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James Sydney HEARD

1948 - 2019

BORN

1948

DIED

2019

James HEARD Obituary

HEARD, James Sydney. Born April 25, 1948. Passed away on December 15, 2019. Lieutenant Colonel Heard was born in Solihull in the U.K. and died at 71 years of age in Mosel Bay, South Africa. A war veteran and officer in the New Zealand Army, he gave 20 years of dedicated service to his country. James lived a joyful life as a real estate agent in Pukekohe, working alongside his loving wife Elizabeth, and is remembered as a respected and quietly giving Christian within their close community. He will be missed by all whose lives he touched, including his children Peter, Michael, James, Titania; Elizabeth's children Ian, Heather and John; siblings Ethel, Margret, Ted, Tom, Susan, Frank, Teresa and Ken; 12 grandchildren, 19 nieces and nephews, and an abundance of great nieces and nephews. Funeral and memorial service details to follow.

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Published by The New Zealand Herald on Dec. 23, 2019.

Memories and Condolences
for James HEARD

8 Entries

Titania

December 15, 2024

I miss you Dad - five years feels like forever and just yesterday. We will think of as we celebrate your great grandson first Christmas x

Billy Barnz

January 23, 2020

FArewell brave AZTEC. A great mate, reliable brother officer and bulletproof giant among us in 161 Battery RNZA, Vietnam 1971. When you see the Regimental padre from Nui Dat up there, shout him another Jameson's. Meanwhile, cease firing.
Billy the GPO

January 19, 2020

Sad news to read of your passing James, I enjoyed working with you at Barfoots, and felt great respect when you talked to me. Warm hugs to Elizabeth and family, you will be very much missed

Mel Reay

January 17, 2020

Sincere condolences from the Reay family

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Alan Dawson

December 31, 2019

James, it was a pleasure to serve with you during our days at 1 NZ Bde, a hard taskmaster but you knew where you stood with him. Another wealth of knowledge laid to rest. Condolences to the family and relations. Rest in peace, you have earned it.

Alan(Archie)Dawson
WO1 RNZ Signals (retired)
ANZIM, MSM
Papakura Auckland

Paula Ihaka

December 30, 2019

Thank you for all your teachings and words of wisdom James. A true gentleman, you'll be in the heart of many people who admired and respected you.

Anthony & Nicky de Thierry

December 30, 2019

James always made time to talk to my family. He was respected by many people. He was a wealth of knowledge and he will truly be missed. All our love and support to all of his family during this time of great sorrow.

Jill Courteaud

December 24, 2019

Such a gracious man. Warm, friendly. Beautiful faith. Encouraging and inspiring.

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