Robert Jackson Blaikie (1923–1975)

b 8.10.1923 Kenya
w Patricia Anne b 18.3.1928 m 25.6.1955 rem 31.5.1980 becoming Mrs Eastwood.
Bob’s parents were Missionaries from the Church of Scotland in Kenya. He served in the Royal
Navy 1942-46, being commissioned in 1944;
Licensed by Presbytery of Edinburgh 1954.
Ordained for Missions service in Northern Rhodesia by the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh 1954
To New Zealand :
Received by the Presbytery of Dunedin 1958 and placed on list of those open to Call; his father
became a Field Officer with PSSA Dunedin.
Ind Lauder COP 12.2.1959
Associate Minister St Heliers, Auckland AP 29,3,1962
Mangere, Auckland AP 17.12.1964
Greyfriars Mt Eden, Auckland AP 25.2.1971
On Doctrine Committee and was one of two (with R.J. Wardlaw) accusers of Prof. L.G. Geering at
heresy trial at Christchurch General Assembly in Nov 1967.
Died 8.2.1975 in office