{"id":2499,"date":"2024-11-25T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=2499"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T00:31:46","slug":"milton-chester-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/stark\/rosina-cairns-stark\/milton-chester-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Milton Chester Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Was the youngest child of Andrew and Rosina and was born on the\u00a024 July 1919\u00a0at Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He attended Mangapapa School, before moving with the family to Whanganui in 1927. He then attended school in Whanganui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milton joined the war effort in 1941 and was stationed overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1943 he married Dorothy Hodsell and from that union, stemmed 4 children who are all extant, so not covered here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorothy passed in 2001 and is buried at Maunu Cemetery. Milton followed 7 years later on the 12 Jul 2008\u00a0at\u00a0Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. He is also buried in Maunu Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Maunu Cemetery, Northland, New Zealand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Was the youngest child of Andrew and Rosina and was born on the\u00a024 July 1919\u00a0at Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand. He attended Mangapapa School, before moving with the family to Whanganui in 1927. He then attended school in Whanganui. Milton joined the war effort in 1941 and was stationed overseas. In 1943 he married Dorothy Hodsell … <\/p>\n

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