Death/burial details for Edmond ANDRAHAN

[Tgapitbull]

Private Edmond ANDRAHAN, 43rd Monmouthshire Light Infantry No 2775 came to NZ on the ship Lady Jocelyn which arrived in Auckland ex Calcutta on 10 December 1863.

He fought at the Battle of Gate Pa [29 April 1864] and the Battle of Te Ranga [21 June 1864], Tauranga.

The book Discharged in NZ by Hugh and Lyn Hughes records that he was born in Glynn, Limerick and was discharged 24 March 1866 in OT [Otago?]

I am looking for death and burial details.

I have searched The Wilson Collection, NZ Ancestry Search Helper, The Collections - Archives NZ, electoral roll for Dunedin 1866-67, Familysearch, Ancestry and Paperspast.  Also checked the Dunedin City Council cemetery records online.

Grateful for any assistance.

TPB

[spades]

Hi TPB,

I have taken the liberty of supplying the complete entry for Edmond ANDRAHAN from Discharged in New Zealand, which shows that 'OT' denoted 'Otahuhu', not Otago (see page 128 of the book for the abbreviations used).

Hughes, H & L (1988) Discharged in New Zealand. Soldiers of the Imperial Foot Regiments who took their discharge in New Zealand 1840-1870.
43rd Light Infantry, p.32:
Regimental No.:      2775   
Rank:         Private
Name:         ANDRAHAN, Edmond
Birthplace:      Glynn, Limerick   
Trade (on enlistment): Lab (Labourer)
Date of Enlistment:   020252
Place of Discharge:   OT (e.g. Otahuhu)
Date of Discharge:   240366
Type of Discharge:   G (e.g. Gratuity)
Ship:                   LJ (e.g. LADY JOCELYN, dep. Calcutta 081063, arr. Auckland 101263)

Spades

[spades]

In case you don't have this, he attested for the Armed Constabulary on 2 January 1869. He was 33 years of age and 5' 6 1/2" tall.

Spades

[Tgapitbull]

Many thanks Spades for your postings and clarifying OT is Otahuhu not Otago.
Back to the electoral rolls to see what I can find.
I hadn't found the information about him being attested into the Armed Constabulary.
Thanks again

TPB

[Tgapitbull]

Spades,
Armed with the info re Armed Constabulary I found his death/burial.  The name on his headstone is that of Edward ANDREHEN.

He died on 7 October 1875 at Opepe and is buried in the Opepe Military cemetery, Bay of Plenty, age 43 years.  This cemetery is located on the Napier-Taupo Road.

Thanks again.

TPB

[spades]

Hi TPB,

That's fantastic, congratulations 

But can you tell me what led you to finding his death and to Opepe, please?

Spades

[spades]

This website recording the burials reveals that he was probably one of two later settlers who died and were buried there.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Opepe_Cemetery_Free_Space

I wonder if a local library, family history society or NZSG branch might hold more information.

Spades

[Tgapitbull]

Hi Spades,
I am updating my "Participants at the Battle of Gate Pa [29 April 1864] and Battle of Te Ranga [21 June 1864] and have been looking for soldiers dates of death and places of burial.

While looking for another soldier and not finding his death/burial I started looking at the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection - digital cemetery records and found this soldier was buried in the Symonds Street cemetery.

When you mentioned that Edmond Andrahan was in the Armed Constabulary I went back to see if I could find him on this list - which is where I found him, and then googled the Opepe Military cemetery and found further information and images.

TPB

[Tgapitbull]

Information on the Opepe military cemetery and photos

https://comingupclose3.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-energy-of-opepe-cemetery.html

TPB