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| 1. Document: | New Zealand WW1 Masonic List | N.Z. | |
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Early Life :
Born 1879 to Scottish born James and Tasmanian born Jessie Chisholm. For some time worked for the Guiana Gold Company, London.Service Life:
Campaigns:
| Unit / Ship / Est.: New Zealand Engineers |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
55660 Sapper James Stuart Chisholm, Specialist Company, New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
His voluntary enlistment appeared in the Otego Daily Times on the 29th March, 1917. Following training he was embarked on HMNZT101 (vessel Tofua) to Southampton on the 2nd March, 1918 arriving 8th April.
James died at Wakari Hospital in Dunedin, N.Z aged 80 years and cited as a retired mining engineer. Just prior to his death he was resident of 10 Lundie Street, Dunedin.
His service is commemorated on the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Concord No. 3508 E.C. | Guyana |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th January 1913 | 19th March 1913 | 5th December 1913 |
The NZ WW1 list shows that James was part of Concord Lodge No. 3008 I.C., but this is probably an error as he was initiated into Concord Lodge No 3580 E.C., Georgetown in Guyana. He is recorded as a Miner resident at Essiquibo. No specific war service is recorded but his contributions appear to cease after 1917.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley