Halcombe, John (Jack) Bampfylde, 1902-1988 (Person)

SummaryAlso known as Jack Halcombe.

Son of John Cuthbert Halcombe and Lily Louise Macarthur. Arrived Mount Maunganui with family in 1920. Public Works Department wharf worker and goods-shed supervisor; early rugby player and tennis-club organiser. With brother Douglas Follett Halcombe, built the two story Adams Avenue house completed in 1925, later Mount View Guest House. Managed a store at Mangapehi. Married Enid Blanche; two children. Returned in 1945; bought Harold Clarke’s Adams Avenue store, operating it until about 1966. Lived at 18 Clyde Street in 1957. Helped establish the post-war Mount Maunganui golf course.

Sources: John Bampfylde Halcombe, oral-history interview, undated; Bob Scott, *Mount Maunganui, A History of the Land and Early Settlers from 1864*, pp. 48, 59-60, 62-63.
SourcesScott, Robert "Mount Maunganui, A History of the Land and Early Settlers from 1864", pages 48, 59-60, 62-63Interview wqith John Halcombe: Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries AV 22-007/13Bay of Plenty Photo News No. 66, page 66

John Halcombe during the first evening of the newly formed Mount Maunganui Old Identities Associationin 1967. Clipping from Bay of Plenty Photo News No. 66 (restored) page 65.

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Date of Birth9 August 1902Place of BirthFeildingDate of Death16 June 1988OccupationPublic Works workerStore manager

Whānau

MotherHalcombe, Lily Louise née MacarthurFatherHalcombe, John Cuthbert

Partner

PartnerHalcombe, Enid Blanche née ReinhardtDate Married11 January 1937

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Halcombe, John (Jack) Bampfylde, 1902-1988 (Person)