In Loving Memory

Monday, 11 April 2022

413145 Flight Lieutenant Kenneth William Stewart DFC, 7/10/1915-3/8/1960.

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Kenneth Stewart studied law and was admitted to the Bar in June, 1939.  He enlisted in the Air Force in 1941 and underwent basic flying trai...
Sunday, 10 April 2022

8/2670 L/Corporal George Thomas McCleery, 22/11/1889-28/7/1919.

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SOLDIER'S SUDDEN DEATH THE INQUEST. An inquest on the body of  George Thomas  McCleery, who died suddenly at Upper Junction on Monday af...

42601 Private Arthur William Tuffen, 21/1/1878-29/12/1919.

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INQUEST DEATH UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES. An inquest on the body of  Arthur   Tuffen,  a returned soldier, who was charged with drunkennes...

13206 Private Cuthbert Richard Mathews, 6/3/1890-8/1/1923.

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FUNERAL NOTICE.  The Friends of the late No. 15206 Private  CUTHBERT RICHARD  MATHEWS (and Family) are respectfully invited to attend his Fu...
Saturday, 9 April 2022

8/555 2nd Lieutenant William Sarsfield Clancy, MM, 14/5/1885-29/10/1934.

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William Clancy was a Dunedin tram driver when he enlisted in the Army.  He was a Lance-corporal on Gallipoli when he was wounded for the fir...
Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Alice Mary Fyfe, 1859-28/10/1894. (and wee Freddie)

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  LATE TELEGRAMS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ] (from our own correspondent.)  SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE  WRECK OF THE WAIRARAPA. DUNEDIN, November 1....
Sunday, 6 March 2022

74 Sapper Frederick Albert Maitland, 1887-19/5/1919.

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  At first glance, Fred Maitland's gravestone is an anomaly.  With the same shape as the standard "RSA" stone, it has the Aust...
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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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