William Arthur WESTGATE

1916 - 1942  (25 years)

• Name	William Arthur WESTGATE
  Birth	11 Nov 1916	Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1942  [4]
  	Sergeant (Air Gnr.), Royal New Zealand Air Force
  Burial	1942	Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, England   [4]
  Death	25 Mar 1942	England   [3, 5]
  	Cause: Aircraft accident
  Probate	21 Jul 1942	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [6]
  Person ID	I8305	NZ Genealogy Project | RUSHBROOKE Descendant
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	William Arthur WESTGATE [Archibald],   b. 1884, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 07 Nov 1968, Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Alice Mary RUSHBROOKE,   b. 07 Oct 1888, Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England d. 14 Jul 1927, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1911	Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand   [7, 8, 9]
  Residence	1919	Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand   [10]
  Residence	1954	Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand   [7, 10]
  Notes	WEDDING AT KIHIKIHI. WESTGATE - RUSHBROOKE A very pretty wedding was solemnised in Christ's Church, Kihikihi, on Monday last, by Rev. F. W Clarke, when Miss Alice Mary Rushbrooke, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs E. E. Rushbrooke, of Kihikihi, late of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England, was married to Mr William Arthur Westgate, fourth son of Mr and Mrs Albert Westgate, of New Buckenham, Norfolk, England. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very becoming in her dress of cream cashmere trimmed with lace insertion, and she also wore a wreath and veil. She was attended by her sister Miss Bertha Louise Rushbrooke, who wore a peacock blue costume with hat to match. The bride's brother, Mr Alban George Rushbrooke fulfilled the duties of best man. The happy couple left by the express for Wellington en route for England by the "lonic," the bride wearing a navy blue cloth costume with hat to match. A reception was afterwards held at the home of the bride's parents, when besides some colonial friends a great number of Old Country, especially ex-Norfolk, friends were present to wish the newly-wedded pair every happiness and bon voyage. Source: Waikato Argus, 15 June 1911, page 2.
  Family ID	F1015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1916 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Burial - 1942 - Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, England Death - Cause: Aircraft accident - 25 Mar 1942 - England Probate - 21 Jul 1942 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). War Grave Record [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration. [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). Name: WESTGATE, ARTHUR WILLIAM; Nationality: New Zealand; Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr.); Regiment: Royal New Zealand Air Force; Age: 25; Date of Death: 25/03/1942; Service No: 403630; Additional information: Son of William Arthur and Alice Mary Westgate, of Tikitiki, Auckland, New Zealand. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead; Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot South. Row E. Grave 12. Cemetery: LITTLE RISSINGTON (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). Probate records [S13] Michael A Rushbrooke, Rushbrooke's of New Zealand. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). Matching NZ Bride and Groom Index [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.