James PEPPERCORN + Sarah GERRING - Leamington, Hamilton, Waikato
James PEPPERCORN was born 20th August 1826
- unknown where (possibly England)
- he died in Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato aged 86
Sarah GERRING was born 2nd November 1838
- unknown where (possibly England)
- she died in Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato aged 75
they married on 8th April 1874, possibly Waikato
their children were:
1875-1963 - Herbert Gerring Peppercorn
- married Elizabeth Ann TUCKER (1878-1956) in 1902
- Elizabeth was the 3rd of 9 children of William TUCKER & Mary Ann WILLIAMS, immigrants from Cornwall, England 1863 & 1870
1876-1968 lovie/Louie Florence Peppercorn
- not married
- died aged 92
- ashes spread at Hamilton Park Cemetery
1878-1910 - Mary Ann Peppercorn
- born in Cambridge
- died aged 31 in Leamington, Cambridge
1880-1969 - Albert Ernest Peppercorn
- born in Cambridge
- married Daisy Ann GERRING in 1914
1882-1917 - Robert Sydney Peppercorn
- born in Cambridge
- he was Killed In Action in Belgium aged 34
RANK LAST HELD - Private
SERIAL NUMBER - 14319
FIRST KNOWN RANK - Rifleman
OCCUPATION - Farmer
NEXT OF KIN - A.E. Peppercorn (brother) Leamington
- ALSO: Son of the late James & Sarah Peppercorn
BODY ON EMBARKATION - New Zealand Rifle Brigade
EMBARKATION UNIT - 8th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company
EMBARKATION DATE - 26 June 1916
PLACE OF EMBARKATION - Wellington
TRANSPORT - HMNZT 56 OR 57
VESSEL - Maunganui or Tahiti
DESTINATION - Devonport, England
LAST UNIT SERVED - Auckland Infantry Regiment
PLACE OF DEATH - Belgium
CAUSE OF DEATH - Killed in action
MEMORIAL - MESSINES RIDGE (N.Z.) Mesen, West-Vlaanderen Belgium
1884-1952 - Arthur Leonard Pepercorn
- born in Cambrdige
- he married Ethel Maria STOREY (1890-1966) in 1916
- Ethel was a daughter of William STOREY & Maria DYNES
- see their other daughter Elizabeth Sarah Storey
on 2010-08-24 06:28:07
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