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James John Lyttleton

1883-1934

Unit

Main Body

Section

Section No.1

Rank

Sapper

Serial

4/1291

About

Born in New Zealand

1 June 1883
Parent

Mother

F. Welsh
Residence

Hometown

Te Kuiti
Work

Occupation

Farrier

Employer

Mr. Weaver, Mangapehi
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • South African War (1899-1902)

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 50

    24 April 1934

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5544 38/0070221, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Roll of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1915. New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company, Government Printer, Wellington, 1916, p. 2.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “James John Lyttleton (1883-1934)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/504

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