Percy CANNELL [325]

   Cause of his death was Cancer.

  General Notes:

1880NZ Birth /9714 Cannell Percy, Annie, William; Fiche Ref: 2502
1947 NZ Death /23436 Cannell Percy 67y

Occupations: Butcher; Farmer

Auckland Star 6 February 1902
The Ninth Contingent.
The Camp at Manukau.
To-day there were about a hundred men in the newly-pitched camp of the North Island Battalion of the Ninth Contingent on the shores of the Manukau. By Saturday it is expected that another 100 men, completing the Auckland section of the contingent, will be in camp from the country districts, and the rest of the North Island Battalion will arrive during next week. In all there will be between 500 and 600 men in camp, and the horses for the Battalion will number about 580. The encampment is well laid out, and the site and general surroundings are very satisfactory. The camp is situated about five minutes' walk beyond the railway station of Te Papapa, and lies close to the waters of the Manukau Harbour, but at some little elevation above the sea. The ground is a recreation reserve under the control of the Onehunga Borough Council, and Is a good-sized, level green paddock, about half a mile or so from the Onehunga railway station. There is a large area of 'ground for the necessary drill movements, mounted and dismounted. A special feature of the encampment is the excellent water supply. The pipes of the Manukau water supply (from the Onehunga Springs) are laid on to the ground, and close by, just on the foreshore, is a splendid spring of cold clear water gushing up from the rocks and running to waste at the estimated rate of 20,000 gallons an hour. The main roads run alongside the campground, and it is easily accessible, while at the same time possessing the advantage of not being too near town to distract the young soldiers' attention from their military duties.
This is the first Contingent camp of such a size to be held in the Auckland district, and the officers are determined to make it a model encampment, and an example to some of the other big camps which have been held in the South during the last two or three years. Aucklanders will therefore look to their troopers in camp to uphold the good reputation previous forces from this district have won, and do their best to assist the officers in making the camp a credit to this part of the colony. Immediately on entering the grounds the officers' tents, orderly tent, guard-tent, etc., are seen. Just at the entrance are some tents occupied by the Onehung Rifles, who on going out of their camp will leave their tents standing for the use of the Contingent. On passing into the main paddock the men's quarters are reached. These consist of sixty bell-tents, in four rows of 15 tents each, stretching north and south, at the eastern end of the camp ground. Between the tents are double rows of horse-lines. Close by, on the eastern side of the tent lines, are the cooking quarters. The contingenters who went into camp this morning were all served out with tin pannikin and plate and knife and fork. Squads of them were told off for various fatigue duties, and a number were sent to assist in the erection of the horse lines. Lieut. Davis was in attendance to commence the instruction of the men in mounted infantry work, but his duties will not really commence till next week.
Captain O'Brien, camp commandant, and Lieut. Bosworth., camp adjutant, were busily engaged to-day in getting things in order and arranging the details of the camp. Captain O'Brien intends giving the contingent men plenty of rifle practice during" the encampment, and will use the Mt. Eden and Onehunga rifle ranges, and also the new site on the Manukau Harbour, about half a mile to the eastward of the camp.
Inspector Cullen paid a visit to the camp to-day and arranged with Captain O'Brien in regard to the police patrol for the camp precincts, in order to keep undesirable characters from congregating there during the time the men are under canvas.
A large squad of Permanent Force men was on the ground today pitching additional tents and performing a good deal of fatigue duty in connection with the laying out of the encampment.
The Cambridge section of the contingent will arrive by train from the Waikato to-morrow. The names of the chosen men are:- William Thompson, late Fourth New Zealand Contingent; John D. Garrick, late 16th Lancers; Private G. L. Ewen, No. 3. W.M.R.; Private Thos. H. Bond, No. 2 W.M.R.; Private Daniel O'Keefe, No. 2 W.M.K.; Private J. A. MeNeish, late No. 3 W.M.It.; D. G. Saunders, A. Ramsay, Ferrars, K. Townshend, E. A. Floyd, Percy Cannell, Edwin Bailey, Walter Blackwill, Albert E. Powell, Ernest Meredith. Robert W. Drabble, Henry Moar, W. P. Robertson.
Lieutenant Hunter, bandmaster of the Garrison Band, has offered the services of the band of 25 players to accompany the Ninth Contingent to South Africa. Mr J. H. Witheford, M.H.R., has transmitted the offer to the Premier.
The large circular tent that was placed at the service of the Sixth Contingent, and proved such a comfort and convenience to the men, has been offered by the Central Mission to the officer commanding the district for the use of the Ninth Contingent, and has been accepted. The tent will be taken out and erected at the camp and provided with literature, games, writing materials, etc., and religious services and entertainments will be held regularly. An appeal is made for contributions towards equipping it.

Ninth Contingent
Departed: 12 March 1902 from Port Chalmers; 20 March 1902 from Auckland
Total strength: 1071 (including 15 reinforcements)
Formed in March 1902, the Ninth Contingent was comprised by men who had initially not been accepted into the Eighth. It was divided into two regiments: the South Island Regiment sailed from Port Chalmers aboard the SS Kent, while the North Island Regiment sailed from Auckland aboard the SS Devon. One of its members, Lieutenant Robert McKeich, was the last to be killed in combat after being shot during a confrontation with three Boers four days after the official surrender.

NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
Surname: Cannell
Reg No: 7150
Given Names: Percy
Rank: Private
Unit: North Island Regiment - F Squadron
Contingent: Ninth
County/City: Taranaki
Occupation: Butcher
Ship: Devon 19 March 1902
Address: New Plymouth
Next of Kin: Cannell Mr William
Relationship to Soldier: Father
Next of Kin Address: Same

South Auckland Land Transmission
Name: Cannell Percy
Date: 25 Aug 1948
Land District: SA
Document Number: Z63328
Place: Matamata / Hinuera
Occupation: Farmer
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Aug 1947
Certificate: No
Will: Yes
Number of Pages: 6
Type: Declaration
Record Type: Transmission
Further enquiries to Land Information New Zealand

NZSG Indexed Probate
Name: CANNELL Percy
Place: Matamata
Occupation: Farmer
Death Date:
Court: Hamilton
Agency: BCDG
Series: 4420
Accession:
Probate Number: 7197/47
Filed Date: 8 Sep 1947
Type: Will
Comments:
Further enquiries to Archives NZ - Auckland

Archives NZ - Archway Probate Indexes
Name: Cannell Percy
Place: Matamata
Court: Hamilton
Agency: BCDG
Series: 4420
Accession:
Box Number: Box 310
Record Number: 7197
Part Number:
Item code: 6878468
Filing Years: 1947-1947
Occupation: Farmer
Comment:
Further enquiries to Archives New Zealand

  Research Notes:

Cannell Percy SA7150 Army (R20519195); 1899-1902; AABK; Accession 18805W5515; Rec Grp 10/; Box 0000925.
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  Other Records

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: labourer, 1905, Carrington Road, New Plymouth, NZ. 1905-1906

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1911, Cambridge, Waikato.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1914, Karapiro nr Cambridge Waikato.

• Newspaper: Clearance Sale, 1917, Cambridge, NZ.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1919, Karapiro nr Cambridge Waikato.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1928, Hinuera, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1935, Hinuera, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1938, Hinuera, Matamata.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: farmer, 1946, Hinuera, Matamata.

• Percy Cannell: Will, 1947, Hinuera, New Zealand. (courtesy of Auckland Archives)

• Percy Cannell: Probate 01, 1948, Hamilton Court. (courtesy Auckland Archives)

• Percy Cannell: Probate 02, 1948, New Zealand. (courtesy Auckland Archives)

Percy married Vera Winifred HOOKER [326] [MRIN: 106], daughter of James HOOKER [4629] and Hannah HOLLOWAY [4630], on 8 Jan 1908 in Cambridge Methodist Church Gymnasium, New Zealand. (Vera Winifred HOOKER [326] was born on 7 Oct 1886 in New Zealand, died on 10 Jul 1969 in Matamata, New Zealand and was buried on 12 Jul 1969 in Matamata Public Cemetery.)

  Marriage Notes:

1908 NZ Marriage: Reg No: 0299
1908 NZ Marriage /3658 Winifred Vera Hooker, Percy Canwell

Taranaki Herald 13 Jan 1908
PERSONAL.
At Cambridge last Thursday, Mr. Percy Cannell, second son of the Rev. Wm. Cannell, of New Plymouth, was married to Miss Winifred Vera Hooker, youngest daughter of Mr. James Hooker, of Pukeroro, Cambridge, and formerly of Taranaki. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress of white embroidered muslin. The bridesmaid was Miss Tracy Hooker, sister of the bride. Mr. Ken. Hooker, brother of the bride, performed the duties of best man. The Rev. W. H. Beck, of St Paul's Church, officiated. The choir of the church was present, and during the ceremony the hymn, "The Voice that breathed o'er Eden," was sung, and at the conclusion the organist played ''The Wedding March." Subsequently a large number of guests were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Hooker, at their residence, "The Grove," where the customary toasts were enthusiastically honoured.

Observer, Volume XXVIII, Issue 18, 18 January 1908, Page 8
The Social Sphere
By Muriel
At Cambridge, on Wednesday, Jan. 8th, the marriage was solemnized of Miss Winifred Vera Hooker, youngest daughter of Mr James Hooker, of Hautapu, and Mr Percy Cannell, second son of the Rev. W. Cannell, of New Plymouth. The Rev. H. Beck officiated. Owing to the Methodist Church being in course of renovation, the ceremony took place in the gymnasium adjoining, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The bride was given away by her father, and wore a simple and dainty dress of embroidered white muslin, and a tulle veil over a coronet of orange blossoms. She was attended by her sister, Miss Grace Hooker, who wore a pretty white frock relieved with pink. Mr Kenneth Cannell, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. The Wedding March was performed at the close of the service by Miss Ruby Dixon. The bridal party were entertained at afternoon tea by the parents of the bride at their residence, "The Grove," Hautapu.