John Reading Carlsen

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John Reading Carlsen

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Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: December 28, 1950 (71)
Tauranga Harbour, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand (Ranui Shipwreck)
Immediate Family:

Son of Hendrick Peter Carlsen and Julia Mary Carlsen
Husband of Eva Ellen Carlsen
Father of Olaf Blomfield Carlsen; Eric Reading Carlsen and Irving Fairfax Carlsen
Brother of Henry Peter Carlsen; George Neville Carlsen; Annie Linda Florence Carlsen; Alfred Bertie Carlsen; Gertrude Eleanor Carlsen and 3 others

Occupation: retired chemist
Managed by: Private User
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About John Reading Carlsen

Just after 5.40pm on 28 December 1950 a freak wave slammed into 45ft passenger launch Ranui when she was returning from a holiday excursion to Mayor Island off Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty. 23 people died. John Reading Carlsen was one of those who died along with his son Olaf.

CARLSEN John Reading-Married, Norfolk St, Ponsonby, Auckland, Retired chemist

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John Reading Carlsen's Timeline

1879
September 30, 1879
New Zealand
1911
1911
1915
1915
1918
August 26, 1918
1950
December 28, 1950
Age 71
Tauranga Harbour, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand