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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Hamilton Memorial Park
« on: Friday 02 April 21 09:03 BST (UK)  »
Here is the link to the War Memorial in Palmerston North

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/palmerston-north-war-memorial

Interesting historical information about the Manawatu region.Top left is the link to the roll.John is on page 9.

https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/search?q=WW2

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Hamilton Memorial Park
« on: Thursday 01 April 21 07:33 BST (UK)  »
Another try

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Hamilton Memorial Park
« on: Thursday 01 April 21 07:24 BST (UK)  »
Apologies Graham - I put 2 and 2 together and made 5  ::)

After I offered to take your photos,I realised that my message might get to you too late,depending where on the planet you are,so decided to go anyway if I hadn't heard.

Only then did I realise there were no Christian names mentioned,so I looked at a transcript of the soldiers names on the memorial done by a past member of the Hamilton branch of NZSG.

On reflection, this could have been an old transcript - before the new memorial was built.

I could only find E P Prisk listed,so did a bit of digging to find the other brothers.John appeared on electoral rolls in Palmerston North,his will was written there, I looked on the War memorial and he was there .

What I didn't realise was that a soldier can be on more than one memorial.

Which I would have done if I'd got as far as the park.

I've tried to attach pictures -they are small enough,but the message doesn't send.

Barbara


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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Hamilton Memorial Park
« on: Wednesday 31 March 21 05:20 BST (UK)  »
 
Well, I've learned something new about Prisk Street!!

Only Edward Paul Prisk is on the memorial wall in Hamilton.

The younger brother,John Rackham Prisk (who served in WW2) is on the memorial at Palmerston North, because that is where he was living when he enlisted.

Both Edward's and Ben's Enlistment papers are free to download from Archives NZ.
https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/SimpleSearchResults.do

As well as John's probate,which has a very poignant transcript of the letter sent to his wife by his commanding officer :'(

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Hamilton Memorial Park
« on: Thursday 25 March 21 19:41 GMT (UK)  »
That's good
This post caught my eye only because of the name - I live about 10 minutes walk away from Prisk St which is named after another of the brothers  :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Hamilton Memorial Park
« on: Thursday 25 March 21 06:58 GMT (UK)  »
Did you have any luck with your inquiries?
I will be going that way tomorrow and happy to stop and take a photo for you....if I can get a park  :)
Barbara

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The Common Room / Re: Gill Family
« on: Sunday 23 August 20 05:43 BST (UK)  »
If you haven't already found it

Here's the link to the police gazette at Archives NZ
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE26569804

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: PAPERS PAST - Part V
« on: Tuesday 07 April 20 05:59 BST (UK)  »
Thank you 

Wanganui for me too   :)

Barbara

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The Common Room / Re: Access to locked records on Family Search during the pandemic.
« on: Thursday 19 March 20 04:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Mckha. Out of curiosity, does anyone know why they are locked?

I've always thought the locked ones were those that had already been licensed out to the likes of Ancestry,FindMyPast etc. Would be great if they could do that  :)

Barbara

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