George Henry LOVELL
Born 7 April 1917 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [16]
Son of George LOVELL and Ellen LEE [54]
Grew up in the Australian state of Victoria and like his father worked on the railways [P15]
Travelled with a friend to Western Australia out of interest to see what was on the other side of the country [P15]
He went to the Labour Bureau in Perth where he obtained a job as a farmhand for Rex A. F. SOLLING in Winchester [P15]
Travelled up to Winchester on the train and had been instructed by Rex to let himself into the house as he would be away [P15]
Arrived in Winchester at night and when he opened the door of Rex's house several chooks flew out at him! [P15]
Farmhand for Rex A. F. SOLLING on Coopooloo Farm in Winchester [P15]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 16-Oct-1936, 25-Mar-1937]
Possibly also worked for Charles B. BURN on Wylam Farm, Winchester and Cyril RAYNER on Minawaha Farm, Carnamah [P7]
Competed in the Carnamah Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament at Centenary Park in Carnamah in March 1937 [5: 2-Apr-1937]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club [P15]
Farmhand for Frederick J. KAU on Meadow Dale Farm in Coorow [P15]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1937 [5: 14-May-1937]
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club [P15]
In 1937 was member of the representative North Midlands Football team [P15]
Said to have been well known in both the Carnamah and Coorow districts [0: image 04239]
Enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 4 November 1938 [16]
Served in a strategic position in northern Western Australia and later at Darwin during the Second World War [0: image 04239] [P15]
Married Olive Wilhelmina KAU, daughter of his former employer in Coorow, on 3 March 1943 in Perth [P15]
Remained in the Navy after the war and had been serving on the HMAS Melville prior to his death [16] [P15]
Passed away on impact or shortly afterwards after he fell off the balcony of the Navel Depot in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [P15]
Died 28 March 1962; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, NC, 307) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'George Henry Lovell' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/george-henry-lovell [reference list] |
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