1892 - 1953 (~ 60 years)
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Name |
Norman Leuchars Tatham [1, 2, 3] |
Known as |
"Steve" |
Birth |
Aug 1892 |
Greytown, Natal
[1, 2, 3] |
Military Service |
abt 1914 - 1916 |
South West Africa
[4] |
- His letters home to his parents back home in Greytown, during the period 1914 until 1919, firstly during the German South West African campaign, and later from the trenches of Flanders, have been posted online by his granddaughter at Letters From The Great War.
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Military Service |
abt 1917 - 1919 |
France
; 93rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery [2] |
Decoration |
01 Jan 1918 |
MC [3, 5] |
Post/Rank/Title |
bef Oct 1918 |
Captain [6] |
Occupation |
aft 1919 |
Donnet Hill, Greytown, Natal
; Farmer [1, 2] |
Marriage |
15 Feb 1921 |
St James, Greytown, Natal
[1, 7] |
Jean Murray Angus, b. 11 Nov 1898, Chile , d. 1977, South Africa? |
Occupation |
bef 1939 |
Surveyor, Irrigation Dept & National Roads Dept [2] |
Military Service |
abt 1939 - 1945 |
Kenya
[2] |
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Death |
1953 |
South Africa?
[2] |
Notes |
- Norman Leuchars Tatham (Steve). Born 1892. He served in 1st World War in 93rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Awarded the Military Cross. Wounded in France (gassed) and met his wife Jean Murray Angus who nursed him in hospital in Trouville, France. They married in 1921. He farmed at Donnet Hill near Greytown. He was surveyor for Irrigation Dept. and National Roads Dept. Surveyed J.G.Strydom Tunnel, Abel Erasmus Pass, Long Tom Pass, amongst others. In 2nd World War served in Kenya and North Africa. He died in 1953. [TFSA]
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Person ID |
I1389 |
Tatham | Heathcote branch | Descendant - male line |
Last Modified |
05 Oct 2019 |
Father |
Charles William Adolphus Tatham, b. Mar 1862, Greytown, Natal , d. Mar 1948, Greytown, Natal (Age ~ 86 years) |
Mother |
Lilian Elizabeth Leuchars, b. 15 Sep 1864, Greytown, Natal , d. Jul 1960, Greytown, Natal (Age 95 years) |
Marriage |
05 Sep 1891 |
Greytown, Natal
[3, 8] |
- Married in the Church Service Room, Greytown, 05 Sep 1891. Witnesses: George Leuchars; M Leuchars. [Marriage register]
- Tatham-Leuchars, 02 Sep 1891 [sic], at Greytown, by the Rev R Taylor, Charles eldest son of the late RB Tatham to Lillian, youngest daughter of HJ Leuchars, Purbrook. [Natal Witness, 08 Sep 1891]
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Charles William Adolphus Tatham (1862-1948) & Lilian Elizabeth Leuchars (1864-1960) Marriage register |
Family ID |
F0103 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Jean Murray Angus, b. 11 Nov 1898, Chile , d. 1977, South Africa? (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
15 Feb 1921 |
St James, Greytown, Natal
[1, 7] |
- Met in France during WW1, where she nursed him after a gas attack in the trenches. [9]
- Witnesses: G Leuchars; Chas J Stein; M Layman.
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Norman Leuchars Tatham (1892-1953) & Jean Murray Angus (1898-1977) Marriage certificate |
Children |
| 1. Archibald Angus Leuchars Tatham, b. 22 Dec 1921, Greytown, Natal , d. 02 Aug 1941, Tobruk, Libya (Age 19 years) |
+ | 2. Ione Mary Tatham, b. 23 Jun 1923, South Africa? , d. 2004, South Africa? (Age 80 years) |
+ | 3. Helen Lilian Tatham, b. 02 Mar 1927, South Africa? , d. 26 Feb 1986, South Africa? (Age 58 years) |
+ | 4. George Neish Tatham, b. 16 Dec 1929, South Africa? , d. 1993, South Africa? (Age 63 years) |
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Last Modified |
11 Dec 2013 |
Family ID |
F0451 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S36] Marriage Certificate, 15 Feb 1921.
- [S10] Tatham Family in South Africa.
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S07] Other Sources.
https://lettersfromthegreatwar.wordpress.com/
- [S35] London Gazette, Issue 30450 p 47, 28 Dec 1917.
Supplement to London Gazette of 01 Jan 1918
- [S37] Army Lists & Records, 26 Oct 1918.
TNA/MH106. War Office: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen
- [S63] Gill Tatham.
- [S11] Newspaper, Natal Witness, 08 Sep 1891.
marriage notice
- [S03] Family Members, HJG.
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