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Re: John (Benjamin) GORDON Otaki
« Reply #45 on: Saturday 05 June 21 05:33 BST (UK) »
Hi Signal,

Extract from Stowers' New Zealand Medal to Colonials, p.91:

Royal Cavalry Volunteers (also known as) Auckland Cavalry Volunteers, Howick Cavalry Volunteers,
No, 1 and No. 2 Troops, Otahuhu Cavalry Volunteers, Otahuhu Volunteers.

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ELLERKER - Beverley ERY ENG
HEALEY - IRL?
MURDOCH - Wigtownshire SCT, Otago and Westland NZ
PALING - Nottinghamshire ENG
RILEY - Flamborough; Cottingham; South Dalton ERY, Manitoba CAN, & London ENG
STURTON - Arnold, Nottinghamshire ENG
SUTTRON - All, NRY & DUR ENG
TAYLOR - London ENG
TYLER - London ENG
TERNAN/TIERNAN - Dublin IRL

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Re: John (Benjamin) GORDON Otaki
« Reply #46 on: Saturday 05 June 21 05:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks Spades

Nothing sounding particularly Scottish there

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Calvert Dobson Metcalfe;  Otago, Yorkshire
Johns Blewett;   Bendigo, Cornwall
Turnbull Hempseed Matheson;  Otago, Bendigo, Lothian
Butterfield;   NZ, Yorkshire
Brewer Tothill;   NZ, Gloucester London
Klee;   Canterbury, London, Hanover
Cutler;   Fordingbridge Hampshire
Hill ;  Taranaki
Gordon Dunn;   Otaki Wellington
Anderson;   Canterbury Tyrone