Biography
ROBERT BOYLE MONKMAN
| Burial register ID: | 4664 |
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| Surname: | MONKMAN |
| First name: | ROBERT |
| Middle names: | BOYLE |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 28 Years |
| Cause of death: | Unknown |
| Burial type: | |
| Date of death: | 11-Apr-1886 |
| Date of burial: | 19-Apr-1886 |
| Block: | 111 | 
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| Plot: | 6A | |
| Inscription: |
In Affectionate Remembrance Of Henry Boyle Monkman Died 30th April 1899 Aged 66 years also of Robert Boyle Monkman Who lost his life by wreck of S. S. Taiaroa 11th April 1886 aged 28 years
[Monument is a white marble slab stone with anchor decoration. Monumental mason was D. Robertson of Dunedin] |
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Robert Boyle Monkman (1858-1886) Monkman was an officer employed by the Union Steamship Company. At age 28 years he was First Officer aboard the S. S. Taiaroa when he was killed in one of New Zealand’s most spectacular shipwrecks. His vessel grounded near Waipapa Point, off Kaikoura, on a voyage between Wellington and Dunedin. Thirty four people including Monkman were drowned. |
There are 2 Interments in this grave:
| Surname | First names | Age | Date of death | Date of burial |
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| MONKMAN | HENRY BOYLE | 67 Years | 01-May-1899 | 02-May-1899 |
| MONKMAN | ROBERT BOYLE | 28 Years | 11-Apr-1886 | 19-Apr-1886 |