Errol Brathwaite (1924 - 2005) was born and grew up in Waipukurau, New Zealand. He was in the 1931 Napier Earthquake. He was stationed at New Britten in World War II. He Married Alison Whyte shortly after the war. They gave birth to Michael in 1949 and Pamela in 1951. In 1990 his Grandson Anthony was born. He developed Alzheimer's disease in 1995 which worsened rapidly in 2003. He died of gangrene on December 4th 2005. Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawkes Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Napier is an important port city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Alzheimers disease (AD) or senile dementia of Alzheimers type is a neurodegenerative disease which results in a loss of mental functions due to the deterioration of brain tissue. ... Gangrene is necrosis and subsequent decay of body tissues caused by infection or thrombosis or lack of blood flow. ...

Accomplishments

He has written many New Zealand books. Some of these include:

• Thief in the night
• The Flame Box
• The Flying Fish
• The Evil Day
• The Needle's Eye