Chesnutt, Creighton, 1890-1991, (Person)

SummaryBorn in Kilclair, Donegal in 1890.
He arrived in New Zealand in 1914.
He served with the 33rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company, in the First World War.
He joined the police after the war and worked in Raetihi, Taihape, Wanganui districts.
He married Nellie Messenger in 1921 and they had four children.
He died in Tauranga in 1991 where he had lived the last years of his life.
SourcesOldest former policeman dies » Bay of Plenty Times 4 June 1991Thirty five years on 'super' » The Bulletin (NZ Police), May 1990, Issue 340Police honour centenarian » Bay of Plenty Times 22 January June 1991

Portrait of Creighton Chesnutt, Berry & Co, Wellington, 1917. Te Papa Tongarewa, B.046173.
Source: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C27062

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Date of Birth1890Place of BirthKilclair, Donegal

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PartnerNellie MessengerDate Married1921

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Chesnutt, Creighton, 1890-1991, (Person)