Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
David Evitt - Papers, 1860 - 1932
Primary Maker
Date
1860-1932
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Parent
Member Object
Public Access Text
See also MS-1556 and MS-360-670.
[Keywords: New Zealand Wars]
Subject Notes
David Evitt was born on 3 April 1833, at Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland. He enlisted with the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot, at Westminster, on 1 December 1853, and served with the regiment for over six years before purchasing his discharge in April, 1860, at Aldershot Camp, Hampshire, England, with the intention of joining the growing settler population in New Zealand. For many years he was a local Auckland gunsmith, operating from premises in Queen Street, Auckland City, until his death on 2 March 1889, aged 55 years.
Credit Line
Presented by Mr David Murray Evitt in August, 1978.
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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