In Loving Memory

Saturday, 1 November 2025

John Edward Sayer, (1903-22/11/1923). "without a sidecar"

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John   Sayer,  employed as a clerk by Messrs Ross and Glendining, Ltd., was admitted to the hospital shortly before 8 a.m. to-day in an unco...
Thursday, 30 October 2025

3/2238 Private Robert Taggart, (11/7/1884-9/9/1925). "in silence for a moment"

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DEATHS TAGGART. — On September 9th, 1925, at Dunedin, 3/2238 Private  Robert Taggart,  N.Z. Medical Corps, beloved husband of Jane Taggart, ...
Sunday, 26 October 2025

Captain Joseph Joel Hammond, (1886-26/9/1918). "as one of our own"

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THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR. A NEW ZEALANDER'S ACHIEVEMENTS. A London cable message in yesterday's Dominion stated that Mr. J.  Hammond,...
Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Driver John McLean, (1894-1/12/1917). "on his arrival at Home"

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Mr and Mrs C. H. McLean, of Mornington, have just received word of the death from wounds in France of their eldest son, Driver  John McLean,...
Monday, 20 October 2025

Lieutenant William Dutton, RNR, (1880-22/3/1909). "took possession of his mind"

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  ACCIDENTS & DEATHS DIED AT SEA.   Captain MacBryde of the schooner Jessie Niccoll, which has just returned from the MacQuarrie Islands...

23/992 Rifleman Henry Bain, (17/8/1888-15/9/1916). "well liked"

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MEN WHO FELL. KILLED. Rifleman  Henry Bain  (reported killed in action, September 15) is the fourth son of Mr and Mrs W. L. Bain, of 20 Bri...
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Otago Taphophile
A taphophile is a "lover of cemeteries." Of course, there are many other aspects to my life but the stories to be found connected to epitaphs in local (and not so local) cemeteries have interested me for a while, and are now the basis of my business, which can be found at: https://darkestdunedin.co.nz/ The epitaph which inspired me to find the stories lies on the ground of Dunedin's Southern Cemetery and includes in its inscription the words "brutally murdered." I haven't covered this one as I write but it's one hell of a story. UPDATE Having reached 1500 stories, I will try and make this blog a little more searchable. I also note that many photos I've used from the Hocken collection are showing s completely different to the ones I uploaded. I assume this is due somehow to the recent additions to their collection.
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