WHeres my Father.?

[KiwiPeter]

as I stated I have the divorce papers, as I applied to the high Court last year, and have copies of whats there. There was only one page the judge would not let me see.

I contacted a very lovely lady that handles the Battersby records and after much looking she located the paper work for me. It does not tell me much I did not already know really, Seems my younger brother did all the arranging, All tho he denies that. That same service number is written on that paper work.

I suspect they never did marry. There was 3 of us kids by Jan 1964, and was still married to her first husband, Altho they had not been together since 1957.
There was 4 children to that first Marriage.

I have a VAGUE recollection about visiting a shop in Ponsonby road as child. but very vague as to if it was a Stationary or maybe haberdashery.
She died 26 Aug 1993

[Janette]

What honours board was he found on?



Cheers Janette

[KiwiPeter]

Do you have his death cert, for parents’ names, etc?

Jamjar

No that's something I do not have, I did apply for his Birth Cert, but they could not locate that in 1921-1924 and a couple years each side.
After lockdown I may have apply for his death Cert and see if it has any clues.

[KiwiPeter]

What honours board was he found on?



Cheers Janette

Avondale RSA. But getting info out them is nah on impossible. They just do not keep any member records at all. I still have that email from them, took weeks and weeks and multiple requests. Plus a request via RSA head office.

[KiwiPeter]

Actually I was a bit wrong in that last post. New Lynn RSA finally replied re my request...
Avondale never did and I ended up having to get RSA head office, and they asked them. Quite happy to post the email reply s here if wanted. You would be surprised just how UNHELPFUL they was.

[Janette]

Avondale RSA. But getting info out them is nah on impossible. They just do not keep any member records at all. I still have that email from them, took weeks and weeks and multiple requests. Plus a request via RSA head office.

In fairness to the Avondale RSA they are in temporary premises and have been for some time.

Maybe his number was ermmmm fudged if it wasn't known so he could be buried in an RSA grave.
Have Veteran Affairs any records?

Cheers Janette

PS if you get his death record from BDM's purchase his "printout" it is cheaper,can be emailed to you and is a photocopy of the entry in the register

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/paymentsandproducts

[Dundee]

No Occupation shown on either mine or my brothers, In fact no area for that.

Do you have a full copy of your own birth cert or just an extract?  These are the information fields that should be on it....

Child

When and where born
Name of child and whether present or not (child was with parent at time of registration)
Sex

Father

Name and surname
Rank or profession
Age
Birthplace

Mother

Name and maiden surname
Age
Birthplace

Parents

When and where married

Informant

Signature
Description
Residence
If entry is a correction of a former entry

Registrar

When registered
Signature of registrar
Name if added after birth

Debra 

[Neale1961]

What is his army service number? I can't find where you have listed it.
Have you considered that he did not serve in the NZ army, but with another country - USA, Australia, Britain?

[Dundee]

Grave Marker shows 2nd NZEF, Service number 779746, as stated NZDF has no record
of this.

Debra