William Armstrong (Jr.) Headstone
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The headstone of William Armstrong, Jr.!Record transcript - Hamilton East Cemetery in New Zealand
Name Age Gender Died William ARMSTRONG 85 Male 21/05/1936 Born: Buried: 23/05/1936 Type: Burial Funeral Director: Unknown Last Address:Unspecified Location: Hamilton East Cemetery Row: BB-P-068 Photograph & Transcript contributed by cousin Lisa in NZ. |
Karorina Matemoe and William Armstrong, and loved ones honored here!
E-mail Aug. 29, 2013 - Thanks Cousin Cedric & Karyn of New Zealand for these.
QUOTE: "My Great Grandmother Karorina was married to William and is buried near here in Tauranga. Karorina is buried at Karikari down to right of Tamapahore Marae (looking from main road). Her grave is not marked but there is a memoriam stone inside the urupa.
**Photo gallery below, tap photograph for larger view
E-mail Aug. 29, 2013 - Thanks Cousin Cedric & Karyn of New Zealand for these.
QUOTE: "My Great Grandmother Karorina was married to William and is buried near here in Tauranga. Karorina is buried at Karikari down to right of Tamapahore Marae (looking from main road). Her grave is not marked but there is a memoriam stone inside the urupa.
**Photo gallery below, tap photograph for larger view
**May 25, 2015 COUSIN Les sent out a group e-mail with pictures: Excerpt - "I am also sending you before and after photos of our tupuna William Armstrong's grave in the old Hamilton Cemetery (my great grandfather). Easy to spot now. Many thanks to one of his few surviving grandsons, William Armstrong who made a date to clean it and try and restore print on the headstone. I must thank him too because we went back to waterblast it a few weeks later ..... well all I did was stand around eat, and take photos. He did all the work and he is nearly or if not already, 82!... You can't miss it now. It stands out! Nga mihi nui, Les Photo gallery below, tap photograph for larger view
Stage one
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**Video clip used with permission from cousin Riria Hotere-Barnes
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Stage two
Dec. 20, 2015 - sample of comments posted on William Armstrong -Karorina Tikipoti fb page.
Alan Cockle "Visited Koro William Armstrong moenga at Hamilton East Cemetery today its been beautifully restored by the awesome mahi of Uncle Bill Armstrong and the whanau team." Kahu Hotere "My great great grandfather. The headstone is lovely. Thanks uncle Bill and all who helped. Arohanui." Waimihi Hotere "SORTED!!! KA PAI Uncle!!!" Ngamiri Hapeta "BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION.THANK U UNCLE BILL FOR YOUR DETERMINATION TO STORE OUR GREAT GRAND FATHERS GRAVE,ITS NOW HERE FOR ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS OR LONGER. THANK U BROTHER DONALD HERBERT AND ALL OUR OTHER LOVELY RELATIONS WHO PITCHED IN TO COMPLETE OUR TUPUNA HEAD STONE N BASE." Verbena Harawira "oh Bill. you have done an awesome mahi on our Koroua." |
Rana Atama Adams Thank you to those who did the mahi
Ngahina Gedge Tumeke Whanau ☺
Ngamiri Hapeta I would like to thank our uncle Bill who started the ball rolling of restoring William Armstrong, our great grand dads head stone ,and to thank our Brother Donald Herbert for his expert knowledge on such a beautiful out standing job. He and uncle Bill worked tireless till its completion.thanking all whanauga for also pitching in on occasions as well..ka mau te wehi .so great to see this stone actually completed and restored to last another hundred and more years to come."
Huia-Bryan Morfett Thankyou uncle bill. Awesome work
Kahu Piki McCaskill "Thankyou Uncle Bill....Looks Fantastic" xoxoxoxo 😆
Ngahina Gedge Tumeke Whanau ☺
Ngamiri Hapeta I would like to thank our uncle Bill who started the ball rolling of restoring William Armstrong, our great grand dads head stone ,and to thank our Brother Donald Herbert for his expert knowledge on such a beautiful out standing job. He and uncle Bill worked tireless till its completion.thanking all whanauga for also pitching in on occasions as well..ka mau te wehi .so great to see this stone actually completed and restored to last another hundred and more years to come."
Huia-Bryan Morfett Thankyou uncle bill. Awesome work
Kahu Piki McCaskill "Thankyou Uncle Bill....Looks Fantastic" xoxoxoxo 😆
If you have additional information, the entire whanau would welcome it, throw you a party, have your name emblazoned upon the annals of history, name their first born after you....! Hahaha! Just sayin'. *HONESTLY, if you have better quality scans/copies of these photographs, will you share?