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.

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Details for Joseph Hugh Taplin

Warrant Number:	10
Surname:	Taplin
Forenames:	Joseph Hugh
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	67
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	10 July 1951 (Tuesday)
Date of Burial:	Unknown
Cemetery:	Matahiia
Block:	MATA1
Plot:	44
Inscription:	NZEF Great War Veteran 2/1469 2nd Lt. J. H. TAPLIN D. C. M., Field Artillery, died 10 July 1951 aged 67 years. [Relocated to Matahiia Station in January 2011 due to potential flooding of Matahiia Cemetery.]
Council has confirmed this plot does not currently have a headstone.

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