NZ Expeditionary Force soldier query
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| 1 | Good evening. I have a request from a Canadian friend seeking information about a young NZ gentleman who was to marry a Canadian women. Unfortunately the womens mother convinced the Canadian lady it would not be a good idea. My Canadian friend is currently researching her great aunt the woman who was unable to marry this gentleman. Is anybody willing to help out my Canadian friend please? I am afraid it is beyond my skills to find the information she seeks. Would anyone be interested in conversing with my friend and assisting her. The gentleman in question is one Robert Tapper and his expeditionary number is 9/349. He joined as a single man in 1914. If anyone was happy to oblige with further information I would be grateful. Perhaps I may be able to provide an email address to correspond directly. I don't like to discourage enthusiasm so am offering to perhaps find a connection for her in NZ who may be able to help. Many thanks. clementine4 - 2019-11-29 18:01:00 |
| 2 | You maybe able to try army records in Trentham,they would have all the information,not sure if they could release it to a non family member tho,still nothing ventured nothing gained happychappy50 - 2019-11-29 18:13:00 |
| 3 | Here is his service record http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerSe Edited by nbrob at 6:23 pm, Fri 29 Nov nbrob - 2019-11-29 18:20:00 |
| 4 | Born Invercargill 1894 to Jessie & Robert Tapper. Possible marriage in 1920 to Dorothea Douglas Spencer TROTTER. landylass - 2019-11-29 19:16:00 |
| 5 | Wedding Notice. landylass - 2019-11-29 19:21:00 |
| 6 | Birth of son 1921 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19210503.2.3 landylass - 2019-11-29 19:22:00 |
| 7 | Dorothea Tapper died 5 Nov 1985 landylass - 2019-11-29 19:27:00 |
| 8 | Robert Tapper appears to have died in Auckland in 1959. Son Robert Tapper died Auckland 1997. His wife in 2016. I have found a tree on ancestry with photos showing Robert Junior appeared to have served in WW2. I believe the tree belongs to a grandchild of the Robert Tapper you are in search of. I can put a message on this ancestry profile to come on the messageboard and look for this thread. Otherwise need to get your details somehow. landylass - 2019-11-29 19:36:00 |
| 9 | There are a number of trees on My Heritage if you can get access. Also on Family Search (brief) His burial Edited by nbrob at 7:40 pm, Fri 29 Nov nbrob - 2019-11-29 19:36:00 |
| 10 | landylass wrote:
Hi Barbara and others who have helped. Thank you very much. I have sent the info you provided to my friend in Canada. She is very excited to have the information. Landylass if you were happy to contact my friend via email she would be immensely grateful. Her name is Kate and her email address is atlinfisher@gmail.com. Edited by clementine4 at 11:42 am, Sat 30 Nov clementine4 - 2019-11-30 11:41:00 |
