Thomas Henry BATEMAN [Harry]

1895 - 1918  (22 years)

• Name	Thomas Henry BATEMAN
  Known As	Harry
  Birth	16 May 1895	Milton, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	From 03 Sep 1900 to 03 Nov 1902  [4]
  	Mount Stuart School, Otago
  Education	From 13 Nov 1902 to 14 Aug 1908  [4]
  	Waitahuna School, Otago
  Occupation	1916
  	Railway Fireman, Dunedin, Otago
  Military Service	From 11 Jan 1917 to 07 Jan 1918  [5]
  	Rifleman, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
  Death	07 Jan 1918	Belgium   [3, 6, 7]
  	Cause: War casualty, died of wounds
  Probate	22 Apr 1918	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [7]
  Burial	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I136	NZ Genealogy Project | REDPATH Descendant
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Henry BATEMAN [Jack],   b. 19 Jul 1867, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England d. 20 Mar 1925, Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Annie Logan REDPATH [Anne],   b. 18 Jun 1871, Milton, Otago, New Zealand d. 21 Jan 1949, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1894	Mount Stuart, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Notes	BIOGRAPHY. Annie Logan Redpath was born in 1871 at Glenledi near Milton, Otago. She attended Waitahuna and Mount Stuart schools. In 1894 Annie married John Henry Bateman (known as Jack), at her mother's home at Mount Stuart, Otago. Annie and Jack had both been working in Waitahuna - Annie as a domestic servant and Jack on his grandfather's farm. John Henry Bateman was born on 19 July 1867, in Bampton in Oxfordshire, England. He was the eldest child of Thomas Henry Bateman and Elizabeth Edwards. The family left England at the end of 1882 on the Wellington and arrived in Port Chalmers on 12 March 1883. The family lived at Fairfiew Farm at Mount Stuart, but Jack, who was fifteen, went to live with his mother's parents John and Louise Edwards. Jack's grandfather was managing a farm at Glenledi near the coast from Milton. He worked there for several years then returned to Waitahuna when his grandfather bought the property known as 'Paddy's Point'. The couple lived at 'Paddy's Point' with Jack's grandfather Edwards until his death ten years later. By this time Annie and Jack had seven children and Jack was working for Otago Farmer's Agency. When John Edwards died the farm was sold and Jack and Annie moved to Waitahuna. Jack died on 20 March 1925 in Waitahuna and is buried at Waitahuna. Annie died 21 January 1949 at Waitahuna and is buried with Jack (and his parents) in Waitahuna cemetery. The following obituary appeared on page 31 of the Otago Witness on 31 March 1925. Obituary Mr J H Bateman died last Friday after a short illness, aged fifty-seven years. Mr Bateman was a public man and a very great favourite with all he came in contact with. His loss will be greatly felt in Waitahuna. Mr Bateman leaves a wife and five sons and three daughters to mourn his loss. The funeral on Monday was the largest seen in Waitahuna for very many years. Source: Annie - a family history by Ann McDonald & Sue Brown (2008). A more detailed account is given in the book.
  Family ID	F100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 May 1895 - Milton, Otago, New Zealand Death - Cause: War casualty, died of wounds - 07 Jan 1918 - Belgium Probate - 22 Apr 1918 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Burial - - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  IN MEMORIAM. BATEMAN. - In loving memory of Thomas Henry (Harry) Bateman (24th Reinforcements), who died from wounds in Belgium on January 7, 1918, eldest son of Mr and Mrs John H. Bateman, of Waitahuna. For King, Home, and Country. BATEMAN. - In loving memory of Rifleman "Harry" Bateman (24th Reinforcements), who died from wounds at Lizssenstock, Belgium, on January 7, 1918. He sleeps in a British soldiery's grave, In a land to us unknown, But his name is written in letters of love On the hearts he left at home. lnserted by his uncle and aunt, E. and M. Bateman, and cousin Doris, Caversham. Source: Otago Witness, 8 January 1919, Page 35. The Call of the Empire. For a small community Waitahuna has suffered very heavily as regards the number of district lads who, since the beginning of the war, have made the supreme sacrifice (says the Tuapeka Times). Nearly every family from which sons have gone has suffered bereavement. On Wednesday advice was received that another promising lad from this district had died on January 6th from wounds. We refer to Private Henry Bateman, older son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Bateman, of Waitahuna. The deceased, who was born and educated at Waitahuna, was 22 years of age, and prior to enlisting was for some years a member of the Railway Department's locomotive staff at Dunedin, where from cleaning he quickly rose to the position of a fireman, He was a fine dispositioned young man, and was highly esteemed by his fellow workers in the engine sheds. It is a melancholy coincidence that he was one of four district boys who were given a farewell social by the Waitahuna Patriotic Association on the same evening prior to their leaving, all of whom have gone down in the fight for freedom. His companions on that occasion were Corporal John French and Privates Adam and Malcolm McCorkindale. In their sad bereavement Mr and Mrs Bateman have the sincere sympathy of a very wide circle of friends throughout Otago. Source: Bruce Herald, 21 January 1918, Page 5. [13]

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Alice Beach, Family Search - Alice Beach. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers. [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none. [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). Name: BATEMAN, THOMAS HENRY; Initials: T H; Nationality: New Zealand; Rank: Rifleman; Regiment/Service: New Zealand Rifle Brigade; Unit Text: 1st Bn. 3rd; Age: 22; Date of Death: 07/01/1918; Service No: 45182; Additional information: Son of John Henry and Annie Bateman, of Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead; Grave/Memorial Reference: XXVI. DD. 8.; Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none. Annie Logan REDPATH Marriage: Spouse: John Henry BATEMAN. Marriage: 20 Jun 1894, Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand. [S23] Papers Past - The Otago Witness, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 27. MARRIAGES. BATEMAN-REDPATH. - On the 20th June, by the Rev. James Skinner, M.A., John Henry, eldest son of T. H.Bateman, to Annie, fourth daughter of the late-Thomas Redpath, Waitahuna. [S37] Papers Past - Tuapeka Times, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 4116, 7 July 1894, Page 2. MARRIAGES. Bateman - Redpath. - On 20th June, at the residence of the bride's mother, Mt. Stuart, by the Rev. Jas. Skinner, M.A., Waitahuna, John Henry Bateman, eldest son of Thomas Henry Bateman, late of Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, to Annie Logan, fourth daughter of the late Thomas Redpath, Mt. Stuart. [S422] Ann McDonald and Sue Brown, Annie - a family history, (Sue Brown, PO Box 1121, Levin 2008). [S90] Papers Past - Bruce Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.