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3 unusual facts about Henry Wigram


Henry Wigram

His mother was Mary Anne Pomeroy, a daughter of the 5th Viscount Harberton (1790–1862).

Together with his brother, William Arthur Wigram, Henry bought a malthouse and brickworks business in the Heathcote Valley between Christchurch and Lyttelton.

Pilot Training School

Military pilot training during World War I was undertaken by private contractors; principally the New Zealand Flying School of the Walsh Brothers in Auckland and the Canterbury Aviation Company formed by Henry Wigram in Christchurch.



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