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

If you visit Taruheru Cemetery on ANZAC day, help is available to guide you to find who you are looking for.
Look for the Hi-Viz or head to the office.

List of all our veterans

Online cemetery record search

Our online cemetery database includes headstone photos and inscriptions for most of our cemeteries.

You can also go to an interactive aerial map.

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Details for Eric James Dearness

Warrant Number:	31780
Surname:	Dearness
Forenames:	Eric James
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	92
Occupation:	Retired Mechanic
Type:	Ash Burial
Date of Birth:	31 October 1927 (Monday)
Date of Death:	21 May 2020 (Thursday)
Date of Burial:	29 May 2020 (Friday) @ 15:00:00
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	SEC3
Plot #:	1304
Map Location:	View on Map

The following interments are also in this plot

Surname	Forenames	Type	Age Group	Age	Date of Death	Date of Burial
Dearness	Mary Georgina	Burial	Adult	38	Unknown	06/12/1927
Dearness	William Hutchinson	Burial	Adult	88	Unknown	28/08/1972
Amor	Evelyn Margaret Jane	Burial	Adult	67	Unknown	02/01/1985