I bellieve my father was born in Eltham in Taranaki. After this they moved to Rahotu, w here my grand father farmed. I think they moved from there to New Plymouth, and then to Waitara. My father had his left leg crippled by Polio Mylitis. He always walked with the aid of a walking stick. His leg was held stiff by a steel caliper which clipped into the heal of his boot He told me he was in the Trentham Hospital and from tales he told I assume he contracted this disease during the First World War. Early in his life he became an avid amateur photographer Unfortunately most of his collection was lost after his death. One photo I remember vividly was of his father clearing bush on their farm at Rahotu. Somewhere along the way he learned to play the piano quite well. He ran a boot making and repair business in Westown New Plymouth, before buying a farm at Lepperton. After leaving the farm, which was leased to tenants, our family moved to Waitara. Unfortunately marital problems, which had begun at Lepperton, came to a head after two years in Waitara and my mother left him. Fruit trees became his passion in the latter part of his life He was Honoured by becoming a Friend of the Royal Horticultural Society. He also became involved with the Buffalo Lodge. This association however came to an end after many years, when his brother-in-law duped him into signing a cheque, which was used to defraud the lodge. Towards the end of his life he became quite paranoid about people trying to poison him. I attribute this to the diabetes from which he suffered. The last days of his life were spent at Roseneath Home in Inglewood where he suffered a fatal stroke
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