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My Great Grandfather James Holmes Straw was a Lieutenant in the NZ Expeditionary Force, who serve

Brian Vernon Dillon : The details about the relatively short life of Brian Dillon: D.O.B.

Frank was one of 3 brothers who went to WW1.

Pre embarkation studio portrait of Charles Jeffrey McNeill, found in his nephew - Ivan McNeill, a

Alexander was born at the 'Taharoa' homestead, Mahia, NZ on 30 May 1890.

Joey enlisted but never made it to War as he died of acute measles complicated by pneumonia on 10

Bruce was the only son of Robert Low Skinner who served in artillery, NZ army, WW1 (discharged wo

This is not so much a story but a link to further information.

Kia ora my name is Lee Kaire.

I visited Uncle Charlie in June 2016.

Merlin Owen Pasco (AKA Pascoe) was a young but influential entomologist who collected many specim

Visited Cooper's Hill several times, and are fortunate to have contact in the area who goes to pl

James Walter George Clarke was the only son of Walter Edmund Clarke and Christina Margaret Clarke

Albert Arthur Robinson was more commonly known in the Robinson family as "Uncle Arthur" and the A