Albon George Caudin
Contributors
Albon George Caudin
Epitaph
In Loving Memory
of Our Dear Son
ALBON GEORGE GAUDIN
Died 4th Nov 1914 Aged 25 Years
At Rest
Erected by His Mother & Father
Description
He worked as a liftman, (Elevator Operator).
Albon Gaudin had been living with his wife Elsie May Gaudin and their young child at Mt Pleasant Road, Mt. Eden. At the inquest Elsie May described an unhappy marriage that lead to her leaving her husband and going to live with her mother. November 14th was a Saturday afternoon and Elsie had returned to the house with the baby to collect some clothes. An incident that followed sent Elsie May screaming from the house with several bullet wounds. The police were called and found Albon Gaudin dead, inside the house, apparently by his own hand. You can read the details from the inquest in Papers Past on this link.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d.
Anglican Division E, Row 5, Plot 72.