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TOKOROA CEMETERY
> Colin ANDERSON
died 21 December 1967 - aged 58 years
Interment: Ashes
Block COL - Plot 37
Transcription: "SGT, Colin ANDERSON - Reg. No. 7646
- 2nd NZEF - 1939-1946, Lest We Forget " :
Mmm ... pretty sure that's him.
Can't find a burial though for a "likely wife" ?
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AND ...
Probate Record - Archives NZ (Auckland office)
> ANDERSON, Colin - Tokoroa - farmer - 1968 ??
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Good one Lu,
What about this ?....Ellen be his wife?
Hamilton probates - annual number sequence
ANDERSON Colin - Tokoroa - Farmer
1968 1968 Hamilton High Court O Akld
ANDERSON Ellen - Tokoroa - Married Woman
1966 1966 Hamilton High Court O Akld
Cheers Suzy
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Clever you 
Ellen is on cemetery database (right underneath Colin's listing) - I did look at her details earlier and thought "perhaps not" ? But now that you've found probate record ... then perhaps, "yes" 
Just can't find a New Zealand marriage match though. 
[Perhaps he married whilst overseas on army service ?]
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maybe I need to get his death certificate as well? Are they burried together?
How did you fing Colin's war record......I couldnt find one?
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Hi Suzy
No, not buried together.
Colin's war record, not at Archives (his reg. no. came from the cemetery transcription - refer to the cem. link).
WW2 military records are held at another location, the following site has details -
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/archive-enquiries.html
[Obtaining death cert. - a good idea as a copy of it will be required in order to obtain military record].
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Thanks again Lu,
We have all but broken this brick wall that has eluded me for almost 15 yrs, what a great break to have a relative save a letter [not interested in research!] and out of the blue share it with me!
I now have to be patient and wait for the certificates to arrive......that is going to be hard!
I will report back when they arrive.
Thank you all for your generosity of help with the look ups and your time and energy to do so thus far!
Cheers from a 'Very Happy' Suzy
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Hi Suzy
See, they're all out there SOMEWHERE .... just waiting to be found. 
AND don't we just love HOARDERS ? Those wonderful people, who keep old letters !
Yes, do please keep us posted ... we like to know the outcomes.
Hope the wait for certs. isn't too long (and that they're full of brilliant info).
Lu
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Told you !!!!!
Cannot leave it alone!!!!! grrrr!!
Was just thinking we never did find our minister.....probably find Robert Anderson was a minister???
This is not a request just a thought!
Sad to hear of the tragedy in New Zealand recently.
Suzy
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Hi
[Yes, the river tragedy, so terribly sad].
I'm thinking the "minister" in the family is more likely Mr. NORRIS (perhaps of Methodist faith ?) ... I wondered where Wesley got his name from ?
Next time I'm looking at electoral rolls, will see if I can find the father (John ? if I remember correctly).
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Oops ... got the name wrong .... father's name was indeed "Francis".
Here's his burial (with wife, daughter, and a 7 week old grandson named "Wesley George". No mention though of Francis having been a minister of religion, although perhaps that sort of thing was not necessarily mentioned on a headstone inscription)?
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll
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Thanks Lu
What a great source of information you are......Thanks a million!
Suzy
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Hi Suzy
Just adding some snippets ....
This looks to be Barbara's first appearance on electoral rolls in NZ :
1925 AUCKLAND WEST GENERAL ROLL
> ANDERSON - Barbara, widow, 25 Ponsonby Terrace :
SO, in 1925 she is a "widow" - (that narrows down the time frame in which to search for Robert's death).
I wonder though, if this might be Robert ?
FREE BMD (UK) - Deaths - June -1921
ANDERSON - Robert (52) - Reg'n. District - Edmonton
[I rechecked at "ancestorsonboard" for "a" Robert or "R" ANDERSON, arriving NZ (anytime) ... can't find a likely match).
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