Brier, George, 1846-1881 (Person)

SummarySoldier in the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot who served at Tauranga during the New Zealand Wars. He arrived at Tauranga on 12 February 1865 and was subsequently stationed at Pukehinahina, where he recorded military routines, redoubt defences, food and living conditions, relationships and trade with local Māori, and the surrounding landscape. He was promoted to corporal on 20 December 1865. Brier left Pukehinahina in February 1866, returned through Tauranga to Auckland, and sailed for England aboard the Percy on 15 March. He was discharged from the army on 5 September 1866. The Papers of George Brier are held by Te Ao Mārama – Tauranga City Libraries as MS 6. His reminiscences were later published across three issues of the Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society and provide a first-hand account of rank-and-file military life in Tauranga in 1865–66.

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First Name(s)GeorgeSurnameBriarDate of Birth1846Date of Death1881OccupationSoldier

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Brier, George, 1846-1881 (Person)