Sladden, Bernard, 1879-1961 (Person)

SummaryBorn on 28 October 1879 to Dilnot and Elizabeth Letitia Sladden née Coster.
Educated at Wellington College.
Worked variously as a bookkeeper and cattle farmer.
Served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War (32088).
Amateur botanist.
Honorary ranger for Motuotau in 1928, then inspector with responsibility for all local off-shore islands in 1932.
Photographer, historian and ornithologist.
His collection of books forms the nucleus of Tauranga City Libraries' Sladden Collection.SourcesDictionary of New Zealand BiographyNew Zealand Electron Text Collection

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AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries

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First Name(s)BernardSurnameSladdenDate of Birth28 October 1879Place of BirthOxford, North CanterburyDate of Death25 May 1961Place of Burial/CremationTauranga Anglican Cemetery

Whānau

MotherElizabeth Letitia CosterFatherDilnot Sladden

Military Service

ConflictWorld War, 1914-1918

Relates To

EventsWorld War, 1914-1918 (Event)

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AuthorTauranga City Libraries Heritage and Research TeamType of ContributionLibrary authority Last edited by: Matanga Taonga Tuku Iho Maori

Last edited by: Matanga Taonga Tuku Iho Maori

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Sladden, Bernard, 1879-1961 (Person)