Roy Traill
Robert Henry Traill | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Roy |
| Born | 1 December 1892 Ringaringa, Stewart Island, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 September 1989 (aged 96) Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Allegiance |  Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Robert Henry Traill
Traill was born in Ringaringa, Stewart Island. He attended primary school at Halfmoon Bay School in Oban and high school at Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill, on the South Island. He was a fisherman by trade, and in January 1915 he was enlisted in the New Zealand Army and sent to Egypt to fight in World War I. In 1916, he was wounded in the Battle of the Somme and hospitalised in England. Traill returned to New Zealand in 1917.
In 1925, Traill began working for the State Forest Service and the Department of Lands and Survey on Stewart Island. He travelled by foot across most parts of the island and was primarily responsible for preventing people from hunting the native bird species. In spite of his responsibilities, Traill later admitted to having made
Traill retired in 1958 and continued to live in Oban with his son. In the 1963 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Stewart Island community.[1] He spent his last years in a hospital in Invercargill and died there at age 96.
References
- ^ "No. 42872". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1962. p. 40.
- Sheila Natusch (1991). Roy Traill of Stewart Island (Wellington: Nestegg Books) ISBN 0-473-01369-X
- Brian, O'Brien. "Traill, Robert Henry 1892–1989". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
