ngairedith on Family Tree Circles

Benjamin Frederick James EDWARDS
Ben was 30 years old and a Native Interpreter with the Armed Constabulary when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 11 July 1874. He was suspended for being absent, on 9 November 1875.

Benjamin married Catherine WATT in 1897
their known children
1899 - ? James Waitana Edwards
- James married Helena Lambert PHELAN (1901-1978) in 1920

1900 - 1934 Frederick Rundle Tutanekai Edwards
- Frederick married Mildred Mary ARNOLD in 1926

Benjamin died in 1902 aged 58
Catherine (possibly) died in 1917 aged 68

David NORGOVE
David was born about 1864, the son of Charles and Jane. He was a butcher when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 8 May 1883.

David married Martha McKearney in 1885
their known children
1886 - ? Clarence Norgrove
- Clarence married Ernestina Mary HENDERSON in 1909

1889 - ? Mabel Norgrove
- nothing known

1891 - 1990 Gladys Emily Norgrove
- Gladys married Leo FOLEY (1887-1966) in 1914

1894 - ? Alice Norgrove
- nothing known

1895 - 1964 David Norgrove
- David married Jessie Helena PIRRIT (1898-1961) in 1926

1900 - 1990 Alan George Norgrove
- nothing known

1903 - 1984 Charles Norgrove
- Charles married Amy Ellen OEMCKE (1905-1969) in 1923

1906 - 1982 James Arthur Norgrove
- nothing known

David Norgrove died in 1949 aged 84
Martha died in 1940 aged 73

George James NICHOLSON
George was born about 1866 in England, the son of Peter and Elizabeth. They arrived in New Zealand in 1875 and farmed in the Raglan area. George was a baker when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 17 June 1884. His wife was Rosa. In 1888 he was working in Raglan and received ?2 12/6d from his sickness fund for an "Internal Disease". In June 1893 he cut his foot and received ?3 and in June 1894 he cut his knee and received ?1.
His parents, Peter and Elizabeth, retired to Cambridge in 1900 and George's family had left Cambridge by 1903.

George James NICHOLSON married Rosa PAXTON in 1891
their known children
3 Sept 1895 - 1982 George Francis Nicholson
- George married Myrtle Mary GILES (1899-1935) in 1917

3 Feb 1897 - 1973 Arthur Mervyn Nicholson
- Arthur married Jessie Letitia Logan McCULLOCH (1898-1981) in 1922

1900 - 1903 Trevor Macdonald Nicholson
- Trevor died aged 3

George James Nicholson died in 1948 aged 81
Rosa died in 1942 aged 72

Henry NEWCOMBE
Henry was baptised 11 August 1844 in Devon, England and arrived in New Zealand with brother Richard on the ship 'Matoaka' in 1865. Henry spent some time in the Thames gold mines then came to Cambridge and worked as a shepherd on E B Walker's Monavale estate.
He married Kezia Keeley, a dressmaker, on 25 May 1877 and they had one daughter and seven sons. Kezia died 1896 and daughter Lizzie looked after the family.
Two sons, Robert and Richard married respectively Sarah Jane Ritchie 1905, and Gladys Maud Harris 1920.


the children of Henry & Kezia were:

1878 - 1946 Elizabeth Newcombe
- Elizabeth died aged 68, unmarried

1879 - 1953 John Newcombe

1880 - 1925 Robert Newcombe
- Robert married Sarah Jane RITCHIE (1881-1924) in 1905

1882 - 1884 Henry Newcombe
- Henry died aged 1

1883 - 1952 Frederick 'Fred' Newcombe

1886 - 1971 Henry Newcombe

1888 - 1971 Richard Newcombe
- Richard married Gladys Maud HARRIS (1894-1965) in 1920

1891 - William Newcombe


help with these children would be appreciated
- their spouses etc


Keiza died in 1896 aged 46
Henry died in 1921 aged 78

the known BREEZE marriages New Zealand 1874 - 1928


the BREEZE BRIDES

Agnes Hunter Breeze
- married Edmund John Archibald in1911

Beatrice Catherine Breeze
- married William Alexander in 1915

Caroline Elizabeth Breeze
- married Alexander Paterson in 1910

Catherine Elizabeth Breeze
- married David James Smith Diedrichs in 1910

Catherine Jane Breeze
- married Charles Morgan Williams in 1907

Catherine Mary Breeze
- married James Henry McIntosh in 1912

Cecelia Margaret Breeze
- married Lawrence Albert Enoch Jacobs in 1908

Eliza Breeze
- married William Adams in 1874

Eliza Jane Breeze
- married Gerald Alexander Rutherford in 1927

Emma Elizabeth Breeze
- married John Eric Seagren in 1875

Ethel Breeze
- married Edward William Griffin in 1909

Evelyn Marian Breeze
- married Cuthbert Robert Fisher in 1913

Gladys Winnifred Breeze
- married George Edmond Williamson in 1909

Hannah Breeze
- married Charles Lundberg in 1881

Janet Gabrielle Breeze
- married Alan Herbert Chapman in 1928

Jessie Victoria Breeze
- married James Kirrane in 1916

Margaret Mae Breeze
- married Thomas Austin James Sumner in 1908

Mary Breeze
- married William Nancekivell in 1876

Mary Matilda Breeze
- married John Leonard Hughes in 1909

Olive Ellen Gertrude Breeze
- married George Robert Bruce Bohem Berney in 1921

Rose Breeze
- married Archibald Leslie in 1907

Sarah Emma Breeze
- married Henry Salt in 1874

Winifred Gabrielle Breeze
- married Robert Charles Vernon King in 1927


the BREEZE GROOMS

known BREEZE marriages New Zealand 1878 - 1928:


the BREEZE GROOMS

Albert Ford Breeze
- married Maude Duncan in 1927

Cyril Henry Breeze
- married Frances Alice Lindsay in 1916

Edward Breeze
- married Catherna McCormack in 1878

Erle Wilson Breeze
- married May Radomski in 1921

Ernest Charles Breeze
- married Gracie Hilda Woolston in 1916

Ernest Goodwin Gabriel Breeze
- married Mirabell Goudie in 1901

Ernest Saville Breeze
- married Doris Olive Hughes in 1924

George Breeze
- married Dorothy Alice Broadbent in 1925

Gerald Milland Breeze
- married Annie VIolet McIlraith in 1915

Harry Matthew Breeze
- married Evelyn Maud Fuller in 1928

James Hyndman Breeze
- married Florence Ada Elizabeth Schroder in 1923

John Breeze
- marrid Hannah Brown in 1879

John Jerome Breeze
- married Margaret Heenan in 1879

John Jerome Breeze
- married Ada Florence Duncraft in1913

John Jerome Breeze
- married Florence Nightingale Campbell in 1914

Joseph Breeze
- married Elizabeth McBlane in 1886

Mark Berney Breeze
- married Nellie Scott in 1921

Robert Bruce Breeze
- married Doris Mary Magdalene rogers in 1926

Roland Parker Breeze
- married Margaret Mary O'Connell in 923

Sydney Heenan Breeze
- married Myrtle Irene Olson in 1926

Sydney Howard Breeze
- married Sarita Charlotte Denize in 1911

Thomas Breeze
- married Eliza Anne Savill in 1880

Thomas Adam Breeze
- married Helen Christina Minto in 1926

William Henry Breeze
- married Margaret Hyndman in 1881

William Henry Breeze
- married Margaret Catherine Forsythe in 1913

William Robert Breeze
- married Theresa Tobin in 1921




the BREEZE BRIDES

New Zealand Casualties of the same regiment ...

New Zealand ENTRENCHING BATTALION, N.Z.E.F.

the following names were taken from the site DOLORES CROSS PROJECT
- each name at that site is a link to more information on each soldier link his rank, regiment, cemetery & photo where available

AMOS, PHILIP (9/1522)
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


ANDERSON, ALEXIS HARRY VICTOR (62900)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BAILEY, ROBERT MANUEL (62482)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BARRETT, GEORGE EDWARD (61121)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BEATY, JOHN SCOTT (34009)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BENEFIELD, THOMAS CHARLES (52935)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BERRY, JOHN ARTHUR (30164)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BOURK, EDWARD MAGNUS (6/777)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BRANIGAN, ALEXANDER (11210)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BRAZIL, PATRICK JEREMIAH (64616)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BREEZE, WILLIAM HENRY (39595)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


BROWN, JAMES (62912)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


CHISHOLM, JAMES (53145)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


COLLARD, GEORGE FITZGERALD (40303)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


CONWAY, HARRY (63563)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


CROKER, ERIC ROBERT IRVING (39027)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


CROOKS, JAMES ALEXANDER (64460)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


CROPP, WALTER CHARLES (51969)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


CROWE, JOSEPH (53957)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


DAVISON, SEPTIMUS BARTHOLOMEW (54848)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


DE COURCY, HARRY PICKERING (15348)
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


DUNCAN, ALEXANDER (47550)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


DURNETT, ROBERT (63576)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


EDMONDSON, HERBERT VIVIAN (63124)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


EDWARDS, RALPH CYRIL (61128)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


ELLIS, JAMES (63579)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


EVANS, JOSEPH (48328)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


EYRE, LEWIS GODFREY (28329)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FATT, JAMES (405025)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FEAVER, HERBERT JAMES (56918)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FITZPATRICK, WILLIAM FASTER (62536)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FLETCHER, HAROLD JOSEPH (30194)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FLOYD, SAMUEL (64483)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FROST, WALTER WESTFIELD (62542)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


FRYER, WILLIAM (25844)
Rank: Company Quartermaster Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GARDINER, COLIN (61263)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GILL, JOHN THOMAS (62448)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GRASSICK, NORMAN (14415)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GREEN, FRANCIS ALFRED (47589)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GREENE, FRANCIS JOHN (60107)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GREIG, ARTHUR ERNEST (46018)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GRIFFITH, DONALD CLIVE (11583)
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


GUEST, ALEXANDER GEORGE (26/788)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HALLIWELL, HERBERT (415617)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HARRISON, JOSEPH ALFRED (57793)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HAWKINS, BENJAMIN ARTHUR (64502)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HEATHER, HARRY (24/2376)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HENDERSON, ARCHIBALD GORDON (8/872)
Rank: Captain
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HENDERSON, DAVID CROSSAN (36616)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HICKS, CHARLES WILLIAM KINGSTON (63160)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HILFORD, CHARLES ROBERT (56300)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HILL, GEORGE DOMINIC (55494)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HILL, GEORGE JOHN (53859)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HODGE, MURRAY CHARLES (63876)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HOLLAND, FREDERICK JOHN (57841)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HURLEY, JAMES GRAVERS (26/812)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


HUSTON, HENRY EARL (1/272)
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


INNIS, ERNEST JAMES (62324)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KEARNEY, LESLIE GEORGE (27306)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KELEHER, JOHN JOSEPH (44387)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KIBBLEWHITE, EDWARD (43991)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KING, GEORGE WALTER ERNEST (60141)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KING, JOHN SMYTH (48859)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KINNAIRD, FRANCIS JOHN (55713)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


KIRCHER, CECIL STUART (55510)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LE ROY, GORDON (48772)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LEWENDON, LUKE (64537)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LINDBOM, ALBERT WILLIAM (39440)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LONGNEY, GRAHAM JOHN (64538)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LOVELL, WILLIAM GEORGE (64539)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LOWE, JAMES HENRY (60952)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


LUSTY, FELIX MATTHEW (38294)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MARTIN, CYRIL JESSE GIBSON (61142)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MAXWELL, WILLIAM DAVID (48796)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McCALL, ALFRED (64562)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McCAUGHERN, THOMAS (47451)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McCLELLAND, DAVID (60971)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McCRAE, JAMES PARKER (64320)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McCUSKER, HENRY MURDOCH (13964)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McDONALD, THOMAS JOHN (13967)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


McLAREN, THOMAS CORBET (64325)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MERCER, EDGAR JOSEPH (47504)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MILLANE, PETER (63366)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MILLIGAN, WALTER GEORGE (529877)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MOYNAHAN, TIMOTHY THOMAS (62108)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


MURRAY, ANDREW SHAW (64559)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


NOSTER, WILLIAM SAMUEL (60979)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


O'BRINE, GEORGE (51427)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


OLSEN, OLAF ROBERT (30276)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


PALLANT, ARTHUR ERNEST (14732)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


PERCY, SIDNEY (23237)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


PETCH, GEORGE ALFRED (25582)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


PHILLIPS, HENRY (56652)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


PLUMMER, EDWIN JOHN (11531)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


POMEROY, FRANCIS EDWARD (55790)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


POPPLE, STANLEY NORMAN (61770)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


PRINGLE, ALEXANDER MERRIFORD (33437)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


RAE, JAMES DOUGLAS (33042)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


REID, JOHN (13986)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


REVILL, MARMADUKE (46082)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


ROGERS, JOHN HENRY (58601)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


RUSBATCH, THOMAS (32902)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SCOTT, ROBERT (12/459)
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SHADRACH, WALTER (44025)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SHERIDAN, ANDREW (62646)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SHIELDS, GEORGE HERBERT (35045)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SKINNER, JAMES (32907)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SMALL, ALBERT ERNEST (48864)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SMITH, JOSEPH (46094)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SPROULE, THOMAS (41038)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


STAVELEY, ROBERT GEORGE (56863)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


SYMONS, JOHN (23258)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


TURNBULL, JOSEPH GREEN WATSON (35050)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


VEITCH, JOHN (853786)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


VERCOE, BERNARD (24/604)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WADE, THOMAS (41054)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WAINWRIGHT, CHARLES (64815)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WALKER, GEORGE HENRY EDWARD (61163)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WATSON, ANDREW (32767)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WATT, JOHN WILLIAM (24421)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WEBB, EARL JAMES (25623)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WEIR, ROBERT WILLIAM (53291)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WELLINGTON, WILLIAM WALLIS (357544)
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WELLS, COURTENAY CHARLES (81010)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WHITAKER, ADRIAN (63980)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WHITE, ARTHUR (10283)
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WILLIAMS, THOMAS JOHN (34960)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WILLIAMS, WALTER THOMAS (56204)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WILSON, JOHN BRUCE (54217)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WILSON, ROY ROBERT (24/1869)
Rank: Private
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.


WOOLLAMS, ROY HOWARD (29533)
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F.

the overview of the following people was taken from the NZETC site the CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND
It is about the town of Cambridge and its people in about 1900. There are lots of wonderful old photos

CAMBRIDGE is on the Waikato river at its navigable termination. It is one of the most picturesquely situated country towns in New Zealand, with wide, clean, well-formed streets, and well cultivated lands around it. There is an extensive stretch of agricultural country of the best quality in the district, and the farms and runs exhibit every evidence of substantial success. Cambridge is 101 miles from Auckland by rail. It saw some exciting times during the Waikato war, when it was an important military outpost. The town is the natural centre for the fertile districts of Hautapu and Tamahere and Fencourt, on the one hand, and Karapiro and Taotaoroa, on the other, and also for Pukerimu and Pukekura. It stands on an elevated plateau lying between the Waikato river, Lake Te Koutou, and the Karapiro stream, and medical men frequently recommend their patients to visit the town on account of its dry and bracing climate. The natural drainage is perfect, and the roads, being metalled with fine gravel, are never muddy. In the early days of settlement Cambridge was the terminus of the river steamers, which plied regularly to and from the township of Mercer, then known as Point Russell. According to the census of April, 1901, the population of the borough was 988. The local industries include a flourmill, a brewery, and a cheese factory.

* His Worship The Mayor, Mr William Francis Buckland, is a solicitor by profession. He has for many years taken an exceptionally active and intelligent interest in public affairs, and represented Franklin North in 1884?87, and Manukau in the Parliament of 18909-to the trade of a butcher by his father, Mr. J. Arnold, and took over the business on his own account in 1891

* Councillor George Edward Clark, a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, is referred to on another page as one of the business men of Cambridge.

* Councillor Richard Davies , Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, was born in Shropshire, England, in 1845, and learned the saddlery trade at Munslow.

* Councillor William Escott, who served five years prior to 1898 as a member of the Cambridge Borough Council, and who was again elected in 1901, was born in England. He came out to New Zealand in 1883, and has been in business as a storekeeper in Victoria Street, Cambridge, since 1892.

* Councillor John Ferguson, who is a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, is noticed on another page as a coach builder and wheelwright.

* Councillor John Ramsay Stewart Richardson, who is a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1846

* Councillor Thomas Wells, J.P., who holds a seat on the Cambridge Borough Council, is referred to in other articles as chairman of the Cambridge Domain Board, and as a merchant.

* Mr Thomas Hartly, Town Clerk and Clerk of the Domain Board, Cambridge, came to this Colony in 1885 and entered into business in Cambridge as a general commission agent

* Mr Arthur Bach, formerly Mayor of Cambridge, but now (1901) manager of the Palace Hotel. Rotorua, was born at Munslow, Shropshire, in 1855. He came to New Zealand in 1878, and after residing in Auckland a few weeks went to Cambridge, and was employed in the Criterion Hotel until 1882, when he went to Hamilton and took over the Royal Hotel, carrying it on for four years.

* Mr James Hally, who served for about eight years as a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, and was Mayor of the borough in 1888, is a well known settler in the Waikato. He is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court, and was admitted in 1887, under Sir George Grey's Act.

* Mr Henry Kerr, formerly a member of the Cambridge Borough Council, was born at Howick, near Auckland, in 1856, and after leaving school at the age of thirteen years, was employed in agricultural pursuits.

* Mr James King Peirce, who served for three years as a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, was born in Lancashire, England, in 1837, and is a butcher by trade. He arrived in Auckland by the ship 'Alumbagh' in 1875, and commenced business in his trade at Alexandra, where he resided for three years, and was a member of the Alexandra Road Board and school committee.

* Mr John Robertson, who served as a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council for some time, was born in 1826 in Stepney, London, and is a baker by trade. In 1852 he arrived in Victoria, and two years later came to Auckland, where he established himself in business in Wakefield Street.

* Mr James Young, who served for three years as a Member of the Cambridge Borough Council, and was elected a member of the local school committee in 1900, was born in Belfast, Ireland, where he was apprenticed to his trade as blacksmith and wheelwright and arrived in Auckland in 1859 by the ship 'Northern Bride'

* Mr Thomas Wells, J.P., Chairman of the Cambridge Domain Board, has always taken a leading part in public affairs. In early life he served in the Royal Navy and came to New Zealand in 1860 in H.M.S. 'Harrier', and served in the naval brigade until the close of the Waikato war.

* Mr James Taylor, who has for many years been Chairman of the Cambridge Road Board, was born at West Tamaki in 1856, and was educated at St. John's College and at Mr McRae's High School. He is the second son of the late Mr. W. I. Taylor, was brought up to country pursuits, and after being for a short time in the Bank of New Zealand, he settled in Cambridge in 1875

* Lieutenant William Wallace, who is the Senior Lieutenant of No. 3 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifles, is a son of Mr. Archibald Wallace, and was born near Otahuhu in 1868.

* Mr Henry Jeffries, Postmaster at Cambridge, was born in Norfolk, England, in 1848. He came to Nelson in 1863 by the ship 'Magnum Bonum', joined the staff of the post office at Blenheim in 1872, was removed fifteen months later to Waipu where he continued for six years, and was afterwards successively at Port Albert, Kihikihi, Mercer, Helensville, and Kawakawa. Mr Jeffries was appointed to Cambridge in February, 1900.

* Mr Thomas Francis Roskruge, Stationmaster in charge at Cambridge, was born in Cornwall, England, in 1833. He arrived in Victoria in 1852, and engaged in quartz mining for seven years. After that he returned to England and came out to Otago in 1862 and became a general storekeeper at Tokomairiro.

* Mr Robert Coates Dyer, Headmaster of the Cambridge Public School, holds a D1 certificate. He was born in India and was educated at Cheltenham College, England. In 1853 he came to Auckland by the ship 'Joseph Fletcher'

* The Venerable Archdeacon William Newcombe De Laval Willis, Vicar of St. Andrew's Cambridge, and Archdeacon of Waikato, is a member of a clerical family, his grandfather, his father, and five uncles all being clergymen of the Church of England. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1846, and was educated by his father. After leaving home he spent two years in London in the service of the Great Northern Railway Company. He came to New Zealand in 1866, and in 1872 began to prepare for ordination.

* The Rev John Erwin, B.A., Minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, was born in Belfast, Ireland. He was educated at Queen's College, Belfast, and at the Royal University of Ireland, where he graduated. Mr. Erwin was ordained in Ireland in 1899 and appointed to his present charge on the 20th of December in the same year.

* The Rev W. Evans, a retired Presbyterian Minister, was born in 1817, in Pembroke, Wales, and was ordained to the ministry in 1840.

* The Rev Samuel John Gibson is the Minister in charge of the Cambridge Circuit, to which he was appointed by the Conference of 1900. He was born at Woollongong, New South Wales, in 1859 and was educated there and at Stanmore College, Sydney. After three years probationery work in New South Wales, he was ordained in 1884, when he went to Fiji as a missionary and spent six years in the Islands. In 1899 he was transferred to Hokitika and thence to Gisborne and Greytown

* Mr Martin Butler, Secretary and Treasurer of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association, also of the Waikato Farmers' Club, was born in Somersetshire, England, in 1864, and after receiving a good education, entered the service of a large mercantile firm in Bristol, remaining with it about five years. He came out to New Zealand in the ship 'Sydenham', in 1881, remaining only a few months in Auckland, when he removed to Cambridge and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

* Mr John Henry Edwards, Conductor of the Cambridge Orchestral Society, was born in Oxford, England, in 1860. He landed in Auckland from the ship 'Famenoth' in 1883, and settled in Hamilton in 1896, as sub-editor of the Waikato Times. Mr Edwards afterwards removed to Cambridge, where he now has a stationery business.

* Mr George Dickenson, Chairman of the Cambridge Public Library Committee, was born in Auckland in 1858. He was for twenty years a traveller, and was afterwards in business as a bookseller and was afterward in business as a bookseller in Cambridge and Hamilton. Mr Dickenson was previously chairman of the library committee, during the years 1894-96.

* Major Charles Goring Minnitt, Librarian of the Cambridge Library, was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1836. He joined the Militia Regiment as ensign in 1855, afterwards served in the 3rd Lancashire Militia, and joined the 18th Royal Irish in April, 1858, as an ensign. In 1860 he became lieutenant, in 1873, captain, and brevet-major on his retirement in 1878. Major Minnitt served with his regiment in New Zealand from July 1863 to Feb 1870

* Mr Alexander McGilp, Constable-in-Charge at Cambridge, was born in Scotland in 1855 and spent several years at shepherding, and was afterwards employed in a bonded store in Glasgow for nearly five years. In 1876, Mr McGilp came to New Zealand per ship 'Orari' and the day after landing joined the police force, doing duty in Auckland city till 1881, when he was transferred to Russell, at which station he remained eleven years, when he was removed to Rawene to succeed the local constable who was drowned in the harbour. From Rawene he was transferred to Cambridge.

* Cave, Charles White, Barrister and Solicitor, Victoria Street, Cambridge. Mr Cave was born in Surrey, England, in 1842, and was educated at Totteridge, Herts, England. Having studied for the law, he was admitted in England, and commenced practice as a solicitor in 1863. He practised his profession in the Home and Midland Counties till 1880, when he emigrated to New Zealand with his family, arriving in Wellington by the ship 'Rakaia'

* Roberts, Edward Evan, Surgeon, M.B., C.M., (Edin.), Cambridge, Dr Roberts was born at Manchester, England, in 1863 and is the third son of the Rev R. J. Roberts, of the Welsh Church. He was educated at Dumfries, Scotland, received his medical training at the University of Edinburgh and afterwards became assistant to his brother, Dr J. B. Roberts, of Nottingham. In 1891 he arrived in Auckland

* Poole, Robert Shand, Surgeon Dentist, Duke Street, Cambridge. Mr. Poole was born in Edinburgh, in 1838 and was educated in Aberdeen. He is the son of an Edinburgh physician, and served an apprenticeship to Dr Dewar, of Aberdeen and qualified as a dentist in 1878, after which he practised for several years at Montrose. In 1894 Mr Poole settled at Cambridge

* Little, Walter, Chemist and Druggist, Duke Street, Cambridge. This business was established about 1880 by Mr. Tennent, of Waitekauri and has been conducted by the present proprietor since 1898.

* Clark, George Edwards, Commission Agent, Cambridge. Mr Clark came to New Zealand in 1864 in the ship 'Jumua' with the intention of farming, but not securing the land he desired he embarked in mercantile pursuits at Auckland.

* Mr George Fenton McCullagh, Auctioneer for Messrs McNicol and Co., was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1860. He was brought up to country pursuits, came to Auckland in 1879 and settled in the Waikato district

* Saulbrey, Thomas Lewis, Baker and Confectioner, Cambridge Bakery, Duke Street, Cambridge. Private residence, Alpha Street. This business was established in 1892. Mr Saulbrey was born in 1865 in London, where he was educated and apprenticed to his trade. In 1887 he arrived in Auckland by the s.s. 'Kaikoura'

* Ferguson, John, Coachbuilder, Wheelwright, etc., Cambridge. Mr. Ferguson was born in Glasgow in 1846 and there he learned the trade of carpenter. In 1864, he came out to New Zealand per ship 'Helenslea' and resided near Pokeno with his father

* Walker, Thomas, Wheelwright, Chapel Street, Cambridge. Mr. Walker was born in 1873 in Pukekohe, where he was brought up. He learned his trade in Auckland and after completing his apprenticeship, worked for six years as a journeyman. In 1892 he came to Cambridge

* Hally, George Jacque, Cordial and Aerated Water Manufacturer and Fruit Evaporator, Brewery Street, Cambridge. Private residence, Alpha Street. Mr Hally was born in 1837 at Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. His father was a woollen manufacturer and Mr Hally gained experience of wool sorting in connection with that business. In 1862 he landed in Auckland by the ship 'Hanover'

* Craig, Charles, Tailor, Duke Street, Cambridge. Mr Craig, who was born at Coolaney, County Sligo, Ireland, in 1858, was educated and apprenticed in his native place. He arrived in Port Chalmers by the ship 'Napier' in 1879

* Riley, William, Tailor, Victoria Street, Cambridge; private residence, River View Cottage. Mr Riley entered business on his own account in 1874. His shop in Victoria Street is erected on his own freehold and also his nine-roomed residence. Mr Riley was born at Uiverston, Lancashire, England, in 1830 and learned his trade in Liverpool. He joined the 99th Regiment, and came out to Tasmania, in 1851. Five years later he volunteered to join the 65th Regiment in New Zealand, where he served till July 1863

* Mr Victor Cornaga, the Proprietor, is a native of Malta, where he was born in 1857. He came to New Zealand in 1881 and had the Britomart Hotel in Auckland for seven years.

* Bell, Henry, Horseshoer and General Blacksmith, Victoria Street, Cambridge; private residence, Duke Street. Mr Bell was born in 1864 at Woodend, Canterbury. He was apprenticed to Mr T. Gemmill, of Cambridge, by whom he was employed for twenty-one years and established a business on his own account in August 1900

* Gemmill, Thomas, Blacksmith, Cambridge. Mr Gemmill was born at Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1838. After learning the trade of a blacksmith, he came to New Zealand per s.s. 'Lord Ashley' in 1857

* Wells, Thomas, Merchant, Cambridge. The large business conducted by Mr Wells was established in 1866 by Mr. W. Johns. It was afterwards purchased by Mr James Hally, who sold out to Messrs Tuck and Steward, who in turn re-sold to Mr Hally, from whom Mr Wells purchased the business in 1878

* Neal, George Jesse, Seedsman, Cambridge. Mr. Neal was born near Biggleswade, Bedford, England, in 1840, came to New Zealand in 1864 in the ship ?Ulcoates,? landing at Auckland

* Sharp, John, Nurseryman and Florist, Cambridge. Mr Sharp's very fine farm and nursery consists of about fifty acres, planted with the best and most popular varieties of fruit trees and plants.

* Popple, Frederick, Storekeeper, Phoenix Store, Cambridge. Mr Popple was born in Nottingham, England in 185, and came to Auckland by the ship 'Flying Foam' in 1864.

* Mr Henry Edwin Davys was born in Hamilton on 2 of July 1879, and was brought up at first to country pursuits by his father, and has since become a builder. He became a member of the firm on its establishment in 1899.

* Allwill, Jared, Farmer 'Redwood' Cambridge. This settler's farm contains about 240 acres, on which the usual operations with sheep cattle, and crops are conducted. Mr Allwill is a large supplier of the local creamery. He is a native of the North of Ireland, where he was born in 1843. Coming to the Colony in 1862

* Arnold, John, Farmer, Cambridge. Mr Arnold is a settler of many years' standing, having resided on his present farm for about the third of a century. He was born in Eccleston, Lancashire, England in 1833 and went out to Australia in 1852. After eight years on the goldfields he was attracted to New Zealand and was for about three years on the Otago fields with varied success

* Banks, Norman, Farmer, 'Gwynnelands' Cambridge. 'Gwynnelands' consists of about 500 acres and carries a large and well bred stock of sheep, cattle, etc., whilst a considerable portion of the land is under cultivation. About 1000 lambs are taken off the place each season. This farm is generally regarded as one of the best in the Waikato.

* Croxford, William, Farmer, 'Littlegreen' Cambridge. Mr Croxford was born in Hampshire, England in 1873. After leaving school he engaged in farming pursuits for several years in the Old Country. He came to this Colony for the benefit of his health, arriving in Lyttelton in 1893

* Day, Cornelius Gabriel Stafford, Farming Contractor, Cambridge. Mr Day was born in Kent, England in 1858 and arrived in Auckland with his parents in 1860.

* Douglas, William Muir, Farmer, 'Bruntwood' Cambridge. Mr Douglas came to New Zealand in 1873 and purchased his present farm of 713 acres in partnership with his brother, Mr. J. A. Douglas.

* Gray, William, Farmer, Cambridge. Mr Gray was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1861 and came to this Colony with his parents in 1866, landing in Auckland per ship 'Columbus'

* Mr William Thornton, the Proprietor, was born in Auckland in 1870 and was educated in England. He was married in 1895 to a daughter of Captain H. E. Worsp, of Auckland and has one son.

* Mr. William Grice Park, the Manager of Roto-o-Rangi Estate, is a native of Cumberland and cousin to the owners. He was born in that county and educated at Lancaster and Birkenhead, trained to practical farming in England and Wales for a few years. He came out to Australia in the early eighties and spent a short time in Victoria and South Australia. Crossing to New Zealand in 1882

* Mr Elijah Beere, one of the Old Settlers in the Waikato, was born in Cornwall, England in 1839 and arrived in Auckland by the ship 'Devonshire' in 1863.

* Mr Benjamin Bland Booth, a very Old Settler in the Waikato, was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England in 1835 and arrived in Auckland by the ship 'William Miles'

* Mr Stephen Lodder is an Old Colonist and still carries on business as a wheelwright and undertaker. He was born in Dorsetshire, England in 1823 and came out to Auckland by the ship 'Ashmore' in 1856

* Mr John William Merrick is an Old Colonist who was born in 1827 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, educated in Canada and brought up to the soft goods trade. He came to Victoria in 1852 and was for several years at Bathurst, New South Wales.

* Rout, William, J. P., Old Settler of Cambridge. Mr Rout was born in Essex County, England in 1830 and after leaving school his mother, being a widow, managed a large furniture and carpet business that she owned. He came to New Zealand early in 1853 in the ship 'Maori' landing at Nelson

* Mr Archibald Wallace, Cambridge. Mr Wallace is a native of Ayrshire, where he was born in 1812 and came to Auckland per ship 'Duchess of Argyle'

PHOTO
Governor's party at Cambridge en route for Rotorua, 30 April 1902 (from left) Captain Alexander, Lady Ranfurly, Lord Ranfurly, Captain Boscawen, William Francis Buckland, solicitor and Mayor

James Kennedy POPPLE
Jim was born in Cambridge on 26 June 1884, the son of Frederick and Amelia nee Hogg, local store owners. He was educated at Cambridge Primary School and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 3 February 1903 when his occupation was a storeman. He became Grand Noble of the Lodge in 1904.
The family left the district in 1910 and Jim married Alice Muriel GRAY in 1914. Two of Jim's brothers died in World War One - Arthur Percival Glover 1918, and Stanley Norman 1918.
Jim returned to Cambridge with a bowling team from the East Coast in 1938 and the local paper recorded : ?Mr Popple referred to the days when the site of the bowling greens was the borough gravel pit, and later became the dump for all the rubbish in the town. As a lad, he and his friends had great fun rat hunting among the thousands of oil tins which were dumped in the pit when the borough was lighted by kerosene lamps.'
In 1938 James was licensee of the Albion Hotel in Gisborne and he died there 27 April 1947.

his parents Frederick POPPLE & Amelia Elizbeth HOGG married in 1881
the children (James's siblings) of Frederick & Amelia Popple were
1882 - 1941 Frederick William Popple
- Frederick died aged 58
- nothing else known of him at this time

1883 - 1969 Robert Harold Popple
- Robert married Charlotte Emma BECK (1877-1931) in 1912

1884 - 1947 James Kennedy Popple
- James married Alice Muriel GRAY (1894-1971) in 1914

1886 - 1918 Arthur Percival Glover Popple
- Arthur was KILLED IN ACTION in France 8 Oct 1918 aged 32 exactly 5 months after his brother Stanley (see below)
- Rifleman 41354 with NZRB Reinforcement H Company
- Next of Kin: brother James kennedy Popple of Tokimaru Bay
- Plot1. Row C. Grave 24 Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France

1888 - 1964 Thomas Raymond Popple
- Thomas served in WWI as Trooper 9/146 with the Otago Mounted Rifles
- he enlisted from Riverton, Southland
- he embarked from Port Chalmers 16 Oct 1914. He was then 26
- his next of kin was his mother Amelia who was then living in Waihi
- Thomas married Bessie Eileen Elizabeth PERRETT in 1920

1890 - ? Hazel Pearl Popple
- Hazel married Clynck Graham McKECHNIE in 1907

1891 - 1918 Stanley Norman Popple
- Stanley was KILLED IN ACTION in France 8 May 1918 aged 27 exactly 5 months before his brother Arthur (see above)
- Private 61770 with the NZEF 31st Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
- Next of Kin: brother Frederick William Popple of 144 Tasman St, Wellington
- Plot 1. Row H. Grave 10. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

1893 - ? Olive Lynette Popple
- Olive married Janes Hardy REID (1883-1961) in 1908

1896 - Margaret Myrtle Popple
- Margaret married John Samuel WALTERS (1883-1951) in 1916

this bio was taken from NZETC and written about 1900:
... Popple, Frederick, Storekeeper, Phoenix Store, Cambridge. Mr. Popple was born in Nottingham, England, in 1853, and came to Auckland by the ship ?Flying Foam,? in 1864. Until 1879 he resided in Coromandel where he gained a general business experience in the local stores. In that year he settled at Ngaruawahia, where he continued for two years, and then went to Cambridge, where he was employed for six years and a half in Mr. Merrick's store. His present business at Cambridge was established by him in 1888. Mr. Popple was married, in 1881, to a daughter of Mr. R. Hogg, of Ngaruawahia, and has six sons and three daughters.

George William POOLE
Bill was born about 1838 in Portsmouth. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 794 on 4 November 1863 in Dunedin, his occupation given as a musician.
When he was discharged in 1869 he then enlisted in the Armed Constabulary on 10 July - No 403.
He was aged 31 years and a sawyer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 May 1870.



George married Jane GILLINGHAM in 1859

he died in 1925

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