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Elizabeth Brimner was born in Onehunga on 21 December 1875.²

She married Thomas Alexander Saunders at Wesleyan Church in Palmerston North on 27 December 1900. At the time of his marriage, Thomas was living at Mangaweka working on the Mangaweka Viaduct on the North Island Main Trunk railway line. The marriage certificate also states he was born in North Shields, England, which contradicts his birth information.^1,3,4

Elizabeth died on 16 February 1937 in New Zealand at age 61.^1,5 She was buried at the Hillsborough Cemetery.¹

Carl Otto Emil Hans Peter Brinkman was born on 5 May 1917.²

He married Judith Stanley Heath Spencer, daughter of William Alfred Hale Spencer and Edith Muriel Hanan, in New Zealand in 1947.³

Carl died on 3 June 2010 in Auckland at age 93.^1,4 He was cremated at the Purewa Crematorium in Meadowbank on 8 June 2010.⁴ His ashes were buried on 13 July 2010 at Purewa Cemetery.⁵

Alfred William Brittain was born in Queensland on 30 September 1888.^1,2,3

He married Janet Muir Wardlaw in Brisbane, Queensland, on 1 January 1917.^1,4,5

He was widowed at age 55 on the death of his wife Janet on 9 October 1943.⁶

Alfred died on 16 July 1952 in Queensland at age 63.^1,7

Bruce William Brittain was born in Cooroy, Queensland, on 3 September 1922.³

While flying on a raid to Revigny, his Lancaster Mk 1 (serial LM117 LE-J, 630 Squadron RAF) crashed at Togny-aux-Boeufs after being shot down on the evening of 18 July 1944 while returning. The wireless operator, Flight Sergeant G E BECKHOUSE was killed, possibly shot by Germans; three of the crew became PoW, and three others, including BRITTAIN, evaded capture. He left France on 4 Sep 1944 with the help of the Resistance.^2,4

Bruce died on 12 April 1986 in Queensland at age 63.⁵

Caroline Agnes Brittain was born in Queensland on 21 August 1887.^1,2,3

She married Leonard Frank Baldry in Queensland on 13 March 1912.^1,4

Caroline died on 1 January 1966 in Queensland at age 78.⁵

Eileen Phyllis Brittain was born in Queensland on 8 April 1904.^1,2,3

She married David Henry Knowles in Queensland on 22 December 1925.^4,5

She was widowed at age 22 on the death of her husband David on 18 December 1926.⁶

Eileen's second marriage was to Hugh Murray Page on 8 April 1930 in Queensland.⁷

Eveline Gertrude Brittain was born in Queensland on 16 December 1889.^1,2,3

She married Harold Walter Page in Queensland on 12 September 1912.^1,4

She was widowed at age 68 on the death of her husband Harold on 12 July 1958.^5,6

Eveline died on 14 November 1977 in Queensland at age 87.⁷

Florence Rosina Brittain was born in Queensland on 27 March 1885.^1,2,3

She had a brief liaison with (--?--) (---?---).

She married Alfred Ward in Queensland on 21 July 1908.^1,4,5

Florence died on 1 April 1950 in Queensland at age 65.⁶ She was buried at the Cooroy Cemetery, 42 Lake Macdonald Drive in Cooroy.⁷

Lenard Andrew Brittain was born in Yandina, Queensland, on 20 June 1925.

Lenard died on 23 April 2005 in Bribie Island, Queensland, at age 79.

Marion Ellen Brittain was born in Queensland on 20 October 1920.²

Marion died in 2011 in Queensland.