They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

LEST WE FORGET

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Details for Alexander Thomson

Warrant Number:	1446
Surname:	Thomson
Forenames:	Alexander
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	65
Denomination:	Presbyterian
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	22 June 1836 (Wednesday)
Date of Death:	19 January 1902 (Sunday)
Date of Burial:	20 January 1902 (Monday)
Cemetery:	Makaraka
Block:	MKB
Plot #:	650B
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER THOMSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF ISABELLA L. THOMSON BORN AT PETERHEAD 22nd JUNE 1836 DIED AT GISBORNE N.Z. 19th JANUARY 1902 AGED 65 YEARS. THY WILL BE DONE.

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Thomson	Alexander	Burial	Adult	74	Unknown	03/03/1945