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WW1 Lieut. Richard Howard Gutteridge (British Army)
In September 1914 architect Richard Gutteridge enlisted in the British Army with the Artists’ Rifles Regiment as a signal instructor.
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WW1 Signaller Percy Bosomworth Henderson (26617)
After he graduating with a law degree, Percy Henderson enlisted for war service and received specialist training with the 18th Reinforcements Divisional Signallers.
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WW1 Corporal James Alexander Ross (13/194)
James was interested in military matters and when he was 18 he enlisted with the Rodney Mounted Rifles.
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WW1 John Owen (12/3119) Military Medal
John Owen was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and the Military Medal.
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WW1 Neil Alfred Haworth Smart (88009)
Neil Alfred Haworth Smart was balloted for military service and enlisted on 12 February 1918 and was sent for military training at Featherston Camp.
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WW1 Arthur Alexander Ramsay (89500)
Arthur Ramsay was sent for training to Featherston Camp. He is remembered on the Roll of Honour, St Luke’s Church, Remuera.
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WW1 Cecil James Cunningham Marshall (89710)
Cecil Marshall is remembered on the Auckland Grammar School War Memorial Roll of Honour, and College Rifles Rugby Union Football and Sports Club, Remuera.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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From Remuera with Love – Postcards
A collection of postcards showcasing Remuera from the late nineteen century into the twentieth.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RMS Remuera
The RMS Remuera was one of many ships that shaped the 20th century, expanding trade and taking migrants to new worlds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Remuera Railway Station – Tyer Train Tablet Apparatus
The Remuera railway station has two pieces of Tyer Tablet apparatus.
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