Henry Martin Juckham

Born 9.11.1881     Place Pernau (Pärnu), Estonia     Ethnic origin Estonian   Religion Lutheran

Arrived at Australia -

Residence before enlistment

Occupation seaman

Service

service number 507   enlisted 2.09.1916 POE Townsville, Qld

unit 1 Australian Flying Squadron (Flying Corps)   rank rigger, 2nd class/Air-mechanic, 1st class/Air-mechanic

place Egypt, Palestine, 1916-1919

final fate RTA 10.07.1919       discharged 8.09.1919

Naturalisation -

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

The Australian Flying Corps was an élite unit and a small group of Russians was regarded as being sufficiently trustworthy to serve in it. They included three former seamen — Eloranta, Juckham and Tomrop — who served in the 1st Flying Squadron in Egypt. Edward Sevald, from Riga, who had studied at aviation school in Russia, had a successful career with the 3rd Flying Squadron in France as a sergeant mechanic. Frederick Dambelis, also from Riga, a former rigger who ‘understood motor car driving’, became an air-mechanic (2nd class).

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