Keith Gray WYNESS

Date of Birth:

29 Apr 1919

Date of Death:

13 Oct 1983

Keith was born at Wellington.

He married Margaret Webb (born at Wellington in 1916) in 1941.

They had 5 daughters & one son of which four were born in Levin.

Keith served in WW2 in both Fiji, New Caledonia & the Solomons. He was a sergeant in the supply office & a 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Motor Transport Co,

Before the war he had worked for HMV in Wellington.

After the war he moved the family to Levin where he became a poultry farmer. Around 1957 he became the shop manager for a music store in Oxford St East. A photo of the store appears in the Chronicle's, 75th Jubilee of Levin publication.

he was also a Borough Councillor from 1952 to 1956, which at the time was quite interesting in terms of debate & argument amongst the Council & the Mayor of the time, particularly relating to the new sewerage scheme.

He was also described as a rigid Sabbatarian.

Around 1966 he moved to Auckland where he was a Director & Company Manager.

Keith Gray WYNESS profile

Relatives mentioned in profile:

Keith Gray Wyness, Alfred Wyness, Harriett Agnes Moir, Margaret Leolynn Webb, Rupert Sylvester Webb, Helen Margaret Nutt, Beverley Margaret Wyness, Janet Dora Wyness, Bruce Rupert Wyness, Gretta Lynn Wyness, Ruth Harriett Wyness, Dorothy June Wyness.