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the New Zealand SOLDIERS killed in VIETNAM
the VIETNAM WAR was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975
the new Zealand Soldiers who lost their lives in that war:
William Reginald AWATERE
- born in Gisborne 1945
- served as Private 699033
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Whiskey
- Date of death: 12 April 1968
- Died of wounds, shrapnel injuries from mine explosion
- Buried at Ruatoria.
Joseph Tauri BARRETT
- born 22 April 1942
- served as Sapper209440
- Royal New Zealand Engineers Victor 4
- Date of death: 24 November 1969
- Killed in action
- Buried: urupa, Te Kuiti Marae, Te Kuiti, King Country
Donald Imlay BENSEMANN
- born 30 October 1948 in Marlborough
- served as Lance Corporal 41383
- Waiouru Cadet School Royal NZ Infantry Regiment Victor 3
- Date of death: North-West Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
- Killed in action of a gunshot wound
- Buried: Omaka Public Cemetery, Blenheim
Arthur Vicary BERMINGHAM
- born 14 June 1948
- served as Private 43134
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 20 November 1969 in Australia
- Died of wounds sustained in a mine explosion
- Buried: Maunu Cemetery, Whangarei
Rawhiti Hoera "Raff" BROWN
- born 26 September 1941
- served as Sapper 41708
- Royal New Zealand Engineers Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 12 August 1969
- Killed in action (1 Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam)
- Buried: at Gisborne
Graham Joseph CAMPBELL
- born 12 April 1941
- served as Sergeant 41240
- New Zealand Army, Special Air Service, 4TP
- Date of death: 14 January 1970
- Died of Wounds (1 Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam)
- Buried: at Wairoa
Thomas "Tom" COOPER
- born 17 July 1948
- served as Private 482859
- Royal NZ Infantry Regiment, 3 PLatoon, 1st Battalion, Whiskey 3
- Date of death: 11 October 1970 24 Evacuee Hospital (US) Servicemen
- Died of wounds in a friendly clash
- Buried: urupa, Tainui urupa, Taupiri Mountain
Leslie Estelle COWPER
- born 1929
- served as Lieutenant 215403, civilian humanitarian worker
- Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps & Territorial Force
- Date of death: 2 May 1966 in Vietnam aged 37
- Cause of death: ?
- Buried: Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland
Alastair John Sherwood DON
- born 27 March 1938 in Kurow, Otago
- enlisted from Te Iringa, Kaikohe
- served as Sergeant 37221
- Royal New Zealand Artillery 161 Battery
- Date of death: 14 September 1965
- Killed in action when vehicle was blown up by a mine
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
Stuart William "Stew" ELLWOOD
- born 19 October 1947
- served as Gunner 42752
- Royal New Zealand Artillery 161 Battery
- Date of death: 6 February 1968
- Killed in action of gunshot wounds
- Buried: in Foxton
Cecil Richard FISK
- born 2 June 1945
- served as Lance Corporal 41301
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Victor 5
- Date of death: 18 June 1970
- Killed in action
- Buried: Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch.
Donald Campbell FRITH
- born 2 October 1946 in Taihape
- enlisted from 4 Mansfield Street, Wairoa,
- served as Private 573233
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
- Date of death: 11 July 1969
- Died of Wounds
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
James Robert GATENBY
- born ?
- enlisted from Ngakuru, Rotorua
- served as Corporal 38655
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 5 June 1969 Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
- Killed in action during his second tour in Vietnam
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
Graham Richard "Dick" GRIGG
- born 5 October 1933 in Napier
- enlisted ffrom 114 Wright Street, Wellington (mother in Waikanae)
- served as Staff Sergeant 645140
- Headquarters, V Force
- Date of death: 1 August 1957 aged 23
- Killed in Action when a bomb exploded below his room at the Metropole Hotel Saigon
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
John Louis GURNICK
- born 9 July 1948
- served as Private 483256
- Royal NZ Infantry Regiment, 3 PLatoon, 1st Battalion, Whiskey 3
- Date of death: 29 May 1970 in Vietnam aged 21
- Killed in Action, mine explosion
- Buried: at Pukekohe, Auckland
Kenneth Horomai HARDING
- born 26 February 1948
- served as Private 388811
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 6
- Date of death: 24 June 1971
- Died ginshot wounds 1 Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam
- Buried: at Waima Valley, Hokianga
Raymond Anthony HAWTHORNE
- born 4 June 1948 in Otahuhu, Auckland,
- served as Private 421742
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 4 August 1969
- Died of wounds in mine explosion during 2nd tour
- Buried: Papakura Public Cemetery, Auckland
Haere Desmond HIRINI
- born 10 March 1936
- served as Private Private
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 2
- Date of death: 1 February 1968 aged 31
- Killed in Action by gunshot wound to left shoulder
- Buried: Kawerau Cemetery, Kawerau
George Kingi HOERARA
- born 2 January 1932
- served as Corporal 211075
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 1
- Date of death: 26 January 1968
- Killed in action mine explosion
- Buried: at Te Araroa, 175km north of Gisborne
Terrence Norman HOLLOW
- born 11 September 1948
- served as Private 43221
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 29 July 1969
- Died of Wounds 6 days after an enemy mine explosion
- Buried: Maunu Cemetery, Whangarei
Keith Richard HURMAN
- born 18 February 1947 in England
- arrived NZ 1967 and joined the New Zealand Army
- served as Private 43349
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 11 January 1969
- Killed in Action, mine and gunshot wounds.
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
Leonard Cyril JONES
- born 7 November 1946
- served as Private 629544
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 5
- Date of death: 18 June 1970
- Killed in action aged 23
- Buried: Hunterville, Marton on 4 July 1970
Stanley James KIDD
- born 1944 in Auckland, only son in a family of 7
- served as Lieutenant 838605
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
- Date of death: 17 April 1970 Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
- Killed in action when his patrol was ambushed
- Buried: Papakura Public Cemetery auckland
James Edward "Jim" LOTT
- born 17 April 1947 in Auckland
- son of Albert Edward LOTT (1921-1991 US citizen) & Joan Linda HANNIKEN (1919-2006 NZ citizen)
- enlisted from 38 Sainsbury Rd, Mt Albert, Auckland
- served as Corporal 2112168
- United States Marine Corps
- Date of death: 8 May 1968 aged 21
- Ground Casualty, other explosive device
- Buried: Ashes buried at St Lukes Church, Mt Albert
Noel Stanley George "Yogi" LYES
- born 20 November 1939
- served as Gunner 41243
- Royal New Zealand Artillery 161 Battery
- Date of death: 23 June 1968 aged 29
- Cause of death ?
- Buried: in Hokitika
Maurice MANTON
- born 8 June 1938
- served as Corporal 346598
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Victor 1
- Date of death: 2 September 1967
- Killed in action, land mine
- Buried: Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland
Te Wa Moana PAENGA
- born 17 March 1949. Father Ahipene Rangi Paenga of Gisborne
- served as Private 43651
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
- Date of death: 19 March 1970
- Killed in action
- Buried:
Bryan James PETERSEN
- born 18 March 1947
- enlisted from Nireaha, Eketahuna
- served as Private 42294
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
- Date of death: 14 September 1968
- Killed in action
- Buried: Grave 45 RSA section Mangaoranga Cemetery Eketahuna
- he Eketahuna community fundraised to bring Bryan home
Joseph William RADFORD
- born 22 February 1940
- served as Corporal 539244
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Whiskey 2
- Date of death: 23 July 1969
- Killed in action, shrapnel wounds from enemy mines
- Buried: at Whakatane
Peter RAUHIHI
- born 13 June 1948
- served as Private 43648
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Victor 5
- Date of death: 24 November 1969
- Died of Wounds, Claymore mine
- Buried: Shannon Marae, Shannon
Malcolm Lindsay SUTHERLAND
- born 20 October 1944 in Christchurch
- served as Private 41081
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 5
- Date of death: 31 October 1970, 11 days after 26th birthday
- Killed in Action (cover-up exposed 1999, friendly fire)
- Buried: Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch
Murray John TURNBULL
- born 18 February 1948
- enlisted from 63 Cranley St, Tainui, Dunedin
- served as Private 42116
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
- Date of death: 2 August 1969 in booby trap explosion aged 21
- Died of wounds 1 Australian Field Hospital, South Vietnam
- Buried: cremated Singapore, interred Dunedin
Gordon Sutherland WATT
- born 31 January 1941 Edinburgh, Scotland
- enlisted from 158 Esplanade, Kaikoura
- served as Sergeant 80166
- Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Services Medical Team
- Date of death: 1 March 1970
- Killed in action when he triggered a booby trap
- Buried: at Ulu Pandan, Singapore
Robert WHITE
- born 25 February 1937 Fort William, Scotland
- enlisted from 808 Princess Street, Dunedin
- served as Bombardier 928518
- Royal New Zealand Artillery 161 Battery
- Date of death: 14 September 1965 aged 38
- Killed in action, vehicle blown up by a command detonated mine
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
Michael John WICKMAN
- born 31 May 1947
- served as Private
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 3
- Date of death: 22 June 1968
- Killed in action in a jungle clash
- Buried: Papatoetoe, Auckland
John Stewart WILLIAMS
- born December 1948
- served as Private 41530
- Royal New Zealand Engineers, Victor 4
- Date of death: 17 June 1969
- Killed in action
- Buried: Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia
- Mother in North Shore, Auckland. Wife in Napier
Peter WILLIAMS
- born 14 March 1938
- served as Captain 37404
- Royal New Zealand Artillery 161 Battery
- Date of death: 14 February 1967
- Killed in action in booby trap
- Buried: Ashes returned to New Zealand. Memorial in Auckland
John Ramsay WINTON
- born 14 January 1947
- served as Lieutenant 41576
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 5
- Date of death: 10 March 1971
- Killed in action
- Buried: Karori, Wellington
David Nelson WRIGHT
- born 30 August 1946
- served as Private 43223
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, Whiskey 3
- Date of death:
- Died of wounds in Australia 3 months after gunshot wounds in back
- Buried: St Mary's Church, Esk Valley, St Andrews, South Canterbury
HAMLEY marriages New Zealand 1865 - 1930
some HAMLEY marriages New Zealand 1865 - 1930:
Anna Maria Seccombe Hamley
- married George Midford Aubin Ahier in 1883
Mary Jane Hamley
- married Edward Collett in 1901
Gladys Annie Clare Hamley
- married Wilbert Stanley Clark in 1918
Edith Anna Hamley
- married Percy Frederick Cleveland in 1920
Ernest John Hamley
- married Edith Mildred Wakeford in 1923
Ernest John Hamley
- married Ida May Flanagan in 1928
Florence Emma Hamley
- married Joseph Alfred Fletcher in 1926
Frederick Edward Hamley
- married Nora Lily Gibson in 1930
John Henry Hamley
- married Eliza Ure Forrester in 1907
Mary Jane Hamley
- married Edward William Collett in 1922
Marian Ellen Hamley
- married Oscar Ainslie Porritt in 1924
Phoebe Hamley
- married Claude Cedric Griffiths in 1929
Roger Seccombe Hamley
- married Mercy Lydia Newman in 1917
William Hamley
- married Susan Jane Ninnis in 1865
William Hamley
- married Susan Fossett in 1875
William Hamley
- married Catherine Barnett in 1899
William Henry Hamley
- married Emily Ford in 1871
the 11 children of Phillp BUCKTHOUGHT & Annie Elizabeth GIBSON
Phillip BUCKTHOUGHT was born 18 Nov 1827 at St. Columb, Cornwall
- a son of George BUCKTHOUGHT & Jane GREENAWAY
Annie Elizabeth GIBSON was born 17 July 1831 at Devonport, England
- a daughter of john GIBSON & Margaret HARRISON
a family tree or Phillip & Annie
Phillip arrived in New Zealand in 1851 (see link above)
the children of Phillip & Annie were:
Frances 'Fanny' Harrison BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 6 June 1852 in Wellington
Married: James STENT (1853-1938) 0n 28 Nov 1874 at: Wanganui
- they had 4 known children
Fanny died: 9 Feb 1911 in Rangiwahia aged 58
- Her Headstone reads:
In Loving Memory Of
FANNY HARRISON STENT
Who Died 9th February 1911
AGED 56 YEARS
A tender wife and mother dear
A faithful friend is buried here
- James died in Ohingaiti
Philip Charles BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 19 December 1853 in Wellington
Married: Annie Elizabeth BROOKING (1831-1902) 2 Sep 1883 in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patea]Patea[/url[
- they had 5 known children
Philip died: 26 Nov 1918 in Kihikihi aged 64
John Gibson BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 9 January 1856 in Auckland
Married: Edith Jane BIRCHALL (1863-1907 nee LEONARD) 1 December 1900
- Edith had married Alfred Birchall (1844-1894) in 1884
Married: Caroline HAMMOND (1857-1936) in 1909
John died: 7 July 1929
George BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 18 Nov 1857 in Wanganui
Married: Marion Victoria BASHFORD (1858-1939) 11 Feb 1901 at Ngaere
George died: 29 July 1908 in Henderson, Auckland
Annie Elizabeth BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 7 September 1859 in Wanganui
Married: Thomas Kilbourn HAROLD (1860-1925)
Annie died 26 Aug 1889 in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normanby,_Taranaki]Normanby, Taranaki
Ernest Frederick BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 7 May 1862 in Wanganui
Married: Eugenia Matilda RUSSELL 10 Dec 1891 in Stratford
Ernest died: 3 September 1935 in Wellington aged 73
William Harrison BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 21 Apr 1864 in Wanganui
Married: Mary WALSH (1870-1935) 13 July 1891 in Stratford
William died: 18 July 1933 in Inglewood aged 69
[n]Margaret Harrison BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 18 Oct 1866 at Wanganui
Married: Frederick William BROOKING 7 March 1895 in Stratford
Married: William CUBBON (1861-1935) in 1916
Margaret died: 6 Aug 1954 at New Plymouth
Thomas BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 10 December 1868 in Wanganui
Thomas died: 15 February 1875 age 6 in Wanganui
Walter Septimus BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 26 October 1870 in Wanganui
Married: Annie Dennant McLEOD (1970-1944) 11 July 1893 in Opunake
- they had 3 known children
Walter died: 25 Mar 1942 in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawakawa,_New_Zealand]Kawakawa[url]
Ellen Harrison BUCKTHOUGHT
Born: 16 January 1875 in Wanganui
Ellen died: 30 January 1875 aged 14 days in Wanganui
YELLAND marriages New Zealand 1864 - 1916
some of the YELLAND marriages New Zealand 1864 - 1916
Albert Collins Yelland
- married Effie Gard in 1903
Albert Collins Yelland
- married Rose Way in 1909
Edith Jane Yelland
- married Richard Philip Earl 1901
Elizabeth Jane Yelland
- married Thomas Vickery in 1892
Ellen Mary Yelland
- married Jonathan Beaman in 1899
Frank Edgar Yelland
- married Blanche Beatrice Wither in 1917
Hevelena Yelland
- married Joseph Green in 1912
John Yelland
- married Alice Bourke in 1864
Lavinia Harriett Victoria Yelland
- married Thomas Harris in 1915
Letitia Yelland
- married Ronald Percival Boakes in 1899
Thomas Edwin Yelland
- married Mary Hall in 1902
BEAMAN marriages New Zealand 1884 - 1929
some of the BEAMAN marriages New Zealand 1884 - 1929:
Annie Beaman
- married Henry Francis MOORE in 1897
Annie Ida Beaman
- married Arthur Ernest MORRIS in 1915
Arthur Henry Beaman
- married Ruth BISHOP in 1884
Clara Beaman
- married Thomas George REES in 1910
Emma Jane Beaman
- married Albert Arthur EMERSON in 1927
Ernest Beaman
- married Mary Jane ARMSTRONG in 1921
Jonathan Beaman
- married Ellen mary YELLAND in 1899
Martha Beaman
- married William STOTT in 1892
Myrtle Irene Beaman
- married Roderick McLEOD in 1929
Nancy Bella Beaman
- married George HOBDEN in 1918
Robert Leslie Beaman
- married maud CAMPBELL in 1920
Rosetta Beaman
- married James Percy KNIGHT in 1925
Sarah Beaman
- married Groves REVELEY in 1886
Sarah Margaret Beaman
- married Thomas KELLY in 1909
Thomas Beaman
- married Martha MARSTON in 1901
DONS marriages in New Zealand 1912 - 1920
some of the DONS marriages in New Zealand 1912 - 1920:
Anna Dons
- married Leonard Thayer Bisson in 1914
Caroline Emilie Dons
- married Tom Percy Robbies in 192
Emilie Henrietta Dons
- married Frederick John Legg in 1920
Inger Kirstine Dons
- married James Campbell in 1919
Peter Markus Dons
- married Edith Lilian Loveday in 1912
Simon Anderson Dons
- married Alexandrina Duncan Young in 1915
BISSON marriages New Zealand 1875 - 1914
some of the BISSON marriages New Zealand 1875 - 1914:
Clarence Henry Bisson
- married Ada ELLIS in 1911
Edward Leonard Bisson
- married Florence Ada THAYER in 1884
Elvina Bisson
- married Samuel WALKER in 1899
Leonard Thayer Bisson
- married Anna DONS in 1914
Louisa Esther Bisson
- married Percy George HYDE in 1897
Philip George Bisson
- married Betsy McGREGOR in 1911
Walter Bisson
- married Ilma Gertrude Woodville SMITH in 1910
William Bisson
- married Violet Robina McLAREN in 1875
WEDDERSPOON marriages New Zealand 1886 - 1927
some of the WEDDERSPOON marriages New Zealand 1886 - 1927:
Albert James Wilden
- married Dorothea Ruby HENRY in 1915
Albert James Wilden
- married Kathleen Isabel BROWN in 1927
Bessie Mary Wilden
- married David Bruce ANDREW in 1925
Edith Alice Wilden
- married William Crawford JOHNSTON in 1923
James Wilden
- married Rosena DAVIS in 1896
James Henry Wilden
- married Amy Elizabeth CHARTERS in 1922
Olive Irene Wilden
- married David LESLIE in 1923
Thomas Andrew Wilden
- married Eliza Mary FISHER in 1890
William Albert Wilden
- married Jemima Helen COURTS in 1886
William Arthur Wilden
- married Jessie Leaden FARQUHAR in 1922
the children of George FARQUHAR & Isabella Strachan WAUGH
George FARQUHAR (1850-1935) was born in Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He arrived in Dunedin on the 'Janet Court' 29 May 1874.
He married Isabella Strachan WAUGH (1863-1942) in Otago, 5 Dec 1888.
Isabella was born 17 Aug 1863 in East Tairei, Otago to James Healing Waugh (1842-1924) & Mary Strachan (1837-1911)
NOTE There are various spellings, Strachan / Straughan / Straughon / Straughton
the children of George & Isabella
.. 1 ..
1889 - 1952 George Rough Farquhar
born 12 Oct 1889
* George served in WWI as Private 49881 with the 26th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company, NZEF. He embarked in 1917. His brother James William was his next of kin at Highcliff, Otago
* In 1919 he was awarded a Croix de guerre (Belgian)
George married Agnes MARSHALL (1903-1974) in 1927. Agnes was born in NZ to David & Agnes Marshall (buried Green Island)
* George was a farmer in Fairfield, Otago
* In 1935 he was in Green Island
George died 29 June 1952 aged 62
Buried Plot 4, Block 45S at Andersons Bay
* Agnes Farquhar died 5 Jan 1974 aged 70 in Dunedin. Her ashes were scattered
.. 2 ..
1891 - 1979 Mary Straughon Farquhar
born 24 April 1891
Mary married Alexander ANDERSON in 1913
their known children
* 1914 - 1941 George Stark Anderson
* 1917 - Isabella May Anderson
Mary next married John STANAWAY in 1927
* John Stanaway died 7 Jan 1979 aged 88.
MARY died 4 months after him, 7 May 1979 aged 88
Buried together Plot 49, Block 46 at West Taieri Cemetery, Dunedin with a memorial to her son on the headstone:
* 1941 - George Stark Anderson (1914-1941), Mary's son.
NOTE George served as George Nash Anderson, Private 3859, 18th Infantry. He was killed in action in Crete aged 27
.. 3 ..
1893 - 1975 Maggie Sievewright Farquhar
born 22 June 1893
Maggie married Samuel John Thompson WELSH (1888-1976) in Otago 9 Aug 1916. Samuel was born in NZ to John Welsh & Elizabeth Ruddle
their known children
* 1916 - Isabella Welsh
* 1919 - Elizabeth Alexandra Welsh
Maggie died 11 Nov 1975 aged 82
* Samuel Welsh died 22 Sep 1976 aged 87
burial not found to date
.. 4 ..
1895 - 1957 Jessie Leaden Farquhar
born 14 Dec 1895
Jessie had 2 children
* 1917 - Hazel Lindsay Farquhar, born 19 July 1917 in Timaru and fostered out. Hazel married John Marshall Roberts (1911-1969) in 1935. John died 5 Aug 1969 aged 58. His last address was 46 Church St., Mosgiel and his ashes were scattered. It is recorded on the database that he was an invalid, unknown if this was during the war. Hazel's burial not found. She may have remarried.
* 1920 - 1920 A stillborn son was born 19 March 1920 in Waimatuku while Jessie was working as a domestic servant 'in the country'. A month later, on 17 April, Jessie pleaded guilty at the Invercargill Police Court to a charge of 'concealment of birth' and was held in custody for 2 months, committed to appear for sentencing, at the next sitting of the Invercargill Supreme Court. On 27 May one of the cases set down for hearing was Jessie L. Farquhar. Her sentence to be handed down in the 'concealment of birth' criminal charge. She appeared on 2 June 1920. Counsel said that he had a letter from the father responsible expressing intention to marry, but he had not answered any correspondence since and he didn't know where he was. The sentence was that Jessie be released on probation, in the care of her mother, for a term of two years, a condition being that she should be of good behaviour. The Probation Officer said that there was no woman in Invercargill in whose charge such girls could be placed but he understood that there was a woman in Dunedin where the prisoner would go with her mother.
Jessie married William Arthur WILDEN (1893-1983) 2 Aug 1922. William was born in NZ to Thomas Andrew Wilden (1868-1947) & Eliza Mary Fisher (1866-1945).
William served as Rifleman 24/1230 with the D Company, 2nd Battalion, NZRB. His next of kin was his father Thomas at 13 Josephine St., Caversham, Dunedin.
.. photo .. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wilden, Jessie's inlaws, celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary at their residence, 2 Trafalgar street, Normanby, Dunedin, on 30 March 1940. Mr Wilden came to NZ in the sailing ship 'Otago' in 1871 and Mrs Wilden arrived by the 'Arawa' in 1885. They were married at Green Island on 13 March 1890 by the Rev Mr Hinton
children of Jessie & William
* 1922 - 1932 William George Wilden
* 1923 - 2004 Edith 'Joy' Wilden
* Pearl Wilden (still living 2020)
* They lived at 304 Main South road, Caversham and attended Caversham School.
Jessie & William divorced in Nov 1946. Decree nisi was granted to William Arthur Wilden v Jessie Leaden Wilden on the ground of separation under written agreement (William was in Rotorua)
Jessie Wilden died of cancer on 3 Aug 1957 aged 61
buried Plot 161, Block 113 at Andersons Bay Cemetery with:
* 1932 - William George 'Billy' Wilden (1922-1932), her 9 year old son who died from head injuries after being knocked off his bike
* 1973 - Alexander William Keith (1920-1973), her son-in-law (1st husband of Joy Wilden) see notes
* 2004 - Edith 'Joy' Neill (nee Wilden, formerly Keith 1923-2004), her daughter
HEADSTONE not available to date
Jessie's ex husband, William Arthur Wilden, died 3 Aug 1983 in Dunedin. He is buried Plots 3 & 4, Block 7172, at Green Island Cemetery with Margaret Grace Wilden (1908-1985) (2nd wife/partner). Margaret was born 25 Dec 1908 & died 12 March 1985 in Chalet Private Hospital, Dunedin aged 76. Headstone reads she was 72.
* NOTES *
Jessie's son in law, Alexander William Keith, was a son of Ivan Robert Keith (1890-1978) & Jane nee Munro (1893-1980), farmers at Berwick, Waipori, Otago. Jane Munro had a sister, Bella Munro (1890-1972), who married Robert Baxter Neill (1885-1963) and she later became the mother-in-law of Edith Joy Wilden (2nd marriage), see below
known children of Ivan & Jane
* 1916 - 2012 Ola May Keith
Ola was born 30 Aug 1916. She married Hector Franklin Mockford (1912-1976) in 1934. Their ashes are interred at West Taieri with her maternal grandparents, William Munro (1861-1948) & Barbara Harrold (nee Sinclair 1879-1917).
NOTE William & Barbara were also the parents of Bella Munro, mother of Eric Munro Neill (1922-1992), Edith 'Joy' Keith/Wilden's 2nd husband.
* 1920 - 1973 Alexander William Keith
Alexander was born 14 Feb 1920. He married Edith 'Joy' Wilden as above.
* 1923 - 2014 Ivan Harold 'Harry' Keith
Ivan was born 20 April 1923. He married Jessie Ellen Kerr (1926-2012), their ashes are interred Dunedin Cemetery.
* 1925 - 2019 Margaret Beryl Keith
Margaret was born 22 July 1925. She married ? Grant (surname)
* 1929 - 1971 Hilda Jean Keith
Hilda was born 5 July 1929. She married Russell James Brinsdon (1930-2010).
* daughter Keith, married Ernest Osmond Foxton (1927-1976). Ernest died 12 Jan 1976 aged 48 and his ashes scattered from Andersons Bay. His wife may have remarried.
Their father, Ivan Robert Keith was a son of Alexander William 'Sandy' Keith (1853-1927) & Ellen Atkins (1863-1958), of Clyde, grandparents of those above, who died Tokoiti, buried Fairfax cemetery, Milton.
known children of Sandy & Ellen Keith
* 1884 - Annie Elizabeth Keith
- In Nov 1931 Mrs Annie Eliza Fiddis, nee Keith, aged 47, attended the Clyde School Reunion (1865 - 1931). In Jan 1940 "Mr & Mrs Fiddis, accompanied by a son and daughter, were in Clyde and went on to Becks on Friday. Mrs Fiddis (nee Miss Annie Keith) is an old Clyde girl and her home is at Tokoiti".
* 1885 - 1964 Alexander William Keith
- Alexander served as Rifleman 14274 with the 8th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company, NZRB. He embarked 1916, his next of kin was his father, Alexander William Keith, of Clyde
* 1887 - 1983 Alice Frances Keith (+ Godfrey Eccrett 'Wally' Glossop)
* 1890 - 1978 Ivan Robert Keith (+ Jane Munro)
- Ivan served as Private 80539 with the 42nd Reinforcements, B Company, NZEF. He embarked 1918, his next of kin was his wife Jane of 6 Selwyn St., North-east Valley, Dunedin
* 1892 - 1990 Ida Ellen Keith (+ Christie Berryman)
.. 5 ..
1897 - 1934 Nellie Isabella Farquhar
born 2 Oct 1897
Nellie married Ronald McDonald HELLYER (1895-1958) in 1922
they had a daughter
* Mavis Hellyer
Nellie died 3 Sep 1934 aged 36
Otago Daily Times, 3 Sep 1934
HELLYER - On September 1 1934, at Dunedin, Nellie Isabelle, dearly beloved wife of Ronald McDonald Hellyer, of 56 Oakland street, Anderson's Bay and fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs George Farquhar of Highcliff road. 'A patient sufferer gone to rest' - The Funeral will leave the residence of her sister (Mrs Wedderspoon), 2 Somerville street, Anderson's Bay, To-day (Monday), the 3rd inst., at 2p.m. for the Anderson's Bay Cemetery.
* Ronald Hellyer died 15 Oct 1958 aged 63
Buried together Plot 76, Block 11 at Andersons Bay Cemetery
.. 6 ..
1898 - 1971 James William Farquhar
born 1 Dec 1898
James married Ellen May BISHOP (1895-1953) in 1922. Ellen was born in NZ to John Bishop & Annie Morris.
* Ellen Farquhar died 4 March 1953 in Dunedin aged 57. Her ashes were scattered
James died 8 Jan 1981 aged 72
buried Plot 26, Block 7 with his parents, siblings and others in the family plot (see at end)
.. 7 ..
1900 - 1950 Elizabeth Alexandra 'Bessie' Farquhar
born 8 Feb 1900
Bessie married John Renton WEDDERSPOON (1896-1977) in 1925. John was born in NZ to Andrew Wedderspoon & Christina Renton. He was a Blacksmith in Dunedin
Elizabeth died 10 Jan 1950 aged 49 in Outram
* John Wedderspoon died 2 Jan 1977 aged 80
buried together Plot 59, Block 4 at Andersons Bay
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1901 - 1968 Robert Mitchell Farquhar
born 30 Aug 1901
Robert married married Jane Proctor PERRIN (1905-1996) in 1926. Jane was born in NZ 9th of 10 children of Alfred Justine Perrin (1855-1930) & Annie Dalzell Dalgleish (1866-1941) of Mosgiel.
Robert died 17 June 1968 aged 66 in Wellington.
buried Plot 24, Block 7 with his parents, siblings and others in the family plot (see at end)
* Jane Farquhar died 1 June 1996 aged 91 in Glamis Hospital, Dunedin. Her ashes were returned to Funeral Director
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1903 - 1971 Wilson Craig Farquhar
born 19 July 1903
Wilson married Ruby RIDDELL (1904-1989) in 1929. Ruby was born in NZ to John Riddell & Catherine Graham Weir.
Wilson died 20 May 1971 aged 67
* Ruby Farquhar died 23 Sep 1989 aged 84
buried Plot 24, Block 7 with his parents, wife, son & siblings in the family plot (see at end)
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1907 - 1983 Agnes Waugh Farquhar
born 21 May 1907
Agnes married Henry HARWOOD (1903-1987) in Otago 15 July 1930. Henry was born in NZ to Thomas Harwood (1867-1938) & Eliza Edwards (1878-1941)
Agnes died 21 Feb 1983 aged 76
buried Plot 24, Block 7 with her parents, siblings and others in the family plot (see at end)
* Henry Harwood died 27 Oct 1987 in Dunedin Hospital. He is buried with his parents Plot 2, Block 2 at Portobello Cemetery
George Farquhar died 22 June 1935 aged 85
Evening Star, 22 June 1935
FARQUHAR - On June 22 1935, at his residence "Midmar," 185 Highcliff road, Andersons Bay, George, beloved husband of Isabella S. Farquhar; in his 86th years. 'At Rest.' - The Funeral will leave the residence on Monday the 24th inst., at 2p.m., for the Anderson's Bay Cemetery. Hope and Kinaston, undertakers.
Otago Daily Times, 26 June 1935
Mr GEORGE FARQUHAR The death occurred at his residence, Highcliff Road, on Saturday morning of Mr George Farquhar, an old and respected resident of Otago Peninsula. Born in the village of Midmar, Aberdeen in 1850, he arrived in New Zealand by the Janet Court in May 1872. After serving a short period in the employ of Mr Robertson, of Seal Point, he purchased a property at Highcliff and, with the exception of four years residence at Napier in the employ of Messrs Williams and Kettle, he had spent the whole of his New Zealand life on the Peninsula. He was the first man to make cheese on the Otago Peninsula, the work being carried out in a building where the present Pukehiki Library now stands. He was one of the founders of the Otago Peninsula A and P Society and was for many years a member of the Highcliff School Committee. He leaves a widow and a grown-up family of four sons and five daughters, one daughter (Nellie) having predeceased him some months ago.
Isabella Farquhar died 19 Sep 1942 aged 79
Evening Star, 19 Sep 1942
FARQUHAR - On September 19 1942, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs W. Wilden (Jessie), 36 Alexandra street, Caversham, Isabella Straughon, loved wife of the late George Farquhar and eldest daughter of the late James and Mary Waugh (formerly of Highcliff); in her eightieth year. 'At Rest.' The Funeral will leave the residence of her daughter on Monday the 21st inst., at 2p.m., for the Anderson's Bay Cemetery.
Otago Daily Times, 22 Sep 1942
Mrs ISABELLA S. FARQUHAR The death occurred early on Saturday morning of Mrs Isabella S. Farquhar, an old and highly-respected resident of Otago Peninsula. Born at East Taieri in 1863, Mrs Farquhar was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Waugh, who arrived in Otago from Scotland in 1858. Later the deceased's parents removed to Highcliff and, with the exception of the last few years, Mrs Farquhar had been a resident of the Peninsula all her life. She was one of the first pupils to attend the Highcliff School, which held its seventieth jubilee a little over a year ago. She was possessed of a kind and lovable nature and will be sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends. She is survived by a family of four sons and five daughters and 21 grandchildren.
They are buried Plot 24, Block 7 at Andersons Bay Cemetery along with:
* 1886 - Margaret Farquhar (1828-1886), his mother
* 1935 - George Farquhar
* 1942 - Isabella (1863-1942), his wife
* 1968 - Robert Mitchell Farquhar (1901-1968), his son
* 1971 - James William Farquhar (1899-1971), his son
* 1971 - Wilson Craig Farquhar (1903-1971), his son (3 months after James) & Wilson's wife Ruby (1904-1989)
* 1983 - Agnes Waugh Harwood (1907-1983), his daughter
* 2006 - Mervyn John 'Merv' Farquhar (1932-2006), his grandson
NOTE
HEADSTONE PHOTOS were taken from Dunedin Cemetery Database.
High resolution photos can be ordered at that site
KAKE marriages New Zealand 1906 - 1930
some of the KAKE marriages 1906 - 1930
Edith Kake
- married Mei Iti Iti in 1916
Erana Kake
- married Takiwa Hatereue in 1912
Haki Whangawhanga Kake
- married Louisa Brott in 1922
Heni Kake
- married Tane Bennett in 1930
Irihapeti Kake
- married Mohi Pairama in 1923
Maiaea Kake
- married Ngahoari Hetaraka in 1924
Mary Ann Kake
- married Arthur Dobbs in 1909
Matehaere Kake
- married George Warren Shilton in 1914
Mauhaere Kake
- married Whakama Ngahoari in 1914
Paora Kake
- married Pare Heperi in 1906
Perepe Kake
- married Ngatikahu Pohe in 1923
Rihi Paora Kake
- married George Henry Johnson in 1929
Te Roma Kake
- married Taniora Poutu in 1927
Wiremu Kake
- married Kataraina Tia Toeke in 1917
