Harry Batterbee

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir Harry Batterbee GCMG KCVO MA was a prominent British civil servant and diplomat and first British High Commissioner to New Zealand. Harry Batterbee was born in 1880 in Faversham in his parents' house at 62 Newton Road. His father, Napoleon Batterbee, was the son of a compositor, and had come to the town in 1859 to teach at the District National Schools, which reportedly had a Europe-wide reputation for its excellent premises and progressive methods. Harry's mother, Sarah, was from a family of local grocers. In 1890 Harry started his education at Faversham Grammar School and from there won a scholarship to Hertford College, Oxford. His stature, standing 6ft 4in, lent itself to an excellent sporting reputation.