Leonard John Burkett (1873-1934)

Date1934DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Leonard John Burkett. After the steamship Elingamite which went down in 1902 Chief Officer Burkitt to command of a lifeboat in an attempt to save as many lives as possible. Uploaded in support of a 2013 Memoir and Local History Competition entry. Photograph: Jonnie Rutherford.
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Originally uploaded to the Tauranga Memories website (2011-2020), into the New Zealand Society of Authors Bay of Plenty basket, or focus group, by Tauranga City Libraries staff (Harley Couper), on April 10, 2014.
Its original URL was: http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/en/new_zealand_society_of_authors_bay_of_plenty/images/show/7172 and its original license was: Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial 3.0 New Zealand License.

Sometimes images contributed to Tauranga Memories by the community were uploaded by a library staff member. If this has resulted in your photographs being mis-attributed to a staff member, please let us know so we can correct this.The original Tauranga Memories site also sometimes collected the following (blank where empty):

First name: Leonard John
Surname: Burkett
Place of birth: England
Date of birth: 1873
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Year: 1903

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