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- Born November 22 1918 at Hamua, he spent his early childhood at Marton until the family moved to Auckland.
Robert received his education at Marton Junction School, and Wellesley Primary in Auckland, and also Seddon Memorial Technical College. He was a boy chorister at St Matthews Church and later an adult choir member as well as bell ringer.
At the age of 16 years, he entered the drapery trade and received his training in Auckland.
He served in the Territorial Forces before the War and upon mobilisation served with the 3rd N.Z. Division in the Pacific with the rank of 1st Lieutenant, Battalion Signals. He saw service in Fiji, Guadalcanal, Vella Lavella, Green Is. and New Caledonia.
After the war he continued in the trade on his own account for a number of years. Upon relinquishing his business he entered the wholesale warehouse trade, serving with some of the larger houses.
Upon his retirement in 1980 he had completed many years as representative for R. Schofield & Co. Ltd. travelling the length and breadth of New Zealand.
His sporting interests were football and hockey. He also took a very keen interest in Social work and was elected Auckland President of Birthright after holding several lesser administrative offices.
In 1942 he married Hazel Maud Biddle. Robert and Hazel lived at 47 Taramera Street in Avondale, Auckland.
They had three daughters and one son.
Margaret Aileen was born in 1945, trained as a nurse in Auckland and in 1965 married Maurice Subritzky. They now live in Upper Hutt.
Yvonne was born in 1946 and trained and was employed as a private secretary. In 1967 she married Lawrence Berry and they now reside in Glendene, Waitakere.
Robyn Hazel was born in 1949 and also trained as a nurse. In 1970 she married David Maconaghie and they subsequently divorced. Robyn now lives on the North Shore.
David Edward was born in 1951. In 1975 he married Carol Swinburne but later divorced. He married again in 1980 to Debra Taylor but they divorced and David now lives in Pukekohe.
Robert and Hazel lived Grey Lynn where Margaret and Yvonne were born, then moved to Northcote (where Bob had his own drapery shop.) The family shifted to Bayswater where Robyn and David were born, and finally to 47 Taramea Street, Avondale Auckland. Bob and Hazel moved to Upper Hutt in 1996 where they lived until they died.
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1918 - 1999 (80 years)