The Black Family
John Gordon Black  -  AIF Te Ao Reremoana (Nan) Unahi
   -  Hamoana NZ
 
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John Gordon Black  -  Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria - Australia
 Born John Gordon Blackledge in Wellington New Zealand in 1907, and left for Australia as a child with his father. 

Joined the Australian Infantry Force in Melbourne, Victoria Fought 2nd World War and discharged in Melbourne. Next of of Kin on Infantry papers was Vera Black. 
 Father  Birthplace  Birthdate  Deceased   Buried
 Jack Blackledge  Bishops Gate, England     Deceased   
 Mother
 Vine Bicknell  Surrey, England    Deceased   Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
 Black Family  Birthplace  Birthdate  Deceased    Buried
 Maurice Black     Deceased  
 John Gordon Black  1907  1978  Riverton, Southland New Zealand
 Dinah Black    Deceased  
 William Black    Deceased  
 Stan Albert    Deceased  
 

 

John Gordon Black enlisted in the Australia Infantry 24th October 1939 at Footscray, Melbourne

He was discharged from the Australia Infantry after being woumded on 21st July 1944 He had served in Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific and the Middle East and Africa

He arrived back in New Zealand  after the World War 11 and Married Te Ao Reremoana (Nan) Unahi and they had 6 children

 

John  Gordon Black and Nan separated after the youngest was born and the children were raised in foster homes and  children's homes throughout Hawke's Bay, with the youngest (Joy) brought up by the Gould family in Hastings, Hawke's Bay New Zealand

 

 

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