PUREWA PUBLIC CEMETERY
AUCKLAND CITY, NEW ZEALAND

(c) 2003 P Lascelles In Memory of

HENRY NICOLLS McGREGOR LAIRD

Private, 12/2554
Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.

who died on Saturday 23 November 1918 . Age 30

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nicolls Laird, of 15, St. George's Bay Rd., Parnell, Auckland.
Born at Waikumete.

Commemorative Information

Cemetery: Purewa Public Cemetery, Auckland City, New Zealand
Grave Number: Block A, Row 20, Grave 52
Location: This cemetery is situated in St. Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland
Historical Information: There are 50 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 19 of the 1939-1945 war here.
 
Additional Cemetery Record Information
Burial Date: 24 Nov 1918
Address: --
Place of Birth: Auckland
Occupation: Surveyor's Assistant
Primary Cause of Death not stated
Next of Kin: --

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Heritage Images Online (Auckland Public Library)

     

Photographer: Schmidt, Hermann John
Date: 1915
Description: Portraits of Private Henry Nicolls McGregor Laird, Reg No 12/2554, of the 3rd (Auckland) Regiment, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Samoan Advance Party and the 5th Reinforcements. Died after discharge from the N.Z.E.F. from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service on 23 November 1918.

 
Photographs and Research by Phil Lascelles
Updated Wednesday February 15, 2006 20:52:36 +1200