Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Brier family - Papers
Primary Maker
Date
1901
1924
1861-1866
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Parent
Subject Notes
George Brier was born in 1846, at Southowram, West Yorkshire, England. On 23 May 1864 he enlisted in the 68th Durham Light Infantry, at Leeds. In 1865 he left England as part of a reinforcement draft to New Zealand. In 1866 Brier returned to England with the regiment and took his discharge there, returning to his former occupation of stonemason. He died in 1881, aged 35 years. His son, Ernest, later emigrated to New Zealand, where he was engaged in farming pursuits until his death in 1960, aged 85 years.
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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