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New entries November & December 2025

Friday 19 December 2025

The following entries were published during November and December 2025:

Ford, Joseph Arthur (Joe) (1915–1998) air force officer, dairy technologist and business manager

Frampton, Roger Donald (1948–2000) jazz pianist, saxophonist, percussionist, and composer

Gibson, Gregory Edmund Campion (1930–1998) jazz musician and diplomat

Hughes, Walter Laurence (1917–1999) engineer, industrialist and government adviser

Joel, Sir Asher Alexander (1912–1998) reporter, communication consultant, parliamentarian, media proprietor

Krastev, Irene Jordanka (1925–2000) businesswoman and community worker

Quilp (1886–1970) stockman, artist and cultural intermediary

Sly, Ernest Edwin (Ernie) (1924–1999) soldier, scout leader, Salvation Army officer and community worker

Wigglesworth, Joy Patricia (1931–1996) child performer and housewife

Woods, Roger Alastair (1934–1998) poultry farmer, gliding champion and sports administrator