WHeres my Father.?

[Janette]

Harry and Prudence Hill left the UK on 22nd Nov, in 1924 aboard the Dorset  with
Ruth aged 5
Mary aged 2
Henry aged 1 and
Ann an infant

I think it was suggested that young Henry might be your Harry

The journey was 56 days


Cheers Janette

[TwiggyTree]

Re reply #36, would a school register note a middle name, or something that would help determine once and for all whether this line of enquiry was right/wrong?

[KiwiPeter]

http://www.thatsnice.nz/family/dadnotice.jpg

someone asked for dads death notice.

Can someone tell me what is an acceptable size. everythings BIG

[TwiggyTree]

Have you contacted the Defence Force directly?  http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/accessing-military-service-records.htm

Would the cemetery have had to make some sort of note or enquiry as to a person's qualification to be buried in the serviceman's area?  Would there be a record of such?  Or perhaps they might know about the number assigned to him?

[maddys52]

Can someone tell me what is an acceptable size. everythings BIG

There is a helpful tutorial here for resizing photographs
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=372537.0

I usually import into gimp (other software available  ) and "scale image" so that the longest side is 500mm which fits nicely on the post. Generally a good size is around 150 kB. I've resized your images for you - hope that helps.

[KiwiPeter]

yes thank you, I use IrfanView 4.52, have done for years,
I am able to upload to my own server, so makes life easier. I shall read and digest.

[KiwiPeter]

Have you contacted the Defence Force directly?  http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/accessing-military-service-records.htm

Would the cemetery have had to make some sort of note or enquiry as to a person's qualification to be buried in the serviceman's area?  Would there be a record of such?  Or perhaps they might know about the number assigned to him?

I already mentioned that I had tried the NZDF and came back with nothing.
I did check re cemetery checks and it seems the undertaker is responsible. The paper work I have from the undertaker clearly shows the service number etc, BUT where that information came from I have no idea. Undertakers no longer in business I may add. I still haven't worked out why they sent the account back to the hospital. Guess one will never know.

[mckha489]

Stab in the dark here, but Harold Hill cousin of the bride groom in a Feilding wedding 1944

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19440925.2.26?end_date=31-12-1945&items_per_page=10&page=2&phrase=2&query=Harold++hill&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1940

[KiwiPeter]

yes that could be... I know there is a large amount of Hill's in Palm North and Fielding area. Have made contact with them sort of. Just need one of them to get back to me.
I seem to remember I saved some Salvation army pictures I located on the net, which showed a Hill in them.

I never knew my father to attend church or anything like that, BUT that does not mean he wasn't in the Salvation army at some stage in his earlier life.