Major-General Sir George Stoddart Whitmore — The Gravedigger
30 May 1829–16 March 1903
(Person)
Also known as: The Gravedigger.
Soldier, military leader, runholder, politician.
Mentioned in
- Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
- Bush Fighting. Illustrated by remarkable actions and incidents of the Maori war in New Zealand.
- England and the Maori Wars
- Hero Stories of New Zealand
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- History of New Zealand. Vol. II.
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- Nga Korero Paremete: 1902-1903
- Sir Donald Maclean
- Soldiering in New Zealand, Being Reminiscences of a Veteran
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
- The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)
- Through Ninety Years
- Tutira
Image Gallery
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.jpg "The Late Major-Gen. Sir G. S. Whitmore")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Major-General Sir George Stoddart Whitmore — The Gravedigger":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
