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 Eric Kenneth Murphy Allen

Warrant Number:	15456
Surname:	Allen
Forenames:	Eric Kenneth Murphy
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	68
Denomination:	Anglican / Church Of England
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	24 April 1933 (Monday)
Date of Death:	08 September 2001 (Saturday)
Date of Burial:	13 September 2001 (Thursday)
Funeral Director:	Evans Funeral Services Ltd
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	29
Plot #:	507
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	In loving memory of a dear wife and mother, KATERINA ALLEN, died 26 July 1973 aged 78 years; REGINALD ERNEST ALLEN, loved husband and father, 19 July 1890 - 31 December 1963. ERIC KENNETH MURPHY ALLEN, 24.4.1933 - 8.9.2001, Dearly loved son, brother, uncle, great uncle & great great uncle. Home is the sailor home from the sea & the hunter home from the hills. Starry sky, dig a grave & let me die. Rest in Peace

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Allen	Reginald Ernest	Burial	Adult	73	31/12/1963	Unknown
Allen	Katerina	Burial	Adult	78	Unknown	28/07/1973