BARHAM, John Frederick
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Master |
| Last Unit: | SS Saint Ninian |
| Born: | Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, 24 November 1873 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mariner |
| Died: | Sinking of SS Saint Ninian, At Sea - North East Coast of England, 7 February 1917, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Campbell Australian Merchant Seamen Honour Roll, Tower Hill Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Master, SS Saint Ninian |
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Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Barham; husband of Edith Barham, of "Dene Hollow," Mosman St., Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales.
Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial
The Sun (Sydney, N.S.W.) 18-2-1917
CAPTAIN JOHN BARHAM
SYDNEY U BOAT VICTIM
Deep regret is felt in Sydney at the death of Captain John Barham, who was on board the St. Ninian, which was torpedoed by the enemy on February 7. The St. Ninian was sailing under sealed orders, and was in home waters somewhere south-west of England. Captain Barham, whose home is at "Inidorn," Musgrave-street, Mosman, left a widow and two children, Mr. Harold Barham, of the Vacuum Oil Co., and Miss Mabel Barham. Ever since the outbreak of war he had "been transporting munitions, &c„ having made a number of trips to Rotterdam, to Suez, and Tunis. Captain Barham was the son of Mr. W. S. Barham, of Malvern, Argylshire. He was born in London in 1874, and ever since the age of 16 has been associated with the Scottish shipping firm of J.D. Clink, of Greenock. After the death of J. D. Clink the firm was taken over by Messrs. A. Mackay and Co., and Captain Barham continued to sail the boats of the company, with which he was connected for 27 years. At the outbreak of war his boat was commandeered, and it was while at his post of duty that he surrendered his life for his country.