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 Walter Blake Ovenden

Warrant Number:	5795
Surname:	Ovenden
Forenames:	Walter Blake
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	Adult
Age:	52
Denomination:	Householders
Type:	Burial
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Date of Death:	13 August 1946 (Tuesday)
Date of Burial:	14 August 1946 (Wednesday)
Cemetery:	Taruheru
Block:	S
Plot:	191
Map Location:	View on Map
Inscription:	1st NZEF, 9/1599 Pte W B OVENDEN, Wellington Regt, died 13 August 1946 aged 52 years.