NORTHAM, John Henry
(Service number 12243)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11 January 1896 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 154 Linwood Road, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | S. J. NORTHAM (brother), care of P.O., Rangitata Island, Geraldine; Mrs Annie NORTHAM (mother), 27 Mathesons Road, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 September 1941 | Age | 45 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Henry Northam was born on 11 January 1896 at Temuka, the son of James and Annie (née Northam) Northam. He was educated at Central New Brighton and Addington schools, the family having moved to Christchurch from the Temuka district in 1898. He embarked for Suez on 6 May 1916. Private John Henry Northam returned to New Zealand per the hospital ship “Marama”, which was due about the end of January 1919. John married Ellen Louisa Clothier in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 September 2020]; School Admission records [01 September 2020]; Bromley Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [01 September 2020]; Otago Daily Times, 21 January 1919 (Papers Past) [01 September ]
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