Francis Henry Driscoll (1869 - 1934)

Born 31 May 1869 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 23 Feb 1934 at age 64 in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

Francis was born in 1869, a twin of Anna Bella Catherine Driscoll.^[1] He is the son of George Driscoll and Mary Tolmie. He never married and was a billiard room proprietor. He served in the New Zealand Army in Second Boer War - he embarked for South Africa on 19 April 1902 as a Private in the 8th New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent, South Island Regiment, H Squadron. Service number: 9508.^[2][3] He died in 1934.^[4] Probate the same year.^[5] He was buried in Hamilton East Cemetery, New Zealand on 24 Feb 1934 - location: HEC-SLD1-C-139.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of "Francis Henry Driscole", child of "George Walter Driscole" and "Mary Ann Driscole". Date of birth: 31 May 1869. Birth certificate 1869/34681.
2. ↑ Archives NZ, "Frank Henry Driscoll", World War 1: https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20519782
3. ↑ Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph, "Frank Henry Driscoll", https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C123547
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-QDNL : 4 January 2018), Frank Henry Driscoll, 1934; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1934/3125, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-VDXR : 28 May 2019), Francis Henry Driscoll, 1934; citing , Hamilton Probates - Second Sequence, 1910-1953, record number 3364, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007299816.
6. ↑ "Frank Henry Driscoll" in Hamilton City Council Cemetery Search at https://hamilton.govt.nz/cemeteries/cemetery-search
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127877020/francis-henry-driscoll: accessed 10 March 2023), memorial page for Francis Henry “Frank” Driscoll (31 May 1869–23 Feb 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127877020, citing Hamilton East Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand; Maintained by Carl Armstrong (contributor 47730472).