John Norman RISHWORTH^[1]

1876 - 1947  (70 years)

• Name	John Norman RISHWORTH
  Born	13 Dec 1876	New Zealand
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Mar 1947	Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
  Buried	4 Mar 1947	Undertaker CH Barker Ltd, Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
  Person ID	I508258	mytree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Shiers RISHWORTH,   b. 1837, Bingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 23 Oct 1918, Devonport, New Zealand  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Emily Sarah PALMER,   b. 25 Sep 1848, Alverstoke, Gosport, England ,   d. 5 Nov 1924, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1868	New Zealand
  Family ID	F502011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Norman Rishworth mentioned in the New Zealand Dental Services: Chapter 1 - The Origin and Development of the New Zealand Dental Corps in the Great War 1914-18 "In November 1915 the New Zealand Dental Corps came into being. It was to be a separate organisation from the New Zealand Medical Corps, controlled by a Director of Dental Services in the rank of liutenant-colonel, with tw o Assistant Directors in the rank of major. Mr Hunter became the first DOS and Dr Pickerill and Mr JN Rishworth were appointed as ADDSs. Principal Dental Officers were appointed to the main mobilisati on camps, those dental officers attached to the NZMC were transferred to the new Corps and additional officers were appointed. The Gazette Notice of the formation of the New Zealand Dental Corps appea red on 24 February 1916"

  
  

• Sources

  [S500335] Wolskel/Haeberlin Web Site, Richard Harold Wolskel, John Norman RISHWORTH (Reliability: 3), 23 Jun 2020. Added via a Smart Match