In Loving Memory

Sunday, 24 June 2018

James McElwain, 1833-20/5/1870.

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LOST IN THE SNOW On  Sunday the 22nd ult. a packer named James McIlwain left Campbell's Diggings at the back of the Old Man ...
Thursday, 21 June 2018

Ellen "Nellie" Dempster "The Exhibition Singer," 1896-10/7/1926.

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When looking for information about Nellie Dempster I found this in the  Dunedin Family History Group newsletter for June 2017.  I can...
Tuesday, 19 June 2018

54124 Private James Dunlay, 18/1/1882-25/5/1918.

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Roxburgh Cemetery. DIED FROM WOUNDS.  "Quite a gloom was cast over the district last week when news was received of the d...
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Monday, 18 June 2018

A539071 Aircraftman Class 1 Reynold Strachan, 1906-5/2/1940.

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CRASH OF BAFFIN TWO BODIES RECOVERED MACHINE HAULED TO SHORE PLUCKY RESCUE WORK (Special to the "Evening Post....

7224 Corporal Harold Gilchrist, 1905-25/5/1941.

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Corporal Harry Gilchrist. Harold Gilchrist was the son of George and Ann and his occupation was listed as "orchard hand" when ...

Alister (1909-2/7/1940) and Noel (18/9/1914-7/11/1945) Mowat.

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Roxburgh Cemetery. ENGINEER LOST. U-BOAT ATTACK VICTIM. (By Telegraph. — Press Association.). DUNEDIN, Sunday.  Advice has been...

Captain John N Beighton, RNR, 1877-8/1940

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Roxburgh Cemetery. OBITUARY CAPTAIN JOHN BEIGHTON Confirmation has now been received of the death of Captain John Beighton...
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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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