Written with black ink pen above & below photo on mounting board, numbers for indentification of men - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Written with black ink pen on label paper (with blue border) glued at - left of photo – right of photo - Foxton Shannon 1 Capt. Walsh 2 Capt. Stephenson 13 Lieut. Mitchell 3 Rflm. Davey 14 Sergt. Clark 4 ” E. Spencer 15 Corp. Betty 5 ” G. Williams 16 Pt. Nye 6 ” W. Shearman 17 Sergt. Rand 7 ” G. Harris 18 Pt. Hickson 8 ” J. Curran 19 Corp. Hurley 9 ” J. Hallam 20 Pt. Smith 10 ” G. Woodmass 21 Bugr. Newth 11 ” N.B. Levien 22 Pt. Collins 12 ” E. Law 23 ” Munn 24 ” Ball 25 ” Morgan

Written with black ink pen on label paper (with blue border) glued below photo, as caption - Foxton Volunteers v Shannon Riflemen Empire Day May 25 1903

Written on back with black ink pen - Foxton Team 1 Capt. Walsh { owner of photo } 13 Lieut. Mitchell { James Hallam } 14 Sergt. Clark { Shannon } 17 ” Rand 19 Corp. Hurley 15 ” Betty J T Bovis 21 Bugler Newth 24 Private Ball 16 Private Nye 23 ” Munn 22 ” Collins 20 ” Smith 18 ” Hickson 25 ” Morgan Foxton Volunteers—Shannon Rifle Club at Foxton Rifle Range { Empire Day { May 25 1903 Men in mufti reading from the left. all Shannon riflemen President Stephenson. Riflemen Davey. EJS Spencer. G Williams. W Shearman Rflmen. G Harris. J Curran. J Hallam. G Woodmass, Levien, E Law. ” D Gardner (not on photo) Each man. 7 shots 200. 300. 500 Yds. { Shannon 868 points { Foxton 836 ” weather clear & calm. bull inner magpie outer 5 4 3 2

Foxton Volunteers v. Shannon Riflemen, Empire Day 25 May 1903 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Shannon Riflemen (back row) dressed in mufti (civilian clothes) while Foxton Volunteers are in military uniform (front row & both ends of back row).

Left to Right - Back Row: Capt. Walsh, Capt. Stephenson, Riflemen: Davey, E.J.S. Spencer, G. Williams, W. Shearman, G. Harris, J. Curran, J. Hallam, G. Woodmass, N.B. Levien, E. Law, Lieut. Mitchell. Front Row: Sgt. Clark, Corp. Betty, Pvt. Nye, Sgt. Rand, Pvt. Hickson, Corp. Hurley, Pvt. Smith, Bugler Newth, Privates: Collins, Munn, Ball, Morgan.

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Heke

Buried: January 1885, Pauatahanui Cem, Pauatahanui, N Z

David Clark was a Scots born whaler who lived on Kapiti Island. He married Heke and they lived at Pauahatanui where they had 1 daughter, called Jessie. She married William Harris and they had 10 children, including George (grandfather of Noeline Procter nee Harris) , William, Hannah, Caroline, David, James, Maud, Violet, Jessie and Thomas.

Supplied information

Occupation: Whaler, Farmer
On Death cert (Informant probably his daughter) it suggests that he came to NZ in 1840 and married in 1846 in Horokiwi Valley. (nr Pauatahanui). Named as a whaler on daughter's baptism on Kapiti District. Pahautanui 1878 CLARKE D, settler. Buried: 26 September 1900, Pauahatanui Cemetery, New Zealand

Electoral Rolls:

• 1893, Farmer, Freehold, Horokiwi Valley, Part Section 2.
• 1900 Horokiwi Valley, farmer, freehold

Obituary

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 79, 1 October 1900, Page 4

Mr. David Clark, one of the oldest settlers at Pahautanui, died there last week. The deceased, who was 78 years of age; was born at Greenock, and went out to Australia in the ship Glenbirvie in 1836. After a short stay in Sydney and Hobart he returned to London and then went back to New South Wales. He again returned to the Old Country, and on the 7th March, 1840, he took up his residence at Petone. After spending a few years at the whaling trade in New Zealand waters he settled at Pahautanui and spent the remainder of his life there. He leaves a daughter, ten grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral Notice

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 74, 25 September 1900, Page 6

FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of the late David Clark are requested to attend his Funeral, which will leave the residence of Mr. William Harris, Horokiwi Valley, on Wednesday, 26th inst., 1900. at 1 o'clock. E. MORRIS, Jun., Sanitary Undertaker, 10. Taranaki-st. Telephone 937

Member of Levin Red Cross 1945 - 1973