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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

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