Bettjeman, Frederick Charles, 1884-1987
Bettjeman, Fred, 1884-1987
Enginéer, soldier, farmer. Grew up on the West Coast. Fought at Gallipoli, returned to NZ and married Agnes (Nancy) (née McNab; 1885-1965). Put on to land in the Mangapurua area and worked many years developing it before the settlement was closed. See DNZB (Vol 4, 1921-1940, p59-60, B30)
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Date:
ca 1910s
Ref:
PAColl-0751
Description:
Photograph of a pitsawn cottage built after the "first burn" (as it is captioned on the reverse). A picket fence runs next to the house against which the ph...
Date:
15 Jun 1985
From:
NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project
By:
Bettjeman, Frederick Charles, 1884-1987
Ref:
OHInt-0004/09
Description:
Describes his German born father's early arrival in the Canterbury settlement about 1850. Talks about his family, relationship with his parents and childhood...
Date:
1973-1976
By:
Bettjeman, Frederick Charles, 1884-1987
Ref:
MS-Papers-1101
Description:
Bettjeman describes his experiences as a returning soldier carving out a farm from virgin bush at Mangapurua (1917-1942) from the development of the farm to ...
Date:
15 December 1951
Ref:
1/2-190366-F
Description:
Group comprising (from left) Frederick Charles Bettjeman (1884-1987), Agnes Muir Bettjeman (1885-1864) and their son-in-law Hector Oliver, photographed on 15...