HUTHNANCE, John Francis Gilbart
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1871 |
| Home Town: | Bellingen, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Church of England Clerk in Holy Orders |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
The Rev. J. F. G. Huthnance, acting rector of St. Barnabas, Waverley, comes of sturdy pioneer stock.
Mr. Huthnance's father, who lived until well over 90 years of age, caught the gold fever while a youth, and left England for Ballarat, where he witnessed the stirring scenes that led to the Eureka Stockade episode. Later he and his young wife settled In the north of Victoria, where the big sheep runs were disappearing before the advance of agriculture.
The subject of this sketch entered, at an early age, the Education Department of Victoria, where, apart from the usual curriculum, he was called upon to train teachers in special work. Turning to the ministry in 1908, he filled several positions in Bendigo. Next he proceeded to North Australia, to found a mission among the aborigines on the Roper River. His wife's health, and a growing family, precluded a long stay there, and after a call to Newstead, Victoria, he was appointed to the North Coast of New South Wales. After four years there, he left as chaplain to the forces in France In 1916. Mr. Huthnace has occupied pulpits in Surry Hills, Bondi, and Mittagong.
The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 03 October 1931 page 5
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