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We travelled to Egypt in 2001 and after much searching found Granddads Grave.

Lieutenant Douglas Bernard Mathews (known as Barney) was born on 20 June 1915 and attended New Pl

War file record gives date of birth as 4 Aug 1913. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Photo of headstone in Winburg, S.A.

Initial enlistment date 19 October 1916.

I had been researching information about my husband's uncle, Joffre Liege Morgan, who was ki

Thomas was the youngest son of George Lynch and Johanna McCarthy Lynch.

Alfie worked in his father's blacksmith shop when he was growing up.

Louisa was born 10 Oct 1889, either in Kumara, Westcoast, NZ or Christchurch, NZ - her parents we

On the 1901 Census Frederick Evans is shown as being 1 year old living in No.

Cornelius known as Con was the eldest son of Cornelius and Alice May Crowley, Palmer Road, Kapong

Leslie was born on the 21st March 1894. He was just 20 when he left New Zealand.

It all started with Google! My father was a pilot during the war.

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