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LOL, I thought the "al" meant "also", but you're right it would mean alias!!! I've just got to say, the ingenuity, determination, and in some weird way, courage of Tim is astonishing. If he'd been raised in another family/time - he could have done pretty much anything with his life. Good grief.
Well that opens up a whole new universe doesn't it! No wonder I was having so much difficulty tracking him for large chunks of time... he wasn't "him".
Re height - yes you are correct there as well. There is the height he was recorded at when he enlisted and I recall seeing a the "shorter" one by a medical person later in his service. I chose the later one because the document seemed more detailed, obviously I should have just gone with the enlistment one.
So, if he is in Wellington prison - it now is quite likely he was operating under aliases there as well. I guess the Police Gazettes (if issued) would have had him listed under his various aliases until they caught up with him and figured out who he actually was?
His father died 22 Sept 1921 --- I wonder if that brought Tim back to NZ.
What about court cases - are they available in NZ? Surely, they would have to be under his correct name?
By the way, THANKS TO EVERYONE for contributions to this thread --- every little detail has helped build up his very colourful and busy life!!!!!!!
