 1910; Medical Officer LRP and LRDG; CO 4, 5, and 6 NZ Field Ambulances at various times; Deputy Director of Medical Services 2 NZEF, 1945.
Maj W. B. K. Shaw, OBE, MBE, m.i.d.,
Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm; Gill Memorial of Royal Geographical Society; born England, 1901; Sudan Forest Service, 1924?29; Department of Antiquities, Palestine 1936?40; Intelligence Corps, 1940; Intelligence Officer LRP and LRDG.
Capt C. H. B. Croucher, m.i.d.;
Merchant Navy; Feilding; born England, 25 Feb 1910; commissioned in British Army; patrol commander LRDG; GSO III, G(Ops), GHQ MEF, 1942; Adj LRDG, 1943; IO LRDG (Aegean operations), 1943; GSO II Raiding Forces MEF, 1944; IO LRDG (Adriatic operations), 1944.
WO II A. F. McLeod, BEM;
motor-body fitter; Auckland; born Canada, 1 Jul 1905; in charge of Light Repair Section, A (NZ) Sqn LRDG.
Cpl W. J. Hamilton;
labourer; Auckland; born Auckland, 23 Jun 1917.
Capt R. A. Tinker, MC, MM, m.i.d.;
motor driver; Timaru; born NZ, 13 Apr 1913; patrol commander LRDG; now in New Zealand Regular Force.
S-Sgt J. Emslie;
truck driver; Auckland; born Scotland, 5 Dec 1909.
Sgt R. O. Spotswood, m.i.d.;
plumber; born Carterton, 8 Jan 1914; killed in action, Italy, 4 May 1944.
Lt-Col J. H. Sutherland, MC;
stock inspector; Masterton; born Taieri, 10 Dec 1903; second-in-command of patrol LRP and LRDG; CO 2 NZ Div Cav, 1942?43.
Sgt L. A. Willcox, MM;
sawmill hand; Wanganui; born Hawera, 25 Aug 1918; wounded 19 Sep 1942.
Sgt C. D. Hewson;
labourer; born Auckland, 27 Jan 1908; killed in action, 11 Jan 1941.
Capt L. H. Browne, MC, DCM, m.i.d.;
accountant; London; born England, 8 Jul 1908; patrol commander LRDG; GSO III, G(Ops), GHQ MEF, 1942; IO LRDG, 1943; wounded 11 Jan 1941, 31 Jan 1941, 18 Nov 1942, and 22 Dec 1942.
Sgt I. H. McInnes, MM;
labourer; born Waipu, 8 Jun 1908; killed in action, Alamein, 24 Oct 1942.
General Philippe de Hauteclocque Leclerc, CB, DSO and bar;
born France, 28 Nov 1902; Governor of French Cameroons, 1940; Military Commander of French Equatorial Africa; GOC 2nd French Armd Div; GOC French Far East Forces, 1945; Inspector-General of French Armies in North Africa, 1946; killed in air accident, 28 Nov 1947.
Tpr F. W. Jopling;
farmhand; Auckland; born England, 15 Apr 1913; wounded and p.w. Sep 1942.
Cpl F. R. Beech, m.i.d.;
radio engineer; born Picton, 24 Jul 1908; killed in action, 31 Jan 1941.
L-Cpl L. Roderick;
linesman; born Gisborne, 19 Feb 1913; p.w. 31 Jan 1941; killed in Italy, 6 Apr 1944, while leading Italian partisans.
L-Cpl W. R. Adams;
salesman; Whangarei; born Auckland, 1 Aug 1918; p.w. 31 Jan 1941.
Cpl R. J. Moore, DCM, m.i.d.;
farm hand; Morrinsville; born Tc Aroha, 10 Sep 1915; wounded 31 Jan 1941 and 22 Dec 1941.
Cpl F. Kendall, m.i.d.;
carpenter; Kati Kati; born South Africa, 7 May 1904; p.w. 23 Nov 1941.
L-Bdr C. O. Grimsey;
farmer; Te Aroha; born England, 25 Dec 1907; p.w. 27 Dec 1942.
Col G. L. Prendergast, DSO;
Royal Tank Regiment; CO LRDG, 1941?43; second-in-command Raiding Forces (Aegean operations), 1943.
Capt R. F. T. Barker;
engineering foreman; Christchurch; born Waimate, 7 Nov 1909; pilot LRDG aircraft.
Lt-Col J. R. Easonsmith, DSO, MC;
Royal Tank Regiment; patrol commander LRDG; OC B Sqn LRDG; CO LRDG (Aegean operations), 1943; killed in action, 16 Nov 1943.
Lt-Col A. D. Stirling, DSO;
Scots Guards; CO Special Air Service; p.w. Jan 1943.
Maj A. D. N. Hunter, MC;
Royal Tank Regiment; patrol commander LRDG.
Lt-Col G. C. T. Keyes, VC, MC;
Royal Scots Greys; born England, 1917; killed in action, 17?18 Nov 1941.
L-Cpl R. T. Porter;
clerk; Whangarei; born NZ, 3 Nov 1915; p.w. 22 Nov 1941.
Tpr L. A. McIver;
taxi driver; born Wairoa; 22 Feb 1914; p.w. 23 Nov 1941; wounded in battle between Germans and Russians, 9 Feb 1945; died while p.w. 16 Feb 1945.
Capt J. R. Olivey, MC;
Sherwood Foresters; patrol commander LRDG.
Sgt C. Waetford, MM;
truck driver; Whangarei; born NZ, 27 May 1914.
Capt P. R. Freyberg, MC;
attached LRDG; wounded 12 Dec 1942; now in Grenadier Guards.
TWEEDIE marriages New Zealand 1861-1930 BRIDES
known TWEEDIE marriages in New Zealand 1861 - 1930:
the TWEEDIE BRIDES
? Anne Mary Tweedie
- married Arthur Kennedy BLUNDELL in 1888
- their known children:
* 1889 - Hilda Ellen Blundell
? Annie Sloan Tweedie
- married Benjamin James PERKINS in 1920
? Cassie Crawford Tweedie
- married Robert FERGUSON in 1882
- their known children:
* 1883 - Ellen Clark Ferguson
* 1884 - George Ferguson
* 1886 - Robert Graham Ferguson
* 1888 - John McGregor Ferguson
* 1890 - Sarah Hannah Graham Ferguson
* 1896 - Ann Constable Ferguson
? Eleanor Tweedie (1849-1913)
- married William BLACKLER in 1868
- their known children:
* 1868 - Harriet Eleanor Blackler
* 1870 - Sarah Ann Blackler
* 1872 - George William Blacker
* 1875 - Rhoda Mary Blackler
* 1877 - Alice Maude Blackler
* 1879 - William James Blackler
* 1881 - Ethel Mary Blackler
* 1883 - Dora Eva Blackler
* 1885 - Stephen john Blackler
* 1890 - Elsie Muriel Blackler
* 1897 - Priscilla Eleanor Blackler
? Elizabeth Ann Tweedie
- married Thomas MORE in 1899
- their known children:
* 1900 - Vera May More
? Elizabeth Catherine Tweedie
- married George Edward MAWHINNEY in 1930
? Elizabeth Newlands Tweedie
- married John Alexander McLENNAN in 1925
? Evelyn Jane Tweedie
- married Edgar Mainwaring STEVENS in 1926
? Florence Elizabeth Tweedie
- married James Wilfred CLAPHAM in 1930
? Georgina Rose Tweedie
- married Donald McLEAN in 1930
? Helen Tweedie
- married Andrew LINDSAY in 1862
- their known children:
* 1863 - Alexander Lindsay
* 1865 - Jane martin Lindsay
* 1866 - William Lindsay
* 1868 - James Lindsay
* 1870 - Andrew Lindsay
* 1871 - Ellen/Helen Lindsay
? Isabel Tweedie
- married Harold Charles RUSSELL in 1919
? Isabella Tweedie
- married William DICKSON in 1891
? Isabella Tweedie
- married Charles POULTNEY in 1902
- their known children:
* 1903 - Kaituna May Poultney
? Isabella Tweedie
- married Ronald Henry BENNETT in 1930
? Janet Tweedie
- married Charles McDONALD in 1861
? Jeannie Tweedie
- married Walter BENNISON in 1916
? Julia Isabella Tweedie
- married William John Matthews CRAWFORD in 1924
? Lillian Tweedie
- married George Thomas BEDDOE in 1910
? Louisa Martin Tweedie
- married William HENDERSON in 1905
? Margaret Tweedie
- married Edward Alexander DAWSON in 1886
- their known children:
* 1887 - Herbert Hay Dawson
* 1891 - Mona Marguerite Dawson
? Margret Brown Tweedie
- married Lancelot Douglas NICOL in 1872
- their known children:
* 1873 - John Brown Nicol
* 1874 - Janet Douglas Nicol
* 1883 - Marion Margaret Tweedie nicol
* 1885 - Lancelot Douglas Nicol
? Mary Tweedie
- married James William BADDILEY in 1915
? Mary Isabel Tweedie
- married Clarence Edward SANSOM in 1929
? Mary Isabella Tweedie
- married William Albert GLOVER in 1917
? Mary Isabella Tweedie
- married Charles Robert McKENZIE in 1921
? Nellie Bruce Tweedie
- married John ORR in 1909
- their known children:
* 1909 - Merlie Eveline Bruce Orr
* 1912 - Leslie Martin James Orr
? Nicholas Tweedie
- Nicholas emigrated to NZ on the Jura, from Glasgow to Dunedin, arriving 23 September 1858 with her brother John Tweedie
- married Richard THOMSON (1828-1917) 6 July 1869, West Taieri
NOTE NICHOLAS died in Mataura in Dec 1906. BDM has that she was 85 which is a birth year of 1821. On her marriage in 1869 she was recorded as age 38 which is a birth year of 1830/31
? Sarah Clark Tweedie
- married Peter McKenzie GRANT in 1877
- their known children:
* 1878 - Flora Culina Grant
* 1878 - Minnie McLennan Grant
* 1879 - Agnes Alice Grant
* 1881 - William John Grant
* 1884 - Janet Edith Grant
* 1886 - Isabella Henderson Grant
the TWEEDIE GROOMS
TWEEDIE marriages New Zealand 1872 - 1929
the known TWEEDIE marriages in New Zealand 1872 - 1929:
the TWEEDIE GROOMS
? Alexander Nelson Tweedie
- married Mary Louisa WORTHINGTON in 1917
? Andrew Tweedie
- married Margaret FERGUSON in 1878
- their known children:
* 1879 - John Tweedie
* 1881 - George Ferguson Tweedie
* 1883 - Marjory Catherine Tweedie
* 1885 - Isabella Tweedie
* 1887 - Andrew Tweedie
* 1890 - James Brydon Tweedie
* 1893 - 1893 Gordon Tweedie (aged 5 months)
* 1894 - Gordon Tweedie
* 1897 - Archie Alan Tweedie
* 1901 - Hector MacDonald Tweedie
? Archie Allan Tweedie
- married Lily PEARCE in 1922
? David Tweedie (1843-1919)
- born in West Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- son of William TWEEDIE & Janet MARTIN who arrived into Port Chalmers, Dunedin, on 12 Sep 1859 on the ship 'Alpine' from Glasgow with their 8-9 children (Charles being questionable as a child). David was then aged 16
- married Janet WHYTOCK (1860-1956) on Xmas Eve 1880 in Milton, Otago
- born in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
- daughter of James WHYTOCK & Elizabeth NEWLANDS
1 Jan 1881 - Otago Witness On the 24th December, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. James Chisholm, David, eldest son of William Tweedie, South Tokomairiro, to Janet, second daughter of James Whytock, Tokomairiro
- the children of DAVID & JANET:
* 1882 - 1929 William Martin Tweedie
* 1883 - 1942 James Tweedie
* 1886 - 1917 David Tweedie
* 1888 - 1965 Hugh Tweedie
* 1890 - 1960 Robert Whytock Tweedie
* 1896 - 1960 Elizabeth Newlands Tweedie
? David Martin Tweedie
- married Grace Elizabeth SAYORS in 1907
- their known children:
* 1908 - Bena Edgar Tweedie
* 1911 - Herbert Martin Tweedie
? David William Tweedie
- married Laura Octavia BELL in 1918
? Donald Tweedie
- married Clara HOW in 1891
- their known children:
* 1891 - Mary Isabella Tweedie
* 1898 - George Tweedie
? George Tweedie
- married Agnes MURDOCH in 1892
- their known children:
* 1895 - Ann Sloan Tweedie
? George Tweedie
- married Alma Kathleen LEVINGS in 1924
? George Ferguson Tweedie
- married Elsie May DENTON in 1908
- their known children:
* 1909 - Archie Tweedie
* 1911 - Elsie Isabella Tweedie
? George Ferguson Tweedie
- married Mary Ann BARRETT in 1924
? Gordon Tweedie
- married Evelyn Jane PEARCE in 1919
? Gordon Tweedie
- married Evelyn Florence HEAL in 1926
? Hugh Moore Tweedie
- married Grace Willoughby EVANS in 1928
? James Tweedie
- married Annie Ritch DREAVER in 1889
- their known children:
* 1889 - James Boyce Tweedie
* 1892 - William Malloch Tweedie
? James Tweedie
- married Mary Campbell CLARK in 1916
? James Andrew Tweedie
- married Phyllis Grace BEARD in 1927
? James Bryce Tweedie
- married Martha DREAVER in 1919
? John Ferguson Tweedie
- married Emily Amy BOYCE in 1903
- their known children:
* 1909 - Ian William Tweedie
* 1912 - Maurice Boyce Tweedie
? John William Tweedie
- married Kate Watts TAYLOR in 1914
? Leslie Martin Tweedie
- married Lucy Jane BURNARD in 1916
? Matthew Tweedie
- married Elizabeth HENDERSON in 1872
- their known children:
* 1876 - Elizabeth Ann Tweedie
? Matthew Tweedie
- married Annie WITTING in 1882
- their known children:
* 1883 - David Martin Tweedie
* 1891 - Ellen Mary Caroline Tweedie
* 1894 - Gordon Lindsay Tweedie
? Robert Tweedie
- married Flora McDonald PARKHILL in 1929
? Robert Whytock Tweedie
- married Frances FEATHER in 1916
daughter of of Edwin FEATHER (1848-1922) & Ann Greggoose
? Samuel Tweedie
- married Lily Jane SHERRIFF in 1902
- their known children:
* 1903 - Charles Ernest Tweedie
* 1904 - Elizabeth Catherine Tweedie
* 1907 - Ethel Isabel Tweedie
? Thomas Tweedie
- married Helen Alexander FINLAYSON in 1921
? William Tweedie
- married Eva Jane MOORE in 1881
- their known children:
* 1883 - Louisa Martin Tweedie
* 1884 - Nellie Bruce Tweedie
* 1888 - Hugh Bruce Tweedie
* 1891 - Leslie Marin Tweedie
? William John Tweedie
- married Annie Jane EDWARDS in 1902
- their known children:
* 1902 - Julia Isabella Tweedie
? William Malloch Tweedie
- married Elsarina PILCHER in 1921
? Willim Martin Tweedie
- married Georgina Rose JONES in 1920
the TWEEDIE BRIDES
the V surnames buried ASHBURTON Cemeteries New Zealand
the V surnames buried at Ashburton Cemetery as at June 2011:
Vakley Olive - Ashburton 25/5/1948
Valentine Charles - Ashburton 1/10/1966
Valentine Elizabeth Patricia - Ashburton 5/10/1994
Valentine John - Ashburton 2/7/1933
Valentine Maria - Ashburton 1/2/1926
Van Der Berg Suzanne Betty - Ashburton 24/1/1973
Van Der Eik Keiven James - Ashburton 15/3/1978
Van Der Kley Cornelius Rev. Ashburton 5/11/1985
Van Eyk Barbara Elizabeth Emily - Ashburton 28/5/1999
Van Eyk Johannes - Ashburton 18/11/2007
Van Groen Peter Charles - Cracroft 19/6/2011
Van Haaften Gerrit - Ashburton 25/7/2000
Van Leerdam Wyntje Hilligje - Ashburton 12/9/2010
Van Vliet Jan Willem - Ashburton 22/12/2008
Varcoe Alfred James - Ashburton 16/1/1950
Varcoe May Mary - Ashburton 21/12/1942
Varcoe Reginald George - Ashburton 15/8/1980
Varcoe Stuart James - Ashburton 16/5/1990
Varcoe William James - Ashburton
Vase A - Methven 27/11/1896
Vaughan Amanda Jane - Ashburton 24/2/1985
Vaughan Annie Elizabeth - Methven 8/11/1924
Vaughan Charles Leonard - Ashburton 9/4/1979
Vaughan Dennis John - Ashburton 11/8/1981
Vaughan Elsie May - Ashburton 1/8/2008
Vaughan George - Methven 13/4/1935
Vaughan Helen - Ashburton 14/7/1991
Vaughan Iris - Ashburton 13/7/1985
Vaughan Reginald William Shann - Ashburton 9/12/1980
Veel George - Ashburton - 20/3/1909
Veel Marion - Ashburton 18/5/1902
Veint Mervyn Joseph - Ashburton 11/5/2011
Vernall Alfred Hubert - Ashburton 19/5/1933
Vernall Mary Thorn - Ashburton 11/1/1921
Verrall Frederick Miles - Ashburton 6/9/1977
Verrall Harry Miles - Ashburton 14/9/1973
Verrall Kathleen Joyce - Ashburton 27/8/2004
Verrall Mabel Harriet - Ashburton 4/9/1966
Verrall Rosalie Brenda - Ashburton 7/10/1994
Vescock Robert - Ashburton
Vesey Edward Wilson - Ashburton 28/10/1936
Vessey Ada - Ashburton 18/2/1985
Vessey Bridget Mary - Ashburton 6/6/2005
Vessey Evelyn Mary - Ashburton 31/7/1980
Vessey Frederick - Ashburton 10/3/1967
Vessey Frederick Neil - Ashburton 24/11/1989
Vessey George Nathanial -vAshburton 3/5/1912
Vessey Jessie - Ashburton 29/10/1967
Vessey John Henry - Ashburton 9/6/1938
Vessey Lilly - Ashburton
Vessey Mary - Ashburton 25/9/1942
Vessey Melba May - Ashburton 13/2/2009
Vessey Ray George - Ashburton 9/4/2004
Vessey Still Born Child - Ashburton 12/8/1884
Vessey Violet - Ashburton
Vesty Frances - Ashburton 13/4/1947
Vesty Herbert Amos - Ashburton 13/10/1943
Vezey Jean - Ashburton 8/10/1964
Vial Charles - Ashburton 21/9/1957
Vial Edith May - Ashburton 10/10/1950
Vickery Harriett - Ashburton 7/10/1925
Vigers Annie - Ashburton 9/7/1955
Vigers Edmund Maurice - Ashburton 20/1/1980
Vigers James Duncan - Ashburton
Vincent Arthur Cyril - Ashburton 9/4/1985
Vincent Doreen Margaret - Ashburton 4/1/1997
Vincent Edward - Ashburton 6/4/1957
Vincent Edward John Carlyle - Ashburton 9/2/1995
Vincent Frances - Ashburton 5/11/1998
Vincent Kessel Dudley - Ashburton 16/4/1986
Vincent Louisa Beatrice - Ashburton 29/6/1990
Vincent Margaret Edith - Ashburton 14/7/1997
Vincent Robert Thomas - Ashburton 25/8/1998
Vincent Sarah Abernethy - Ashburton 6/7/1984
Vincent William - Ashburton 20/2/1950
Vincent Zelda - Ashburton 8/9/1930
Vincent-Jackson Jennifer Margaret - Ashburton 28/10/2009
Viney Charles Ashburton 19/11/1947
Visser Caleb Simon - Ashburton 12/9/1982
Voight Ernest Charles - Ashburton 6/7/1935
Voorhoeue Willemyntye - Ashburton ?
Voyce John - Ashburton 29/6/1968
Vucetisch Annie - Chertsey 3/3/1894
Vucetisch George - Chertsey 23/10/1918
TRENTHAM New Zealand WWII
taken from TRENTHAM at NZETC
... written about 1945
Trentham
Hark to the call of war.
? Robert W. Service
Dormant beneath the encircling hills from which the winter snows were fast disappearing lay a great camp: Trentham, haunted by spirits yet without a spirit. Twenty-five years of peacetime soldiering had little more than flickered the eyelids of a military camp which in the years 1914-18 had epitomised strength, purpose, and vigour.
But with the spring of 1939 the bugles sounded again and volunteers flocked to answer the call. The ranks of the Territorial units throughout the country all yielded their quotas to the first 6600 men wanted ?for active servic?. The recruits of 1939, however, were by no means confined to those who had already had some soldier training. Out of the cities and towns, off the farms, came men of all shades of opinion and from all walks of life.
From the chaos which marked the assembly of this ?Special Force? order slowly emerged. The citizen turned soldier, quickly adapting himself to the new way of life, became an integral part of the military machine which the old camp was designed to serve. As the shuffle of civilian shoes changed to the measured tread of iron-shod boots, the spirit of Trentham Camp awoke once more. In this atmosphere, charged with the memories of their fathers? prowess, young men were again trained for war.
On 27 September 1939 officers and NCOs commenced an intensive course prior to selection and posting to units. Theirs was a heavy responsibility, for the training and moulding of this new force was in their hands. Too few young men had responded to the appeals made since 1929 for volunteers to fill the ranks of Territorial Force units. NCOs, the backbone of any unit, had to be found quickly?we were fortunate in the leaven of ex-Territorials through- page 2 out the Special Force. They responded quickly to the brief intensive course and as instructors themselves undertook recruit training for their own small commands as soon as they were posted.
On 3 October 19 Wellington Rifle Battalion, with its headquarters at Trentham, was born. The principal appointments in the unit were allocated to officers who had given stalwart service to their country for many years and whose energy and efficiency were well known. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel F. S. Varnham, MC, ED,1 had a distinguished record both as an officer in the New Zealand Division during the First World War and subsequently as a Territorial unit and brigade commander. His senior officers were:
Major C. A. D?A. Blackburn Second-in-Command
Lieutenant E. W. S. Williams, NZSC Adjutant
Lieutenant J. E. F. Vogel Quartermaster
Major A. B. Ross OC Wellington Company
Major R. K. Gordon OC Wellington West Coast Company
Captain C. M. Williamson OC Hawke?s Bay Company
Captain S. F. Hartnell OC Taranaki Company
Captain C. E. Webster OC Headquarters Company
Life for the seven hundred-odd enthusiasts on the battalion roll soon shook down to an orderly routine. Neither the sweat of intensive training nor the vagaries of the spring weather dampened their ardour. The keenest rivalry sprang up between the companies, which retained the names and something of the high tradition of the famous regiments from which they had sprung. The response from all ranks was remarkable. Flags emblazoned with the badges of those regiments under whose colours many men now in the ranks of the 19th had previously served were presented by Territorial associations. These were proudly flown in company lines. Reveille each day was heralded by the Orderly Sergeant breaking out on the battalion flagpole the colours of his own company
... read above link for much more ...
... In camp that same afternoon private farewells were said. Next-of-kin, friends, and wellwishers gathered to say goodbye. Leaving home had at last become a sad reality. The battalion lines, trim tented and subdued, will remain long in the memories of mothers, wives and sweethearts; for them the sorrow of parting did not ride buoyantly on a sea of excitement. Two days later Trentham was deserted.
1 Brig F. S. VARNHAM, MC,* ED, m.i.d.; Gisborne; born Wellington, 1 Nov 1888; newspaper manager; Wellington Regt 1915-19 (Staff Capt 1 NZIB); CO 19 Bn 3 Oct 1939-15 Apr 1941, 9 Jun-20 Oct 1941; comd 7 Army Tank Bde (NZ) May 1942-May 1943; injured 15 Apr 1941.
2 Cpl J. P. FOSTER; Wellington; born Wales, 21 Mar 1906; club steward.
3 Capt H. S. BUDD; Whangarei; born Waihi, 20 Jun 1906; company representative; p.w. 2 Jun 1941.
4 Maj C. S. WROTH, m.i.d.; Christchurch; born Christchurch, 6 Mar 1915; Regular soldier; BM 6 Bde Oct-Nov 1944; Camp Commandant, Burnham MC, 1947-48.
5 WO II S. M. GOLDER; Featherston; born Beckenham, Kent, 23 Jun 1910; joiner; wounded and p.w. 1 Jun 1941.
6 Maj C. W. TAYLOR, EM; Gisborne; born Gisborne, 19 Jan 1912; civil servant; company commander 25 Bn 1944-45; twice wounded.
7 Sgt W. J. H. F. ORAM; Auckland; born Dartford, England, 9 Aug 1912; lorry diver; wounded May 1941.
8 Capt B. W. THOMAS; born Marton, 30 Jun 1914; research chemist; killed in action 26 Sep 1944.
New Zealand EMBLEMS
taken from the site: Standard Emblems for NZ Service Personnel
New Zealand Emblems
World War I
? 1st NZEF
? 3rd Auckland Regt
? 5th M R Otago Hussars
? Auckland Mounted Rifles
? Canterbury Regt
? Machine Gun Corps
? Maori Pioneer Btn
? NZ Field Artillery
? NZ Signals
? Otago Regt
World War II
? H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles
? H.M.N.Z.S. Leander
? Fleet Air Arm
? 27 Machine Gun Btn (1st Echelon)
? NZ Army Nursing Corps
? NZ Army Ordinance Corps
? NZ Army Service Corps
? NZ Artillery
? NZ Corps of Signals
? NZ Engineers
? NZ Medical Corps
? NZ Provost Corps
? NZ Scottish Regt
? NZ Veterinary Corps
? NZWAAC
? RNZAF - 14 Sqn
? RNZAF - 75 Sqn
? RNZAF - 486 Sqn
? RNZAF ? 489 Sqn
Post World War II
? H.M.N.Z.S. Pukaki
? NZ Infantry Regiment
? Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
? Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps
? Royal NZ Artillery
? Royal NZ Dental Corps
? Royal NZ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
? Royal NZ Engineers
? Royal NZ Infantry Regt
? Royal NZ Medical Corps
? Royal New Zealand Signals
? RNZAF ? Post War
British Emblems
? Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
? Army Air Corps
? Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)
? Black Watch, The
? Cameron Highlanders, The
? Duke of Wellington?s Regt
? Green Howards, The (Yorkshire Regt)
? Hampshire Regt, The
? Highland Light Infantry
? Indian Engineers
? Kings Own Malta Regt, The
? Kings Own Scottish Borderers
? Manchester Regt
? Middlesex Regt
? Military Police Corps
? Northamptonshire Regt
? Parachute Regt
? QAIMNS
? Queens Own Royal West Kent Regt
? Queens Royal Regt, The
? Robin Hoods, The (Royal Artillery)
? Royal Armoured Corps
? Royal Army Chaplain?s Dept
? Royal Army Medical Corps
? Royal Army Ordinance Corps
? Royal Army Service Corps
? Royal Artillery
? Royal Corps of Signals
? Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
? Royal Engineers (WWI)
? Royal Engineers (WWII)
? Royal Fusiliers, The
? Royal Horse Artillery
? 12th Royal Lancers
? Royal Pioneer Corps
? Royal Scots
? Royal Scots Greys, The
? Royal Sussex Regt, The
? Royal Tank Regt, RAC
? Royal Ulster Rifles, The
? SAS
? Scots Guards
? Seaforth Highlanders, The
? Welsh Guards
? Fleet Air Arm
? Royal Naval Patrol Service
? H.M.S. Drake
? H.M.S. Gambia
? H.M.S. Ruler
? RAF ? 35 Sqn
? RAF ? 59 Sqn
? RAF - 82 Sqn
? RAF - 122 Wing
? RAF - 214 Sqn
Other Emblems
(World War II Emblems unless otherwise stated)
? Fiji Military Forces
? Polish Air Force
? Royal Canadian Air Force
? Royal Canadian Navy
? Royal Netherlands Navy
? Royal Rhodesia Regt
? Russian Medical Services
? 25 Infantry Div, US Armed Forces
? US Armed Forces
? US Medical Corps
Glossary of MAORI - ENGLISH words
taken from the site: Glossary of Maori - English words
MAORI WORD - ENGLISH MEANING
Ariki
-chief of noble birth, priest
Hangi
- earth oven
Hapu
- subdivision of a tribe, or sub tribe
Hongi
- a greeting, by the pressing of noses
Hui
- gathering together of people for discussion, or to socialise
Iwi
- a tribe which traces descent from a common ancestor or ancestors
Mana
- prestige, authority, power or psychic force
Marae
- sacred meeting place, situated within a village
Mere
- a short weapon usually made of whalebone, wood or greenstone
Moko
- tattoo, which can be either on the face, arms, thighs or buttocks
Pa
- a village; settlement or fortified area of a tribe or sub-tribe
Pakeha
- European (also used in earlier times as reference to traders, settlers, missionaries...)
Rahui
- prohibition; the setting aside of a place or thing for a specified time ; permanent reservation of land for a specific purpose
Runanga
- tribal or public assembly, conference, council
Tangata whenua
- Literally, a person of the land or people belonging to a tribal region; hosts as distinct from visitors
Tangi
- to weep, grieve, mourn or cry
Tangihanga
- a ceremony of mourning
Tohunga
- a healer or a priest ; an expert in traditional lore or a person skilled in a particular activity
Utu
- revenge, recompense, reward, price, payment ; repayment in goods ; retribution in battle to the death
Waiata
- song ; to chant or to sing
Whanau l
- iterally - to be born or to give birth. Family or an extended family
Whare
- A house, or a dwelling
Whare wananga
- A university, or a learning place
Whenua
- literally - afterbirth; land, ground, earth, a country
ELIZABETH GOLD - Ghost of Coolgardie, West Australia
from the site Elizabeth Gold
For a number of years Elizabeth had been married to Captain Charles de Garburgh Gold. She was his second wife and though there is no record of the Gold's having a child together, two adult step-children lived in New Zealand. Captain Gold died in Coolgardie in May, 1897, at the age of fifty-seven. Prior to Captain Gold's death, Kenneth Snodgrass had boarded with the Gold's and, on the Captain's death, Kenneth Snodgrass undertook the funeral arrangements and also managed the meagre estate.
A short while after her husband's death, Elizabeth took on the role as housekeeper at Kenneth Snodgrass's Bungalow Dining Rooms. A month later, Mrs Snodgrass and her seven children arrived in Coolgardie. The Bungalow Dining Rooms failed after only eight weeks.
Five months before her death, in an effort to support herself, Elizabeth was engaged as a probationer nurse at Coolgardie Government Hospital. Elizabeth worked with and shared her tent (or camp) with Janet Snodgrass, the daughter of Kenneth. The matron, Rosa Snodgrass, was Kenneth's cousin.
On the last day of autumn, May 31, 1898, the weather was unseasonably humid and oppressive, but the off-duty nurses were looking forward to the Cinderella Ball at the Mechanic's Institute that evening. Elizabeth was one of the nurses preparing for the Ball when Kenneth Snodgrass, armed with a revolver, called at the nurse's camp.
By half-past seven Elizabeth, aged thirty-two, was dead.
at the above link there is:
"The Tragedy"
- with photos
"The Newspaper" (The Coolgardie Miner in 1898)
Shocking Tragedy at the Hospital
The Victims
Further Particulars
The Funerals
The Cinderella Dance
The Weather
Notes and Comments - by Smiler
"The Inquest"
William Pope Seed: The Medical Evidence
Helena Snodgrass: The Widow's Evidence
Janet Snodgrass: The Daughter's Evidence
Fanny Marian Warland: The Neighbour's Evidence
Archibald McIntyre: The Wardsman's Evidence
Rosa Snodgrass: The Matron's Evidence
PC Matthew Toohey
Ernest Cochrane
The Verdict
"The Statements"
Plan of Nurse Gold's Camp
William Pope Seed: The Medical Evidence
Helena Snodgrass: The Widow's Evidence
Janet Snodgrass: The Daughter's Evidence
Fanny Marian Warland: The Neighbour's Evidence
Archibald McIntyre: The Wardsman's Evidence
Rosa Snodgrass: The Matron's Evidence
Toohey, Cochrane & Sellenger
The Inspector's Letter
The Telegram to Perth
The Inquest Findings