John Hindmarsh CHICKEN (1847 – 1939)

Name

John Hindmarsh Chicken

Gender

Male

Military identification

Major, NZ Land Wars

Birthdate

13 September 1847

Birthplace

England

Date of death

06 September 1939

Parents

Partner(s)

  • Julia Emma Connor Chicken, nee McAlpine (1860-9/7/1941)

Children

  • Eva Isabella Hyde (born 1885)
  • Annie Douglas Fascutt (born 1892)

Biography

Carpenter in Napier, 1880
Foreman at Holt’s Timber Yard, Napier
Member of Masonic Lodge, Napier
Gazetted Lieutenant of the Napier Rifle Brigade, 1886
Major Chicken commanded the 3rd Battalion Wellington (East Coast) Rifles, 1899
Awarded the Imperial Volunteer Officers decoration, 1899

Accession number

553908

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