Editing Colin Beyer (section)

==Early life==
Of Danish descent,{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=18}} Beyer was born in Wellington on 10 September 1938 to Knud Johan Nielsen and Carla Emilie (née Pallesen) Beyer.<ref name="Tribute">{{cite web |url=http://www.tributes.co.nz/ViewMyTribute.aspx?id=10906 |title=In memory of Colin Andrew Nielsen Beyer |date= |website= |publisher=Tributes Online |accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19380912.2.2 | title=Births | date=12 September 1938 | work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|The Evening Post]] | accessdate=25 August 2015 | page=1}}</ref> His father worked on the wharves in Wellington and his mother worked for the Education Department. Together with his younger brother Trevor and his sister Olga, they lived in [[Island Bay, Wellington|Island Bay]]. Both brothers attended [[Wellington College (New Zealand)|Wellington College]].{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=18}}