Does anyone know anything abt James Hindley who fought in NZ Wars late c1860's?
LeeT
I would appreciate anything abt James like photos, etc? I know he was awarded the NZ War Medal which is now in the Waiouru War Museum.
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janilye on 2015-11-07 23:50:05James Hindley the holder of the N.Z. War Medal, was from Sydney, nsw. He died age 52, in February 1904 at Wanganui.
LeeT on 2015-11-19 00:47:34Thanks.
Still to find when he came to NZ and on what ship?
He is my step fathers greatgrandfather. He donated James' medal to the Waiouru Museum and wears a mini at ANZAC day services.
Married Isabella Roper c1883, issue Leonard, Edward and Gertrude Isobel.
I believe James is buried at Heads Rd Cemetary in Wanganui.
janilye on 2015-11-19 08:47:58According to the obituary below he arrived in NZ on the 'Adventure'.There was a whaling ship called Adventurer attacked by natives in 1872 in the New Hebrides, killing the mate. If he was only 52 when he died he would have been 20 in 1872.
You'd have to be searching for an arrival from 1866 to 72 when the wars ended.
Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11187, 22 February 1904, Page 4
DEATHS.
HINDLEY. On the 20th instant, at his late residence. Mathieson Street: James William, beloved Imsband of Isabell Hindley; aged 52 years. Purser and Son.
Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7927, 23 February 1904, Page 3
Another of Wanganui's old settlers, in the person of Mr James Hindley, passed away on Saturday evening. The deceased, who was 52 years of age, was a native of Sydney, New South Wales, came to the colony over thirty years ago in the Adventure, and spent practically the whole of that time in Wanganui. The deceased took part in the fighting with the Maoris in the early days, and held the New Zealand war medal.