Roy Austin BERKAHN

1916 - 1946  (29 years)

• Name	Roy Austin BERKAHN
  Birth	30 Apr 1916	Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jan 1946	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  Burial	22 Jan 1946	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [4]
  Person ID	I16167	NZ Genealogy Project | BERKAHN Descendant
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	John Francis BERKAHN,   b. 27 Apr 1875, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand d. 07 Oct 1965, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Susanna Abergail READE,   b. 06 Jul 1880, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 28 Aug 1960, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1903	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [5, 6, 7]
  Residence	1911	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [8]
  Family ID	F1886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Apr 1916 - Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand Death - 19 Jan 1946 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Burial - 22 Jan 1946 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone - Roy Austin Berkahn 2nd N.Z.E.F 24427 L/Cpl R.A. Berkahn NZ Artillery died 19-1-1946 aged 29. Plot: Area in Cemetery D, Cemetery Block 003, Plot Location 008

  
  

• Notes

  Personal. L/Cpl. Roy Austin Berkahn, a son of Mr and Mrs J. Berkahn, of Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North, has been released from a prisoner-of-war camp and has arrived in Egypt, according to official advice received by his parents. L/Cpl. Berkahn left New Zealand with the Third Echelon and was captured in Crete. He escaped 12 months later and got to Greece, where he was captured again. Source Manawatu Times, 8 November 1943, Page 4.

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S912] NZ Birth Index, 1840-1950, (Ancestry.com). [S913] NZ Death Index, 1848-1966, (Ancestry.com). [S80] Palmerston North Cemetery & Cremation Database, (Palmerston North City Council), none. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX [S647] Reon Snellgrove, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - ReonSnellgrove, (Ancestry.com). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010).