Roman Catholic Division A, Row 4, Plots 27a & 27b
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ARNOLD FREDERICK ADEANE (1889 – 1906)
Adeane, just 17 years old at the time of the accident which claimed his life, was a member of the Victoria Rifles, so was given a military funeral, his coffin draped with the Union Flag, conveyed on a gun carriage to the cemetery, volunteers of various companies attending as well as his yachting friends, and the First Battalion Band played the “Dead March in Saul”.
Adeane had the tiller on the yacht Rawhiti as he and a group of four other men and four ladies sailed to St Heliers on an excursion one Friday morning in November 1906. The tiller was a new one, sawn from bluegum just the previous day, but it snapped at the rudder end, throwing Adeane into the water. At the coroner’s inquest, it was found that Adeane was both an experienced yachtsman and excellent swimmer, but he still drowned after fruitless attempts to throw a line to him or get near to him with another yacht failed. The inquest concluded an accidental death, and strongly recommended that lifebuoys be carried on yachts.
Source: Friends of Waikumete’s Whispers the Wind – Researched by Lisa Truttman
Plot 27a: Arnold Frederick Adeane (17) 1906 – Ironmongers Assistant
Plot 27b: Eleanor Justine Adeane (53) 24/5/1917
Leonard Arthur Killeen/Leonard Arthur Killeen Adeane (baby) 17/7/1942
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DEATHS.
ADEANE.—On May 24, 1917, at Auckland. Eleanor Justine, beloved wife of John Adeane, aged 53 years. R.I.P.
ADEANE.—On May 24, 1917, at Green Lane, Epsom, Eleanor Justine, beloved wife of John Adeane. aged 53 years. R.I.P. Private interment. No mourning, by request.
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