Arthur Lee Porter (1891 - 1963)

Born 4 Sep 1891 in Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Husband of Clare (Caldwell) Porter — married 12 Oct 1920 in Awahou North, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand

Died 21 Feb 1963 at age 71 in Feilding, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

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Biography

Lee Porter is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Arthur, child of Adrian Porter & Emily Porter, was born in 1891 in New Zealand.^[1]

Lee was in New Zealand, World War I Service Records on 26 October 1914. His service number was WW1 10/1320. He had previously been in the Territorials.^[2]

Arthur married Clare Caldwell in 1920 in New Zealand.^[3]

Arther's death was registered in 1963 in Feilding, New Zealand.^[4]

Arthur died on 21 February 1963 and was buried in Feilding, Manawatu, Horowhenua.^[5]

Arthur was mentioned on a memorial in Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand with a death date of 21 February 1963.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Zealand, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1840-1902"
   Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901
   Ancestry au Record 62563 #325350 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Arthur Lee Porter born in 1891, child of Adrian Porter & Emily Porter, in New Zealand.
2. ↑ Military: "New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920"
   Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61564 #2141927 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Name: Lee Arthur Porter; Birth Date: 4 Sep. 1891; Birth Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand; Enlistment Date: 26 Oct. 1914; Service Number: WW1 10/1320.
3. ↑ Marriage: "New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937"
   Original data: New Zealand Marriage Index, 1840-1950. Microfiche
   Ancestry au Record 8950 #1270085 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Arthur Lee Porter marriage to Clare Caldwell in 1920 in New Zealand.
4. ↑ Death Registration: "New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966"
   New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
   Ancestry au Record 8952 #877743 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Arther Lee Porter death 1963 in Feilding, New Zealand.
5. ↑ Burial: "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
   New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60547 #847102 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Arthur Lee Porter burial (died on 21 Feb 1963) in Feilding, Manawatu, Horowhenua. Born in about 1892.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #181706415 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Arthur Lee Porter (1891-21 Feb 1963), citing Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand (plot: 909, 16, 3); Maintained by JjH (contributor 48491654).