Deciphering Work Profession from marriage certificate I received a marriage certificate in the post yesterday from 1918, in the Christchurch district of Hampshire. I am struggling to read what the groom's work profession was: ![enter image description here]( Any thoughts / reasonings are welcome. * * * Ah, I understand he was from overseas and I think the middle line says **New Zealand**. And possibly the first word is **Supplier**? * * * Actually, I now see that his **fathers profession** was also a **Retail Trader**. ![enter image description here](

I read it as ”Sapper. New Zealand Tunnelling co.” (Co = company). So he was a soldier in an engineers regiment. Digging trenches and tunnels presumably.