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Son of Arthur Frederick Bush and Elizabeth Bush, of Picton. Worked as a farmhand.

James' birthday was 26th November, 1884. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

James Esten Jensen was born on the 17 January 1917.

My family and I visited the cemetery to find Richard Travis VC (aka Dickson Cornelius Savage) on

Uncle Hector signed up almost immediately for WW1 but the Wellington regiment was full so he was

Here is a link to a description of events at Orsogna as narrated to Dave Homewood by veterans of

William Jules Masciorini was born 1st June 1897. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Reported in Northern Advocate 18.06.1917: "The sad announcement is made of the death from wounds,

401800 PLTOFF Lewis Alfred Wright (26) single of Christchurch NZ was the navigator/bomb aimer of

Graham MacLeod Martin born Christchurch 13 April 1916.

Andrew Cain was an uncle to my nana, Margaret Ellen Harkness (nee Cain).

Claude was a miner in Thames and Waihi before the war.

William Henry was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stacpoole) Braithwaite, orchardists of Mata

Mark Vipond Junior was born in Matakana on 22nd April 1894, 3 months after the death of his Fathe

William “Jack” was born 10 August 1894 on the family farm in Big Omaha (Whangateau) the son of Jo

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