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Neil Ian ROBERTS

Male 1961 - 1982  (21 years)    Has 36 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Neil Ian ROBERTS 
    Birth 1961  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Nov 1982  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Cremation 19 Nov 1982  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I13829  NZ Genealogy Project | RUSHBROOKE Descendant
    Last Modified 2 May 2011 

    Father Arthur Ormsby ROBERTS,   b. 01 Feb 1920, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Aug 1999, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Living 
    Family ID F4477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Nov 1982 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 19 Nov 1982 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    1982 Suicide Bombing
    The 1982 attempt by Neil Ian ROBERTS to destroy the Wanganui Computer Centre because of concerns that New Zealand would become a "police state" with the Computer Center as it's figurehead. He committed suicide with a bomb attempting to destroy the Center.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] email.
      From Gaylene Roberts [email removed for privacy] on Mon 2/05/2011.

    2. [S626] The Press, Christchurch, (Fairfax Media, Christchurch, New Zealand).
      18 November 1982, page 1

    3. [S626] The Press, Christchurch, (Fairfax Media, Christchurch, New Zealand).
      20 November 1982, page 1