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     He was born on 16 July 1884 at New Plymouth, New Zealand.¹ Edgar married Vera Ruby Orbell Pierce in 1924 at New Zealand.³
     Edgar Hobson Carter died on 15 October 1972 at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, at age 88.¹
     

Military Service - New Zealand Expeditionary Force

     Pte. Edgar Hobson Carter began military service on 20 October 1916 at the age of 32 at New Zealand. He was single and working as a grocer for his father. On his Attestation (enlistment) papers, he listed his next-of-kin as his parents, Christopher Carter and Matilda Ann Carter of Devon St., New Plymouth. He was described as being 5' 5" and 122 lbs. His service number was WW1 39756.¹ Edgar Hobson Carter ended his military service on 25 June 1919 as no longer fir for military service after serving in Western Europe for 2 years, 76 days.

End of Military Service section.¹

     She was born circa 1887 at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.^3,4,1
     Edith H Cooper appeared on the 1891 British Census of Caistor, at Lincolnshire, England, in the household of her parents, Joe and Eliza J. Cooper.³

Edith H Cooper appeared on the 1901 British Census of Caistor, at Lincolnshire, England, in the household of her parents, Joe and Eliza A. Cooper.⁴

Edith Hobson Cooper appeared on the 1911 British Census of Caistor, at Lincolnshire, England, at Woodbine Cottage, in the household of her parents, Joe and Eliza Jane Cooper.¹

     He was born on 27 April 1926.¹ Ralph married Katherine Hurkot on 1 January 1949.¹
     Ralph James Watson died on 8 January 2007 at Assiniboine Centre, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, at age 80.^3,2
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Ralph James Watson.
     Ralph James Watson was buried at a laterr date after his cremation at Brandon Municipal Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.^3,2
     Ralph James Watson was described as a Police Officer for 27 years. He retired in 1989. between 1962 and 1989.¹
     In the obituary of Walker Watson who died 10 October 1974, his son, Ralph Watson, of Brandon, was listed as a survivor.⁴
     In the obituary of Dorothy Eileen Watson who died 12 November 1991, her brother, Ralph Watson, of Brandon, was listed as a survivor.⁵
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Brandon Sun published in Brandon, Manitoba, 10 January 2007.²

     She was born on 24 July 1929.¹
     Dorothy Eileen Watson died on 12 November 1991 at Assiniboine Centre, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, at age 62.²
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Dorothy Eileen Watson was buried on 15 November 1991 at Rosewood Memorial Gardens, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.²
     In the obituary of Walker Watson who died 10 October 1974, his daughter, Dorothy Watson, at home, was listed as a survivor.³
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Brandon Sun published in Brandon, Manitoba, 19 November 1991.²
     In the obituary of Ralph James Watson who died 8 January 2007, his sister, Dorothy Eileen Watson, was listed as predeceased.⁴