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Simon Brophy was born on 22 October 1892 at Pleasant Valley, Geraldine, and baptised Roman Catholic on 30 October 1892 at Geraldine. He was the twelfth of the thirteen children and the seventh son of Kyran and Letitia (née Brown) Brophy. Kyran from Ireland and Letitia from Australia married in 1872 at Pleasant Valley. Kyran Brophy, of Pleasant Valley, Geraldine, was very active in his local Geraldine church. He supported the Dunedin diocese and the Dominican Convent there, as well as welcoming the Right Reverend Dr Grimes, Bishop of the Christchurch diocese to Geraldine. He had taken an active interest in the building of the new church at Geraldine and was there at the opening in June 1878. The Brophy children were educated at Pleasant Valley School where Kyran Brophy was elected to the school committee in 1877, serving for some 18 or 19 years thereafter, and where some of the older children were successful with sports events and class prizes in 1888. Little Bridget, the third daughter of Kyran and Letitia, died in December 1888 after her nightwear accidentally caught fire; she was just four years old. And Thomas Michael, the fifth son, died in 1889 at the age of five. In 1890 Mr Brophy was elected to the Geraldine Road Board, a position he held for several years. He also occupied the chair at local political meetings, was a member of the board of the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association, was a patron of Geraldine ploughing matches, and was one of the instigators of the Geraldine St Patrick’s Day sports, as well as a JP and a trustee of the Geraldine Cemetery. While he resided at Pleasant Valley, Mr Kyran Brophy acquired a number of farms in the Canterbury area, for example Totara Downs in 1903 and Cracroft in 1905. Tragedy struck the family with the death of Mr Kyran Brophy on 3 March 1906 at his Pleasant Valley residence. He had been in the best of health up till a trap accident on 28 February. Representatives of many local bodies attended his funeral at Geraldine. Just over five years later, on 14 June 1911, Mrs Letitia Brophy was found dead in bed at her Pleasant Valley residence, having been apparently in the best of health the previous evening. Death was due to a heart condition. Mrs Brophy, too, was highly respected throughout the Geraldine district. So, the eleven surviving children of Kyran and Letitia had lost both parents unexpectedly, although all were now grown-up.

Along with his younger brother Michael (who excelled at a national level), Simon competed in wrestling (Cumberland Style) at the Geraldine St Patrick’s Day sports in 1910 and in 1916 (in aid of the Red Cross), the Mackenzie Caledonian Society sports in 1910 also, the Temuka Caledonian Society sports in 1911 and 1914, the Pleasant Point Caledonian Society sports in 1912. He won several placings including a first in 1914. Michael Brophy was charged with failing to attend parade on 2 October 1913 and pleaded guilty. It was said defendant was evidently desirous of attending to his duties, and had been present at all other parades, but he had sent no excuse for being absent on this occasion. Defendant was convicted and discharged, this being a first offence. Simon Brophy was similarly charged, and the circumstances being the same as in the preceding case, he was convicted and discharged. At the Mackenzie County Agricultural and Pastoral Show on Easter Monday 1914, Mr S. Brophy’s horse made a fair showing in what was otherwise not much more than a moderate jumping competition. In August 1914, it was Kyran Brophy, junior, who subscribed to the War Fund in South Canterbury. A carnival in aid of the Red Cross was held at Hilton in October 1915. Among the Flag auction bidders were S. Brophy and M. Brophy, Simon being in the syndicate which finally bought the flag.

Simon and his brother Michael, both of Pleasant Valley, were listed on the 1916 Reserve Rolls. Simon Brophy, farmer, Pleasant Valley, Geraldine, was drawn in the Third Ballot under the Military Service Act for the South Canterbury district on 12 January 1917. He enlisted on 31 January 1917 at Timaru, having been medically examined by the Travelling Medical Board that day. He stood at 5 feet 7½ inches, weighed 153 pounds, and had a chest measurement of 35-38½ inches, a sallow complexion sallow, blue eyes and brown hair. His sight, hearing, colour vision, heart and lungs were all normal; his limbs and chest well formed. Free from most diseases, having only varicocele, vaccinated and in good bodily and mental health, he was passed fit, Class A. A self-employed farmer at Pleasant Valley, Geraldine, single and Roma Catholic, he named his brother as next-of-kin – Mr K. Brophy, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury. Kyran Brophy, the second son of the family, was thirteen or fourteen years older than Simon. Simon already belonged to and was still serving with the 8th Mounted Rifles. Simon Brophy, Geraldine, appealed in late February 1917, saying that he had his farm to look after and that he also had financial obligations. His appeal was dismissed, but he was allowed till 30 April.

On 27 April 1917 at Pleasant Valley, an unreserved clearing sale was held of the stock (sheep, cattle, horses, implements, etc) of Mr S. Brophy who was leaving for the Front. A very successful sale it was, with a large attendance from all parts of the district and highly satisfactory prices realised. There was a send-off to the Geraldine district recruits at the drill hall on 28 April 1917. As the date of their departure had been altered three times, the function was arranged at very short notice. Consequently, only three of the eleven local men going with the draft attended, including S. Brophy, the others spending their last evening with family and friends. The lady president of the Home and Empire League presented each of the men with a parcel of comforts, and on behalf of the women expressed their appreciation. Simon left South Canterbury, with the Temuka and Geraldine quota of the 30th Reinforcements, on 30 April 1917, at short notice because of transport rearrangements, which resulted in the abandonment of the farewell entertainment arranged by the Temuka Patriotic Entertainment Committee. There were, however, a three-course luncheon and a few formalities at Temuka. Mr T. Gunnion in a short speech said that all were proud of the Temuka and Geraldine men; and the Rev. C. Macdonald commented that, by the newspapers, things were going well at the front and were moving in the right direction. Thus, these men were being sent to make sure of the final victory and to provide backing for the men at the front. If only that had been the case. He wished them God’s blessing and a safe return home. After badges were pinned on to the coats of the young soldiers, the proceedings terminated with the National Anthem. The soldiers were then marched outside the hall, the roll was called, and headed by the Brass and Pipe Bands, a procession marched to the railway station. We are proud to see the boys going away and we would be still more glad to see them coming back after vanquishing the foe, said the Mayor. They were “some of the finest boys they had yet sent. . . . going away to uphold the honour of their towns and country” Mr Gunnion said. And Major Kennedy “gave them a few kindly words of counsel regarding ‘discipline’.” There with the departing Mounted Force was S. Brophy. He attested again in May 1917 at Featherston.

On 29 August 1917, yet another social was tendered to Trooper Simon Brophy, who was in the 30th Reinforcements and was home on final leave, in the Pleasant Valley Schoolroom, to which all soldiers were cordially invited. A very successful farewell social it was. After a stirring speech on the war from the chairman of the Patriotic Committee and observations on the high esteem in which the Brophy family were held throughout the district, a presentation was made to the guest of the evening - a money belt and an illuminated wristlet watch, suitably inscribed. It was hoped that Trooper Brophy would return to the district covered with honours, with the promise of a better welcome home than the farewell. He was then wished a safe journey and a safe return. The watch was buckled on to the soldier’s wrist, amidst loud applause. Trooper Brophy was the last young and single man belonging to the First Division in Pleasant Valley. “For he’s a jolly good fellow” and the National Anthem were sung, and three cheers were given for the soldier, and three more for the brave boys at the front. Dancing was then indulged in, several well rendered songs were sung and instrumental selections played, and a Highland Fling was given by the dancers, accompanied on the pipes, with an interlude for supper. The schoolroom was decorated with flags. There were visitors from Geraldine, Hilton, Woodbury, Beautiful Valley, Pleasant Point, Temuka, and Orari Gorge. A most enjoyable and successful evening was brought to a close with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” at a late hour of the morning.

Having been posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles of the 30th Reinforcements on 30 April 1917, he was transferred to the Mounted Details on 19 September 1917. Earlier in the month while at Featherston, he had forfeited 15 days’ pay for absence without leave while on Active Service. When Simon Brophy appealed again in November 1917, his appeal was dismissed as he did not appear when called before the Military Service Appeal Board. At the sitting of the Wellington Military Service Board in mid-December 1917, Trooper Simon Brophy, Featherston Details, asked for exemption on the ground that he had a farm of 197 acres at Geraldine. Of this, 130 acres were at present leased. The stock had been sold and the local Efficiency Committee was managing the place. He had completed his training. The board granted leave until February, conditionally on Brophy returning to camp at any time if required to proceed abroad. He was granted leave without pay from 19 December 1917 to 28 February 1918. He was transferred to the 39th Mounted Rifles on 2 March 1918, then to the 40th Mounted Rifles on 14 March 1918. He forfeited pay again on 1 June 1918 at Featherston for overstaying leave when on Active Service and was confined to barracks. He was again granted leave with pay from 9 August 1918 to date of recall. In September 1918, Alternate Tenders were invited for a crop of oats or rape, on 50 acres more or less on the farm of Simon Brophy, at Pleasant Valley. The advertisement had been placed by K. Mackenzie, Chairman, Trustees Soldiers’ Farms. It was on 30 September 1918 that Trooper Simon Brophy returned from leave without pay.

It was not until 10 October 1918 that Trooper S. Brophy embarked, departing from Wellington for Suez, Egypt, with the Mounted Rifles Brigade of the 40th Reinforcements per the “Moeraki”. His service from April 1917 until October 1918 had been in New Zealand only. Trooper Brophy disembarked at Suez and marched into Isolation Camp at Moascar (from Hospital Ship “Malta”) on 22 November 1918. Then, on 1 December 1918, he was admitted to No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital at Moascar, afflicted with scabies. He was still there on 3 January 1919, when he was transferred to duty with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Marching out to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade on 18 January 1919, he marched in from the Training Regiment at Cairo on 19 January 1919 and was attached to the 6th Squadron of the Wellington Rifles for duty in the Field. A week later he was posted to the Canterbury Mounted Rifles and ceased to be attached to the 6th Squadron for duty, being posted to the 8th Squadron. Transferred to the Regimental Transport on 19 March, he marched out to the Training Regiment again on 14 April. Posted from the Training Regiment on 25 April, he marched out again to the NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade. On 26 June 1919, Trooper Brophy marched out and marched into the Training Regiment at the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Depot at Cairo.

Brophy’s second charge which arose on 15 July 1919 while he was on Active Service at Ismailia, was for offering violence to a Superior Officer when arrested by Capt. Rorke and grappled with him. A Field General Court Martial was held at Ismailia on 17 July. He had been under arrest awaiting trial for two days. His first offence had been receiving stolen goods. The Charge Sheet read – The accused No. 50332 Trooper Brophy S., Canterbury Mounted Rifles, a soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, is charged with: Section 41 (1) When on Active Service committing a Civil Offence, that is to say, stealing, in that he at Ismailia, at about 2130 on the 15/7/19 when apprehended was in possession of stolen goods. Alternative charge – Committing a Civil Offence, tat is to say, receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen, in that he at Ismailia, on 15/7/19, was in possession of certain articles property of Merchants in Ismailia, which he knew to have been stolen. Section 8 2a (2) When on Active Service, offering violence to his superior Officer, in that he at Ismailia, when arrested by Captain H. M. Rorke, grappled with him. [signature, Lt-Colonel] Commanding N.Z. Training Units & Depots (In Egypt). Ismailia, 16/7/19. To be tried by Field General Court Martial. Found guilty on all charges on 18 July 1919, Trooper Simon Brophy was discharged with ignominy from the NZEF and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with hard labourer.

The Medical officer’s report of 20/7/19 read – I certify that No. 50332 Tpr Brophy S, of the C.M.R. is in a Fit state of health, and . . . . . . ; and that his present appearance and previous medical history both justify the belief that hard labour employment will neither be likely to originate nor to reproduce disease of any description. [For the detailed reports of the prosecution witnesses and the accused’s evidence, see 50332 Simon Brophy’s personnel file at Archives NZ Collections, pages 29 & 30.] The accused made the following statement in mitigation of any sentence the Court might award – I as called up in Ballot and went into Camp on 1st. May 1917. I arrived in Egypt on 22nd. November 1918. I am a single man. I have allotted 3/- per day of my pay.

On 22 July 1919, Brophy was transferred from the Training Regiment at Ismailia and admitted to Citadel Military Prison at Cairo, having been sentenced by the Field General Court Martial. He was effectively dismissed with ignominy from the NZEF and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour. A cable from Cairo noted that he was still in Egypt as of 7 August 1919. It appears that Brophy was to return to New Zealand in July 1919 but missed the transport. Colonel K. McKenzie, of Geraldine, received a letter from the National Efficiency Board dated 9 August 1919 advising him that Private Simon Brophy No. 50332 was on his way back to the Dominion. He was asked to arrange with the Geraldine trustees who were managing Brophy’s farm to get in touch with the soldier immediately on his return so that the management of his farm might be handed back to him as quickly as possible. The Trust could then be gazetted as cancelled. The Simon Brophy Soldiers’ Property Board of Trustees consisted of James Arthur Frostick of Christchurch, District Commissioner of the National Efficiency Board; Kenneth Mackenzie of Geraldine, sheep-farmer; Jeremiah Connolly of Geraldine, dealer; and Frederick Robert Flatman of Woodbury, sheep-farmer. Simon Brophy had assigned Power of Attorney to this Board on 30 April 1917. The appointment of the trustees was ratified on 18 July 1918.

Trooper Brophy returned to New Zealand per the “Kigoma”, embarking at Port Said, Egypt, from the Citadel Military Prison, on 1 December 1919. The “Kigoma” which had left England on 20 November, arrived at Wellington on 12 January 1920. His name does not appear on the transport’s list. There were, however, a dozen military prisoners on the “Kigoma”. Brophy may have been one of the six whose conduct had been good. They had their sentences considerably reduced on the arrival of the vessel and had to serve short terms only. He was discharged on 13 January 1920, with ignominy. He had engaged in no apparent service overseas and was awarded no medals. His intended address was C/o D. Taehen, Sutherlands, South Canterbury. Denis Taehen was his brother-in-law.

A welcome home social and presentation was tendered to Mr Simon Brophy in the Pleasant Valley schoolroom on 30 January 1920. By March Simon was back into Cumberland wrestling, scoring a number of placings. On 1 October 1920, the Canterbury Land Board approved the application to transfer Crown lease Section 109, Rosewill Settlement, to Simon Brophy. In May 1925, he was convicted and fined for exposing infected sheep for sale in public saleyards. And in November 1925, the Canterbury Land Board approved the transfer of Section 109, Rosewill Settlement from Simon Henry to John Henry Marshall. At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court in mid-January 1927, Hector McMillan was charged with unlawfully assaulting James Morton and Simon Brophy, and he pleaded guilty to both charges. The offences were committed without any reason and were unprovoked and cowardly. Defendant had hit the two men, the latter having to receive medical attention. The prosecuting sergeant suggested that if the Bench intended to inflict a fine some compensation should be made to Brophy, whose face was somewhat damaged. Half of the fines was to be paid to Brophy. When Simon Brophy was charged with being found drunk in Stafford Street on 4 August 1927, he was remanded for medical treatment, on the application of the police. Accused pleaded not guilty, though it was said that he had been drinking for some days. Brophy said that he was subject to epileptic fits and might have been under a fit; he had only had a few drinks. The constable on duty at the watch house stated that the accused was decidedly drunk. The defendant Brophy was fined 10/-, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, and was also ordered to pay £3/2/6 medical expenses.

January 1928 saw Simon Brophy charged with drunkenness and with wilfully damaging a door of a taxi. He was fined 20 shillings, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, and was ordered to pay 20 shillings as compensation for the damage. He had already had two convictions against him during the past 6 months for drunkenness and was now charged with being found drunk in Stafford Street on 1 January. Simon Brophy may have moved from Tycho to Christchurch in 1928; perhaps he roamed thereafter. It was in May 1928 at Christchurch that Simon Brophy was fined 20s and costs, and ordered to pay 8s cab hire, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. In October 1928 at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court, Simon Brophy, a labourer, aged 40, was fined £2, in default seven days’ imprisonment, for using obscene language in a railway carriage. On a charge of having travelled by the Limited Express from Palmerston North to Wellington without having previously paid his fare, he was convicted and discharged.

When Simon Brophy, a labourer, aged 37, appeared in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court on 30 August 1929, charged with being an idle and disorderly person, with insufficient lawful visible means of support, an application was made for a remand “This man has been here for two days and has been acting in a very strange manner,” stated Senior-Sergeant Whitehouse, and I ask that he be remanded until Wednesday next for observation and further inquiries. “This appears to be one of those ‘hard cases’ met with and I don’t want to lock the man up if he can get work,” observed the Magistrate on 4 September when convicting and discharging Simon Brophy, a labourer, aged 37, on a charge of being idle and disorderly and with having no lawful visible means of support. Pleading not guilty to being without support, accused said that he had been drinking for a few days and, when looking for work, had come past the police station. He had called in to see if the police knew of any work he might be able to do, “but,” added Brophy, “they put me in for the night.” Constable Beaton stated that Brophy was raving in a drunken condition when he had gone into the station. He had had no money or anywhere to go and was detained. He had been sleeping in a shed. Inquiries showed that accused had been doing casual work in the Waipukurau district and that he was a returned soldier said to be suffering from shell shock. In answer to the Magistrate’s question, the senior-sergeant said there didn’t seem much chance of his getting a job locally. “But cannot the Returned Soldiers’ Association do something for him?” queried the Magistrate. Asked if he had his army discharge, accused said that it was in Timaru. The Magistrate observed “It seems that his being out of work is his worst fault.” The senior-sergeant said that, in the condition in which Brophy had come to the police station, there had been no option but to detain him. He had two previous convictions, one for being drunk and causing wilful damage and one for using obscene language. The Magistrate then took the action as stated.

Forty-year-old Simon Brophy was certainly back in the Christchurch area by February 1931, when he was fined 20 shillings, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, on a charge of drunkenness. Arrested for drunkenness again in June 1931, Simon Brophy, aged 40, told the Christchurch magistrate that he was not under the influence but was suffering from an epileptic fit. Brophy, however, did admit having seven or eight long beers the day before. “A man who takes epileptic fits should not touch drink, you know,” said Mr Mosley. “Convicted and fined 20s and costs, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. Brophy’s excuse was taken as a plea of not guilty. The Islington constable said that accused was arrested at 1 p.m. the day before his court appearance at Templeton, where he was making himself a nuisance to a shopkeeper. “If Brophy had a fit it was a pretty long one. A constable at the watch house said that the accused had to be carried to the cells as he could not stand when brought in. He was obviously drunk.

Mr S. Brophy who won a prize, in late May 1933, at the weekly social held in the North Loburn (North Canterbury) hall by the school and hall committees, would appear to be Simon. Simon Brophy appears to have wandered in his last few years and perhaps been estranged from his family. Simon Brophy died at Christchurch Public Hospital on 8 April 1934, aged 41 years, and was buried at Bromley Cemetery the next day. The cause of death was ‘Injuries to the throat self-inflicted with a razor when suffering from epilepsy.’ When he was found on 6 February in a small room off the bar at the Royal Hotel with his throat cut, he was taken by St John Ambulance to Christchurch Public Hospital and was reported to be in a serious condition. How much did his family know of his war history? Was he himself a little creative or disillusioned or depressed for reasons other than his ‘service’ or ill-affected by his epilepsy or covering his tracks? “Simeon [sic] Brophy, aged 41, who was found in a small room adjoining the bar at the Royal Hotel with his throat cut and a razor lying beside him on Friday, died in the Public Hospital on Saturday evening. An inquest was held at the hospital yesterday afternoon before the coroner, Mr H. A. Young, and a verdict returned that Brophy died from a wound self-inflicted, while suffering from epileptic fits. Brophy’s last address was the Public Works Department camp at Lake Sumner. . . . . . . Joseph Brophy, a brother, gave evidence of identification, and stated that it was two years since he had last seen Simeon Brophy. His brother had suffered from loss of memory and epileptic fits since his return from the war. Witness could not suggest any reason for his brother’s action, other than a deep depression caused by fits. Charles Henry Marshall, of Argus street, Sydenham, said he saw Brophy about 4.30 p.m. on Friday in the Royal Hotel bar. Witness heard the sound of some one falling in the bar and he went round and saw Brophy lying on the floor. Later witness saw that Brophy had a razor in his hand. His throat was cut. The ambulance was called and Brophy was taken to hospital. Dr. F. A. Craig, a house surgeon at the Public Hospital, said she saw Brophy on his admission to the ward on Friday. He was semi-conscious, suffering from severe shock, and a wound across the throat. An operation was performed next morning on his neck. He did not rally, and died early that morning from shock, which had followed injuries to the throat. . . . . . . Constable Ricketts gave evidence of his visit to the Royal Hotel, in company with another constable, when Brophy was being attended to by nurses of the St. John Ambulance. On the following day witness was informed at the hospital that Brophy had been treated several times for epileptic fits, and that he had at 2 p.m. on Friday procured tablets for the prevention of fits. Papers witness found on Brophy indicated that his last address had been the Public Works Department camp at Lake Sumner road. A verdict was returned that Brophy died at 8 p.m. on Saturday from a wound self-inflicted on April 6 while suffering from epilepsy.” [Press, 9 April 1934.]

The name of Michael Brophy, farmer, Pleasant Valley, was drawn in the tenth ballot in late August 1917 to fill shortages in the drafts for the 34th and 35th Reinforcements. At the sitting of the Second South Canterbury Military Appeal Board held on 16 October 1917, Michael Brophy had his appeal dismissed and was to be held for home service, as he had been classed by the Medical Board as C2 (fit only for home service). Kyran Brophy, the second son of Kyran and Letitia, married Rosanna Toomey on 2 June 1903 at St Mary’s in the Bush, Geraldine. Martin Brophy, the fourth son, married Margaret Wareing on 12 August 1908 at St Joseph’s Church, Temuka. Joseph Brophy (fifth surviving son) who gave evidence of identification for his brother Simon, married Teresa Leddy on 2 October 1912 at the Church of the Holy Name, Ashburton. When he died at Ashburton in 1943, his eldest brother John, who had died in 1937, was the only sibling named in his death notice. Patrick Brophy, the third son, married Rose Fitzsimmons on 30 April 1919 at the Church of St John, Methven.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 September 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0018525) [16 January 2015]; Copy of Report Regarding Simon Brophy’s Property Board of Trustees (Archives NZ Collections – Record number 401; ID R3090928) [10 April 2025]; Lyttelton Times, 13 April 1877, Timaru Herald, 26 June 1878, 16 July 1878, 31 December 1888, 5 & 6 March 1906, 22 October 1913, 14 April 1914, 24 August 1914, 20 October 1915, 13 January 1917, 28 February 1917, 17 & 30 April 1917, 1 May 1917 [x 2], 23 August 1917, 6 September 1917, 17 October 1917, 8 November 1917, 3 September 1918, 24 January 1920 [x 2], 22 May 1925, 17 & 18 January 1927, 6 & 11 August 1927, 4 January 1928, 9 April 1934, Temuka Leader, 4 February 1888, 17 April 1888 29 December 1888, 3 & 8 May 1890, 15 March 1892, 4 May 1899, 22 January 1903, 20 June 1903, 5 August 1905, 6 March 1906, 29 August 1908, 19 March 1910, 29 December 1914, 13 January 1917, 1 March 1917, 28 April 1917, 1 & 3 May 1917, 6 September 1917, Press, 29 December 1888, 16 June 1911, 15 January 1920, 2 October 1920, 22 May 1925, 24 November 1925, 17 January 1927, 4 January 1928, 21 May 1928, 2 June 1933, 7 & 9 April 1934, South Canterbury Times, 31 December 1888, NZ Tablet, 15 March 1906, 29 June 1911, 24 October 1912, 12 June 1919, Star, 15 June 1911, 23 February 1931, 20 June 1931, 7 & 9 April 1934, Ashburton Guardian, 15 June 1911, Evening Post, 14 December 1917, 25 October 1928, 9 April 1934, Dominion, 15 December 1917, Manawatu Standard, 30 August 1929, 4 September 1929, Manawatu Times, 5 September 1929, NZ Herald, 13 March 1943 (Papers Past) [16 September 2014; 23 October 2014; 03 March 2015; 15 July 2015; 07 January 2017; 31 March 2018; 19 December 2018; 05 January 2020; 16 October 2023; 08, 09 & 10 April 2025]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 September 2014]; Christchurch Catholic Diocese Baptisms Index CD (held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [14 April 2015]; Bromley Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [16 October 2014]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [08 April 2025]

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