MARKHAM, Michael Luke
(Service number N/N)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/08/1890 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Orari Bridge, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T. MARKHAM (father), Orari Bridge, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 October 1948 | Age | 58years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Michael Markham was the second son in the family of twelve of Thomas and Honora (Honoria, née Howe) Markham. Michael had served with the Geraldine Mounted Rifles and had been discharged on account of a weak knee and the state of his lungs. He had registered for the 7th Reinforcements at Geraldine and Awapuni. He married Amelia Frances Burke in 1918. His brother John also enlisted for service in World War I.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 September 2019]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 September 2019]
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