1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
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| 1 | There is a sign on the earthquake grave stating it is New Zealand's largest mass grave. I would think think the Spanish Flu graves would be larger and I came across this list while researching: I had noticed a lot of returned service graves in Napier and thought it sad that they died so soon after the War. Maybe this is why. I'm going to the cemetery to tidy some soldier's graves before Armistace/Rememberance Day so 'll take the list with me to compare. redden39 - 2019-11-10 07:11:00 |
| 2 | My father lost his older brother to Spanish flu on 14 Nov 1918 age 20. We recently did a road trip and visited his grave in the Featherston cemetery. (He was in military camp there when he died). Reading the dates on other graves around him there were at least 8 others who died on 14th Nov. This is ironic in that WW1 actually ended on 11th Nov 1918. There didn't seem to be any mass graves in that cemetery and I know from research there were certainly a large number of deaths at the actual military camp from Spanish flu. The interesting thing in doing the research was the fact that there also quite a few deaths in that camp from childhood illnesses like chickenpox and measles. Capricorngirl mlarkin - 2019-11-10 10:13:00 |
| 3 | Research revealed quite a few relatives of mine who succumbed and some who survived, it took months to get back to normal. I don't think they put them in mass graves, they each had their own. jhan - 2019-11-10 13:03:00 |
| 4 | There might have been a mass one at Waikumete. I've read of trains stopping there to offload the dead. I found someone with my surname who died in Napier but was not buried in Napier. I had to figure out who it was. Then the penny dropped. He is buried in Waipukurau. He was my great grandfathers cousin who had returned to England in 1888 to collect my orphaned great grandfather from the workhouse. I had to amend my entry in Ancestry as I had assumed Frederick had died in Waipukurau. He died on 18 November before his son returned from the War. redden39 - 2019-11-10 13:26:00 |
| 5 | https://discover.stqry.com/v/influenza-memorial/s/d6add63b1c carbs51 - 2019-11-10 19:08:00 |
| 6 | Featherston Soldiers Cemetery from WW1 one needs to walk amongst the headstones here, see how many soldiers who died of Influenza in 1918, so many served overseas, and returned to Camp at Featherston sadly died of Influenza, 150 buried here, some buried in their home town and or Karori Cemetery in Wellington, am researching the soldiers buried at Featherston. its very sad to walk amongst the graves and see the number of lives lost. neich - 2019-11-19 08:12:00 |
| 7 | The memorial tribute at the mass grave at Waikumete is very poignant. The vast area of grass behind it seems to go on forever. I urge everyone to stand at that spot at some stage in their lives. It will make you feel very humble. It is not hard to find and you can park right beside it the area. Edited by l.e at 6:27 pm, Tue 19 Nov l.e - 2019-11-19 18:25:00 |
| 8 | that answered a few questions thanks for Carterton names... neich - 2019-12-07 18:42:00 |
