"Don" Donald Victor JOHNSON

Born 23 April 1924 in Geraldton, Western Australia ^[P9]
Son of "Victor" Herbert Victor JOHNSON and Ethel May LUCAS ^[P9]
Resided with his parents in Geraldton 1924-1936 and in the Perth suburb of Highgate from 1936 onwards ^[200]
His father was the Member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Kalgoorlie from 1940 until 1958 ^[200]
Married "Les" Kathleen Lesley BOWMAN in the Perth suburb of Highgate on 22 October 1949 ^[P9]
Farmhand for his brother-in-law "John" David I. M. BOWMAN on The Home Farm / Prowaka Spring Farm in Carnamah 1949-1962 ^[P1]
Resided with his wife and later son in a house on Charles ROBERTSON's Woodbine Farm in Carnamah 1949-1952 ^[P9]
Resided with his wife, son and later daughter at the Bowman Homestead on Lot M950 of The Home Farm in Carnamah 1952-1962 ^[P9]
Resided with his wife and children at 9 Yarra Street in the Carnamah townsite 1962-1973 ^[P9]
Telephone number Carnamah-5D from 1951 to 1962 and then telephone number Carnamah-83 from 1962 onwards ^[60]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club - played for Carnamah Country 1949-1952 ^{[0: images 02992 & 04698]}
Pallbearer at the funeral of Clarence Thomas McCONKEY on 21 March 1950 at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth ^{[5: 23-Mar-1950]}
His father was a pallbearer at the funeral of his father-in-law John BOWMAN at the Winchester Cemetery on 28 July 1952 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1952]}
He and his wife left Carnamah in 1973 and shifted to Perth ^[P9]
In 1978 he was a retired Fitter and Turner and was living in Leeman ^[24]
Passed away at the age of 53 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs ^[24]
Father of Victor and Kathleen ^[P9]
Died 15 May 1978; buried at the Three Springs General Cemetery in Three Springs (Roman Catholic, Plot 83) ^[24]

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