Bernard Walter WALLACE

1925 - 1942  (17 years)

• Name	Bernard Walter WALLACE
  Birth	14 Feb 1925	Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 1942	Waihi Beach, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand   [2]
  	Cause: Drowned between 2:30 and 3:30 pm
  Person ID	I11988	NZ Genealogy Project | WALLACE Descendant
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Walter Fairburn WALLACE [Snowy],   b. 07 Oct 1889, Meremere, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 20 Jul 1964, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Lucy STANBRIDGE,   b. 17 Dec 1885, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 30 Aug 1957, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	03 Jul 1918	New Zealand   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F1826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Feb 1925 - Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - Cause: Drowned between 2:30 and 3:30 pm - 22 Nov 1942 - Waihi Beach, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  UNUSUAL INQUEST BODY NOT RECOVERED. "This is an unusual inquest, in that the body of the person said to have been drowned has, not been recovered," said the coroner, Mr. A. Grant, at an inquest in Hawera into the death of Bernard Wallace on November 22 at Waihi beach. "The Coroners Act makes, provision for the holding of inquests in such cases, but such provision is made use of only in cases where the question of public interest is concerned, or for some private purpose which may be properly entertained" continued Mr. Grant. "As the result of representations, I have been directed by the Attorney-General to hold this inquest. "From the evidence given and also at the inquest on Miss Mary Frampton, I feel justified in assuming Bernard Wallace was drowned and that his body is not likely to be recovered, although all possible steps have been taken by the police. My finding will be that he was accidentally drowned at Waihi Beach on November 22 between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m." Source: Gisborne Herald, 20 January 1943, Page 4.

  
  

• Sources

  [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008). [S1006] loveteam_1, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Terry Love Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX 1918 #3540 [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).