Identification John Hardy/West

[Beg Clonrode...]

Entire post quite accidentally deleted... bit of a nuisance.

And I can't remember what the post was about

Something about the 1881 birth of John WEST junior to John WEST senior and his wife Jessie WEST m.s McKAY being the John WEST I'm banging on about.

BDM NZ Births
1881/11066 - WEST, John - mother: Jessie  father: John

And that there is a 1970 death for an 88 year old John WEST, buried at Waikumete, which may well be the same John WEST... so he didn't change his name to John HARDY and is not the man we're looking for.

BDM NZ Deaths
1970/49146 - WEST, John - 88Y ... so born c.1882

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Plus his mother's obit... Jessie McKAY married to John WEST in Melbourne in 1862
http://tinyurl.com/h2bove4

Regards
Beg

[today1]

No I havent, beg, i didnt take it out as far as 7 years, could do that

[today1]

oh okay so he may have died a west

[today1]

What I will do, is take a copy of the photo and with a explanation letter send it in to the army personnel records people and see what they may be able to come up ....last i heard it was years wait.

[Janette]

Why not try posting on the Armed Forces page here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/armed-forces/

Cheers Janette

[Beg Clonrode...]

I'm reasonably sure that this will be John Junior, the son of the blacksmith, that I'm going on about.

His 1917 affidavit from his father's probate file...

http://tinyurl.com/zy786xv

Regards
Beg

[today1]

Thanks Janette,  I did look at that but seems its mostly uk and overseas.  Minnie posted some info that points to the photo indicating uniform is around ww11 time and photo probably taken between 1940 - 44, really looking to get a lead on his country of origin and could be on army record if there is one, doesnt mean he would have given the correct info though.

[minniehaha]

Death.... reply #42


1917/7833     West   John    79Y


Minniehaha.

[today1]

Thanks minnie, just checking the will information now