AYTHORN, James
(Service number 17905)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 November 1871 | Place of Birth | Tintwistle, Cheshire, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | King Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Hotel porter | ||
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| Marital Status | Widower | ||
| Next of Kin | John W. AYTHORN (father), Tintwistle, near Manchester, England; Mr R. THORNHILL (friend), C/- Mrs Roberts, 44 William Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements, Specialist Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 16 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 June 1945 | Age | 73 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Aythorn was the son of John and Mary Aythorn. Born on 13 November 1871 at Tintwistle, Cheshire, England, he was baptised there on 5 May 1872. Sergeant J. Aythorn, of Timaru, returned to New Zealand per the "Rimutaka" at the end of 1919. He married Louisa Emily Johnson in 1935 in New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 October 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [20 October 2019]; Sun, 5 December 1919 (Papers Past) [19 October 2019]
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