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ROGER KERKHAM

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Burial register ID:	9224
Surname:	KERKHAM
First name:	ROGER
Middle names:
Gender:	Male
Age:	33 Years
Cause of death:	Unknown
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Date of death:	15-Dec-1902
Date of burial:	17-Dec-1902

Block:	61
Plot:	40
Inscription:	This inscription on the gravestone of Roger Kerkham may be incorrect, as Roger’s father was the Rev. R.A. Kerkham and there is no evidence that Roger Kerkham was himself a clergyman REV. R.A. KERKHAM LATE OF ROSLYN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT ST. CLAIR BATHS DEC. 14th 1902 AGED 33 YEARS ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM BY THE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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This inscription on the gravestone of Roger Kerkham may be incorrect, as Roger’s father was the Rev. R.A. Kerkham and there is no evidence that Roger Kerkham was himself a clergyman

REV. R.A. KERKHAM

LATE OF ROSLYN

ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT ST. CLAIR

BATHS DEC. 14th 1902

AGED 33 YEARS

ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM BY THE STAFF OF

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Bio contributor: Historic Cemeteries Conservation Trust

Roger Kerkham was a son of the Rev. R.A. Kerkham, formerly vicar of St. John’s, Roslyn. He was a clerk in the National Insurance Company’s office, and a senior subaltern in the Dunedin City Rifles. He died as a result of injuries suffered while diving at the St.Clair Baths on 14th December 1902. He struck his head on the bottom of the baths, injuring his spine, and despite being taken to Dunedin Hospital he died later in the day.

(Details from the Otago Witness, Issue 2544, 17th December 1902, Page 29)

There are 4 Interments in this grave:

Surname	First names	Age	Date of death	Date of burial
DUNHOLM	JOHN STEVEN	36 Years	22-Jul-1911	05-Sep-1911
KERKHAM	ROGER	33 Years	15-Dec-1902	17-Dec-1902
NICHOLSON	MARY	71 Years	03-Apr-1900	05-Apr-1900
NICHOLSON	ROBERT	75 Years	18-Jan-1903	20-Jan-1903