Hudson Ray Herbert (1898 - 1955)

Born 26 Sep 1898 in Rawene, Auckland, New Zealand

Husband of Matilda Goodchild (Walton) Smeath — married 31 Jul 1933 (to 1955) in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Died 14 Jun 1955 at age 56 in Kawakawa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand

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Biography

Born at Taheke Hotel, Rawene

As told to me by Rex Herbert, the second son of Jerry (Hudson) and Matlida.

Rex was standing close to his Father at the time a terrible accident occurred, An inventory was being recorded (stock taking) of materials in a warehouse type environment. Rex His Dad and the Secretary of the Dairy Company, had sheets of roofing iron standing against a wall and the sheets were being counted out whilst being slightly removed from the wall. At some point the weight of the sheets starting tilting away from the wall and Hudson got in front to push them back however it was a fruitless attempt. The full weight of the falling sheets broke Rex's Dad's neck and he died 14 days later in the Kawa Kawa hospital. Rex was around 18 at the time. Rex passed on to me that his father had pushed his son (Rex) and the secretary out of the way which save them all from the terrible fate that took his life.

Andrew McNeil

Sources

• Family Information.
• NZ marriage registration #1933/6805