James Snook Carradus - Patea Memorial - Update

I was delighted to hear from a member of the Carradus family who was able to confirm that the uniform James was wearing in the picture above was indeed a cinema ushers uniform.

They also informed me that James was in fact born in Patea in 1898 to Ellen Snook who married William Carradus in 1899 and James was given the Carradus name. 

http://100nzmemorials.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/private-james-carradus-patea-memorial.html 

Patea War Memorial - Whanganui

 

The Patea war memorial has plaques remembering those who died in WW1 from the surrounding district such as Whenuakura, Opaku, Kakaramea, Alton, Hurleyville and Manutahi.  The plaques were originally on memorial gates but were removed from their original position in the 1950's.