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 William Perston

Warrant Number:	3464
Surname:	Perston
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	76
Denomination:	Presbyterian
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	20 March 1849 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth:	Glasgow
Date of Death:	04 July 1925 (Saturday)
Place of Death:	Gisborne
Date of Burial:	04 July 1925 (Saturday)
Cemetery:	Makaraka
Block:	MKE
Plot #:	1477
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	PERSTON In Loving Memory of CATHERINE 1855-1913. Aged 57 years. WILLIAM 1849-1925. Aged 76 years. Much loved Parents and Granparents. REST IN PEACE

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Perston	Catherine	Burial	Adult	57	03/03/1913	03/03/1913