Thomas Turner Palethorpe

Forenames

Thomas Turner AWMM

Surname

Palethorpe AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

Mr Thomas Palethorpe (father), Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1899 AWMM Single AWMM

War

South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Military service

Bethune's Mounted Infantry AWMM

Enlistment

South Africa

Embarkation details

South Africa Vessel was Waikare AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
Enteric fever AWMM

Last rank

South Africa Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Johannesburg Mounted Rifles AWMM

Only son, his mother at the time of his death lived at 106 Christchurch Street, Ipswich, England.

Attended Christchurch Catherdral School, High School in Christchurch and Lincoln College.

Travelled independently to South Africa

Listed as J. Palethorpe on the Roll of Honour Boer War AWMM

Death

23 Mar 1901 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Sickness AWMM

Memorial name

• Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Probate, National Office, Wellington
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22212320
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Ranfurly Veterans' Home. Opening ceremony to-day. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 294, 10 December 1903, Page 5
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19031210.2.26&srpos
  Further Reference
• Personal notes from London. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VXII, Issue 7204, 18 May 1901, Page 3
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=HNS19010518.2.44&srpos
  Further Reference
• Cable News: the Boer War Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 111, 13 May 1901, Page 5
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19010513.2.40&srpos
  Further Reference

References

• Auckland Star
• Hawera & Normanby Star
• The Evening Post
• Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.