Misc. Notes
Name of “Joseph Alexander Hamill” from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2019:
1935/4789. Bride: Vera May Billing. Groom: Joseph Alexander Hamill
Full date of marriage of 15 July 1935 from further searching in February 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Year and country of death, date of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2019:
1995/38024. Hamill, Joseph Alexander. Date of Birth: 23 October 1911
Full date of death of 3 May 1995 from further searching in February 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Country of birth, parent’s names, from search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2019:
1911/19271. Hamill, Joseph Alexander. Mother: Mary Jane AKA Minnie. Father: Alexander
Full date of birth of 23 October 1911 confirmed from further searching in February 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Place of marriage found from record of war service found on Online Cenotaph:
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/131824NAME: Joseph Alexander Hamill
SERVICE NUMBER: WWII 520208
ARMED FORCE / BRANCH: Army
WAR: World War II, 1939-1945
ADDRESS BEFORE ENLISTMENT: WW2 Pre 1942 Rahotu
NEXT OF KIN ON EMBARKATION: WW2 Mrs. V.M. Hamill, Rahotu (w)
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Pre 1942 Married/WWII . Married Vera May Billing at Methodist Church Rahotu 18 July 1935.
Brian Oliver of nzolivers notes different day of marriage?