Union Steam Ship Engineers death files

Descriptive Data

Archives IdentifierAF014Date RangeCirca 1920-1981DescriptionThese files relate to death of engineering staff either after retirement or while still employed. The latest date of death is 1981. Sometimes the item was originally a retirement file, and additional documents were placed on file or the file was annotated with death information and transferred into this set of files. The files refer mainly to senior officers, such as chief engineers. The files include correspondence with the engineers, the widows or estate managers about retirement, pensions, superannuation and gratuities, newspaper notices and obituaries, funeral and internment arrangements such as spreading the ashes at sea, bereavement cards, and very occasionally photographs.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.25MediumFileSystem of ArrangementAlphabeticalCollection TypeWellington Museums Trust

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Union Steam Ship Personal files of Engineers and Electricians

Union Steam Ship Engineers retirement files

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Related Agencies

Controlling or Creating AgencyUnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand LtdRelationship Date Range1875-30 November 2001

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Related SeriesUnion Steam Ship Personal files of Engineers and ElectriciansUnion Steam Ship Engineers retirement filesPredecessor SeriesControlling Series

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Union Steam Ship Engineers death files