Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1995x2.35
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1914-1918]
Post 1919
Associated Notes
marble bust of Gnr GHM Napier, NZ Field Artillery, accidental death, 1919
Granville Harley Mills Napier was the son of William Joseph and Henrietta Cornelia Evelyn Napier of Auckland
He accidentally drowned in the United Kingdom on 15 June 1919, while waiting to be shipped back to New Zealand after the Armistice.
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
15 Jun 1919
Period
Media
Measurement Description
.1 bust: height x width x depth: 550mm x 520mm x 330mm
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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