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Darcy Ray and William Valentine Batten were brothers from New Plymouth NZ They died within 6 mon

Brothers Darcy and William Batten were from New Plymouth NZ. Darcy was born in January 1916.

Leslie and I had the same mother but different fathers.

Not forgotten, ever. For three generations now Alex ...

It looks like his picture is here [for sale on eBay].

Oswald Joseph Jans was born on 5 January 1894 at Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Marcus John Green died of Spanish Flu at Woodman Point Quarantine Station in 1918.

Sub Lieutenant (A) William Seddon from Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand joined the Royal New Zeala

Manawatu Standard, 8 Nov.1944: "Sub-Lieut.

Hohepa Ruka Hohepa had one daughter before he passed. Her name was Darcia Dolores Ruka Hohepa.

My grandmother, Milicen [Melicen] Tomlinson (her maiden name) married John George Anderson.

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A memorial to POW's who died during internment at the Parchim POW Camp, Germany is inscribed

Born 6th Nov 1883. [Record since amended - NZGT]

KIA on May 12 1940 flying Blenheim P-4914 from N° 107 sqdn during an attack on the bridges over t