UTTING, James Horatio
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 March 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sub Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Yorkshire, England, 17 December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | River Pilot |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 4 March 1950, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant | |
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| 22 Nov 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Born in 1880 in Yorkshire England, James was the eldest of six children of James Horatio Utting Snr (b1856 in London, England) and Therese Allison Haynes (b1851 in London). James Snr (a Merchant) and Therese (a Milliner) married in Yorkshire, England in 1880). They settled in London where James Snr was a Wine and Spirit Merchant. In the 1901 Census, James Snr and Theresa were living in Walthamstow in Essex - James Snr was an Insurance Agent, James Jnr an Apprentice in the Mercantile Marines, daughter Honora was a Pupil Teacher, and Richard, Alexander and Philip were Scholars. Arthur was married and living in Essex where he worked as a Railway Clerk. By the 1911 Census, James Snr was living alone and stated his occupation as Lecturer; Therese was living in Myanmar with James Jnr and his family, Honoria had married and Philip, Alexander and Philip had emigrated to Australia. James Snr died in 1920, and in 1924 Theresa, accompanied by James Jnr, arrived in Fremantle WA on board the Moldavia.
James started out as an Apprentice in the Mercantile Marine and by 1902 was awarded his Ticket as First Mate of a Foreign going Vessel and in 1920 was a Master of a Foreign going Ship in the Merchant Service. James was a Master Mariner and River Pilot in 1908 when he married Elna Haswell (b1886 in Mawlamyine, Myanmar) in Rangoon, Burma. James' mother Therese joined them in Myanmar before 1911, and by 1931 (some sources indicate 1936) James and his family joined his Mother and two brothers in Fremantle WA - brother Philip had lived in Sydney NSW and was KiA in WWI.
Two of James' brother served in WWI in Australia - Philip (Service No:36) KiA, and Richard (Service No:52005). Richard also served in WWII (Service No:W31612). James and his six sons served in WWII - John and Peter were KiA at sea. James enlisted initially in the Naval Auxiliary Patrol (NAP) as a Skipper - the NAP was charged with patrolling and safeguarding harbours, ports, rivers etc against sabotage or attack. When the NAP was transferred to the RANVR, James was a Sub-Lieutenant. He was attached to HMAS Leeuwin when he Discharged in November 1946.
James and Elna remained in Cottesloe, Fremantle WA where James died in 1950 and Elna in 1966.
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