John Edward Tunnington, 18981987 (aged 89 years)

Name
John Edward /Tunnington/
Given names
John Edward
Surname
Tunnington
Birth
Type: Birth of Tunnington, John Edward
23 October 1898 31
Death of a father
Death of a mother
1923 (aged 24 years)
Burial of a mother
20 February 1923 (aged 24 years)
Wellington, New Zealand
Latitude: -41.28664 Longitude: 174.77557
City: Wellington
Country: New Zealand
Marriage
Death of a wife
2 February 1954 (aged 55 years)
Wellington, New Zealand
Latitude: -41.28664 Longitude: 174.77557
City: Wellington
Country: New Zealand
Death of a son
Country: England
MARRIAGE OF TUNNINGTON, JOHN EDWARD AND NATION, CHRISTABEL GRACE
Death
Type: Death of Tunnington, John Edward
2 November 1987 (aged 89 years)
Country: New Zealand
Cremation
Type: Cremation of Tunnington, John Edward
5 November 1987 (3 days after death)
Country: New Zealand

He died at the Parkwood Lodge, Waikanae (a nursing home, I believe). The funeral director (Waikanae Funeral Home Ltd, P O Box 300, Waikanae) picked up the ashes.

Family with parents
father
mother
himself
18981987
Birth: 23 October 1898 31
Death: 2 November 1987Waikanae, New Zealand
sister
Private
brother
Private
Family with Bergleot Ellen Stangbye
himself
18981987
Birth: 23 October 1898 31
Death: 2 November 1987Waikanae, New Zealand
wife
Marriage Marriage24 July 1933
son
Family with Christabel Grace Amori Nation
himself
18981987
Birth: 23 October 1898 31
Death: 2 November 1987Waikanae, New Zealand
wife
19121988
Birth: 24 December 1912 39 32 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Death: 15 November 1988Waikanae, New Zealand
MARRIAGE OF TUNNINGTON, JOHN EDWARD AND NATION, CHRISTABEL GRACE MARRIAGE OF TUNNINGTON, JOHN EDWARD AND NATION, CHRISTABEL GRACE4 April 1959
Private + Bergleot Ellen Stangbye
wife’s partner
Private
wife
Cremation
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He died at the Parkwood Lodge, Waikanae (a nursing home, I believe). The funeral director (Waikanae Funeral Home Ltd, P O Box 300, Waikanae) picked up the ashes.

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from The Prouse Connection:

John was a qualified accountant, retired company director (WD & HO Wills, join firm 1921, retired 62). He was a widower and had a son fatally injured in an accident in England.

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For the 1957 Electoral Roll he was living in Karori, at 44 Raroa Road, and was identified as a company director.

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TUNNINGTON, John Edward - Reg No 25043 Vet WW1, of 53 Winera Avenue, Waikanae. - On November 2, 1987. Dearly loved husband of Christabel. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Josiah and Veronica and loved uncle of Judith, Paul and Susan. Family flowers only please. His Funeral Service will be held in The Whenua Tapu Crematorium Chapel, Airlie Road, Pukerua Bay on Thursday, November 5, 1987 at 1pm. Prosser Funeral Home Ltd, FDANZ.

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Full Name John Edward Tunnington
Forename(s) John Edward
Surname Tunnington
War World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No. 25043
First Known Rank Gunner
Occupation before Enlistment Clerk
Next of Kin J. Tunnington (father), 61 Frank Street, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit 15th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation Date 26 July 1916
Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 59 HMNZT 60
Vessel Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination Devonport, England
Nominal Roll Number 37
Page on Nominal Roll 27
Archives NZ source Military personnel file
Sources Used Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917

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