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WW1 Francis Edward Ryan (70344)

Francis Edward Ryan was 37 years of age when he enlisted on 28 November 1917 as a Private in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

WW1 Archibald Clement Mitchell (8/3360)

Archibald Clement Mitchell and this brother Arthur Alfred John Mitchell served during WW1. Archibald is remembered on the St Luke’s Church, Remuera, Honours Board.

Anzac Day 2020 with Remuera Heritage

In these extraordinary Covid-19 days there will be no parades or services on the 25th of April 2020, Anzac Day. Remuera Heritage through its online storytelling is keeping the Anzac spirit alive.

WW1 Cyril William Trew Marsack (25/891) and Charles Croft Marsack (WWI 24/657, WWII 38625)

The Marsack family involvement in war spans six generations, dating from the Peninsular Wars of the early nineteenth century to post-WW2 disturbances in the Middle East

Glenesk, 164 Remuera Road

Glenesk was another of the early large houses of Remuera demolished in the mid-1980s to make way for more intensive housing.

WW1 Robert Johnston Leitch (90765) and William Joseph Leitch (37118)

The Leitch brothers of Remuera have been commemorated in the Remuera Primary School Memorial Gates for their Service in the Great War.

From Remuera with Love – Postcards

A collection of postcards showcasing Remuera from the late nineteen century into the twentieth.

Vinebank

Vinebank (aka Vine Bank) was a large 10 roomed house on the shore of the Orakei Basin. It’s not known when it was built but its most well-known owner was Frederick Charles Richardson (1852–1918).

St Anns, 43 Arney Road, Remuera

St Anns was designed by architect Benjamin Charles Chilwell (1879-1950), and built in 1914 for Charles Issac Nathan (1881-1961).

The Butler House, 3 Otahuri Crescent, Greenlane

On 23 August 2019 Valerie Muir talked about the history of her arts and craft house and how she went about getting it heritage listed by Auckland Council.

WW2 Sub Lieutenant Ian Lewis Ruxton Wilson (NZD2645)

Ian Lewis Ruxton Wilson, of 112 Remuera Road, was killed in WW2 action on 1 May 1944. Auckland Museum's Online Cenotaph has helped his family trace his final resting place.

2019 Auckland Heritage Festival – Wilson’s Beach and Jetty by Bruce Renshaw

Bruce Renshaw's interest in Wilson’s Beach and jetty goes back to the 1950’s as a child living at the bottom of Victoria Avenue.

RMS Remuera

The RMS or SS Remuera was one of many ships that shaped the 20th century, expanding trade and taking migrants to new worlds.

The Grange Girls Home, 164 Remuera Road

Early in 1957 The Grange Girls Home moved from Herne Bay to new premises at 164 Remuera Rd, formerly Glenesk, on the corner of Remuera and Bassett Roads.

WW1 Samuel Francis Jonkers (11048) and Sons Edward and Cyril

Samuel Francis Jonkers (11048) of 32 Green Lane Remuera was killed in action on 1 October 1916, 47 years of age at the Battle of the Somme.

WW1 Leonard Richard Grimwade and Edward Norman Grimwade

Leonard Grimwade obtained the rank of Sergeant in the territorial forces with the 16th Regiment of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club.

Remuera Railway Station – Tyer Train Tablet Apparatus

The Remuera railway station has two pieces of Tyer Tablet apparatus.

WW1 Thomas Harry Kinder and John William Kinder

Thomas Henry (Harry) Kinder (British Army) was the second son of prominent Aucklander, Harry Allen Kinder.

Remuera Shops

View a collection of historical photos of the shops in Remuera.

WW1 Lance Corporal Malcolm Innes Finlayson (12/2433)

Malcolm Innes Finlayson (13/2433), (1885 – 1916), was born on 1 July 1885.

WW1 Gunner Robert Roderick Creighton Corbett McFarland 12811

Robert Roderick Creighton (Crighton or Crichton) Corbett McFarland (known as Roddy), born in Hawera on the 18 September 1895.

Remuera Fire Station and the Village Green

The area currently known as The Village Green was originally a works depot for the Remuera Road Board, and later for the Auckland City Council.

WW1 Sergeant William Dobson Eggleston (25993)

William Dobson Eggleston was born 19 March 1887 in Sunderland, England, the elder son of Mrs Jane Cole Eggleston.

WW1 Private Robert William Gray (49705)

Robert William Gray was born on the 10 June 1895 in Cambridge to Elizabeth and William Gray.

Heritage StoryMap tour of the Remuera shops

Take a heritage walk through the Remuera shops, starting at St Aidan's Church through the town centre to King's School.

Wilson’s Beach and Jetty

Wilson’s Jetty is located on Wilson’s Beach at the northern end of Victoria Avenue.

Purewa – Mrs Constance Duthie

Constance Duthie was the founder and first principal of Corran School in Remuera in 1952.

Purewa — Reuben Charles Porter

Reuben and Harold were born in New Zealand; Reuben in Rolleston St, Thames on September 20th 1886.

Remuera Railway Station

View a collection of historical photos of the Remuera Railway Station.

Remuera Aerial Photos

View a collection of aerial photos of Remuera.

On the Hobson Bay walkway extension and Wilson’s beach and jetty – Have Your Say!

22 July 2019, Parnell Cricket Club

Geography Project

Hilary Monteith was a pupil at Epsom Girls Grammar in 1956 when she completed a geography project on Remuera.

Purewa — Thomas Henry Ah Chee

Thomas Henry (Tom) Ah Chee (1928-2000) opened the first supermarket in New Zealand or Australia in 1958.

Tudor Theatre

The Tudor theatre opened in June 1926, at 333 Remuera Rd, owned by Fuller Hayward Theatres Corporation and F.G. Mumford.

WW1 Purewa – John Robert Burgin, Chaplain Major (Clerk in Holy Orders) 18/29

John Robert Burgin was born on 10th October 1869 at Long Bennington, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

Purewa – Chhota Jivanji 1896-1921

Chhota Jivanj was born in 1896 in Satem, Bombay (Mumbai).

WW1 Charlotte Dinneen YMCA and YWCA

Charlotte Kate Dalton Dinneen was the second of six children of Michael Dalton and Mary Victoria Dinneen.

Purewa – Amelia and Charles Haszard

Amelia Jane Haszard was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1843 and came to New Zealand in 1859 with her parents.

WW1 Private John Leslie Hartland (Service number 56592)

John Leslie Hartland was born in Christchurch on the 1 August 1890.

Early Remuera

View a collection of historical photos of early Remuera.

Interview with Hal Lawry of Remuera

Hal Lawry lived in Remuera from 1938 to 1951 at 456 Remuera Road.

St Kentigern to Sell Remuera Road campus, the Former Corran School

St Kentigern plans to sell the Remuera Road campus.

WW1 Sister Elsie Mary Emily Cooke ARRC 22/53

Elsie Cooke was one of 10 children born to Marion Elizabeth (nee Purchas) and Charles Edward Cooke.

Michael Horwood 1934 – 2018

Long-term Remuera resident Michael Horwood passed away on 14 December 2018 at the age of 84.

WW1 Captain Colin Addison Dickeson M.C. 24/2128

Colin Addison Dickeson (24/2128) was born on 20 March 1888 in Kaikohe, Northland.

WW1 Second Lieutenant Alan (Allan) Douglas Gibb Dawson (New Zealand Territorial Force 13/46, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) B 2455)

Alan (Allan) Douglas Gibb Dawson (New Zealand Territorial Force 13/46, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) B 2455) was born on 18 August 1891 in Sydney.

WW1 Private Benjamin Francis Dive (551)

Benjamin Francis Dive (551) was born in Havelock, New Zealand in 1886, the son of William Evans Dive and Annie Dive.

WW1 Major Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux M.C.(twice) 12/1190

Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux (12/1190) was born on 10 April 1890, one of three sons and four daughters.

WW1 Lance Corporal Karl Nilsson Davidson 10/882

Karl Nilsson Davidson (10/882) was born 9 August 1894 to George A. Davidson and Ida Clotilde Davidson.

WW1 Private Graham Wakefield O’Connor 60184

Graham Wakefield O’Connor was born 9 December 1893 in Christchurch.

WW1 2nd Lieutenant Rupert Harold Imlay Norton

Rupert Harold Imlay Norton was born on 13 June 1895 in New South Wales to Laura Marion and Herbert Henry Norton.

WW1 Marine Engineer Samuel Tanner

Samuel Tanner was born on 7th August 1894 to Joseph and Florence Tanner.

WW1 Gunner Leo Gerald Cullen 2/2018

Leo Gerald Cullen (2/2018) was born on 17 September 1894, to John Cullen and Rachel Cullen (McGinley).

WW1 Private Albert Melancthon Cranwell 12/3965

Albert Melancthon Cranwell was born 19 April 1888, the only son of Thomas Cranwell and Jessie Cranwell.

WW1 Rifleman Walter Riddell Craig 52385

Walter Riddell Craig (Service number 52385) was born on the 7 October 1880 to Robert Craig and Jenny Craig.

WW1 2nd Lieut. Edward Arthur Craig 25988

Edward Arthur Craig (25988) was born on the 5 December 1882 in Christchurch.

WW1 Rifleman Douglas Leopold Wright Collis 23/2131

Douglas Leopold Wright Collis (23/2131) was born in New Plymouth on the 26 July 1890.

WW1 Corporal Eric John Sinclair Clerk 12/2546

Eric John Sinclair Clerk (12/2546) was born in Sydney on 3 December 1891.

WW1 Private Maxwell Christie 53653

Maxwell Christie (53653) was born in Scotland to Maxwell and Alice Christie, on 1 February 1897.

WW1 Sergeant Henry Leonard Chitty 12/3583

Henry Leonard Chitty, known as Harry, was born in Dunedin, on 27 September 1886.

WW1 Sergeant Sidney Gibson Chapman 28579

Sidney Gibson Chapman (Service number 28579) was born 23 April 1895 to George C and Elizabeth Chapman.

WW1 Sapper William Henry Caughey 35533

William Henry Caughey (Service number 35533) was born 26 December 1889 in Auckland.

WW1 Private Herbert Norman Carter 74080

Herbert Norman Carter (Service number 74080), known as Norman, was born on 22 March 1898 in Auckland.

WW1 Private Charles Thomas Carr MiD 24/1613

Charles Thomas Carr (Service number 24/1613) was born 17 March 1888 to Ebeneezer Caleb Carr and Jane Carr.

WW1 Lance Corporal Herbert Edward East 23/125

Herbert East was born on 12 April 1897, eldest of the seven children of cousins Mabel and Ernest Alfred East.

WW1 Second Lieutenant Anselm Jerome Beehan 22909

Anselm Jerome Beehan (2 June 1895 - 27 March 1918) was one of eight children of the Honourable William and Annie Theresa Beehan.

WW1 Corporal Reginald Delmage Pell Woods 92504

Reginald Delmage Pell Woods was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 27 June 1886 to Samuel Wesley and Charlotte Elizabeth Woods.

WW1 Corporal William Brian de Laval Willis 12/289

William Brian de Laval Willis was born in Cambridge, New Zealand on 17 May 1888, to Archdeacon William Newcombe de Laval Willis and Mary Agnes (Clarke).

WW1 Gunner William Robert Monro 2/313

William was born 5 August 1893 to the Reverend George Bissett Monro and wife Agnes.

WW1 Imperial Camel Corps — List of New Zealand Names

Imperial Camel Corps New Zealand List of Names on the Imperial Camel Corps Memorial.

WW1 Acting Sergeant Gordon Milligan 2/1046

Gordon was born 4 June 1893 in Lemora, NSW, Australia to Caroline and Charles Edward Milligan.

WW1 Private George Walker McNeil 40611

George McNeil was born 14 Feb 1885 to William McNeill and Isabella McNeill of Scotland.

WW1 Trooper Donald Buckland Gorrie 17583 and Lieut. John (Jack) Gorrie

Donald Buckland Gorrie was born on 6 April 1887 to Blanche (nee Buckland) and Henry Thomson Gorrie.

College Rifles History

In the year 1897 a military unit was formed, the original members of which were recruited from the Secondary Schools of Auckland.

WW1 Trooper Rupert Whitworth McKenzie 16428

Rupert McKenzie was born 4 September 1894 in Remuera to Violet and Norman Roderick McKenzie.

WW1 Lance Sergeant William Mason 25/207

William Mason was born 18 July 1882 to Ellen and William Mason.

WW1 Gunner Rowley Hay Chapman 2/2092

Rowley William Hay Chapman was born in 1894 at Auckland to Helene and Frank (Francis Frederick Angerstean Hay) Chapman.

WW1 Corporal Doy Llewellyn White 12/3869

Doy Llewellyn White was born in Nelson on 26 November 1895, the son of Alfred Henry and Alice Isabel White.

WW1 Private John White – WWI 31913, WWII 5/5/328

John White was born in Waiuku Auckland on 2 November 1884 to Ann and Samuel Coupland White.

WW1 Rifleman John Leigh White 26/1158

John Leigh White was born in Auckland on 22 September 1884.

WW1 Lieut. Colonel Conrad Gordon Saxby D.S.O. SA7948, 1534 AND 13/250

Conrad Saxby was the fourth son of Gordon Harding and Katharine Saxby.

WW1 Lance Corporal William Thompson 26943

William (Will) Thompson was born on 19 August 1887 in Manchester, England to John and Annie Thompson.

WW1 Sergeant Francis Arthur Vickerman 56113

Frank Vickerman was born in Napier on 8 November 1880 and educated at Hawke’s Bay and Waitaki High School.

WW1 Private Frederick William Thomas (Tom) Smith 46397

Tom was born on 22 September 1894 to Frederick and Elizabeth Smith.

WW1 Lance Corporal George Henry Nicholls 12/609

George Henry Nicholls was the younger son of Sarah and Richard Nicholls.

WW1 Corporal Henry Adam Madill 52237

Henry Adam Madill was born on 21 February 1897 to David and Maggie (Margaret Ann) Madill.

WW1 Gunner John Edward Nicholls 2/2893

John Edward Nicholls, known as Jack, was born 18 December 1888 to Emily Mary (nee Stead) and Henry Eddy Nicholls.

WW1 Reginald Frederick Morten 12/799

Reginald Frederick Morten' s military record has him born on 28 February 1893.

WW1 Sergeant George Leo McCabe 13/3055

George McCabe was the son of John and Bridget McCabe.

WW1 Robert Jackson Proude 4/316 and 13555

Robert (known as Bob) Jackson Proude was the son of Thomas and Kate (nee Jackson) Proude.

WW1 John Alfred Kemp 13/702

John Alfred Kemp (known as Jack) was born 3rd Nov 1892 to Emily Sarah and Benjamin John Kemp.

WW1 Thomas Ivan Prosser 13/597

Ivan Prosser was the elder son of Captain Thomas Harries and Laura Prosser.

WW1 Revel Edwin Kelly 2/2171

Revel Kelly, son of Edwin Harold and Margaret Kelly, was born on 17 January 1895.

The Gallows

The Bluestars ran the popular Gallows music venue on Remuera Rd next to the fire station in 1966.

John Massy Stacpoole 1919 – 2018

Remuera Heritage was very sad to hear of the death of John Stacpoole on September 5th 2018.

WW1 Frederick George Holland (57847)

Frederick was born on 4th September 1891, the younger son of John and Emily Holland.

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