"TJ" Trevor Wells BIRCH
Born 5 May 1922 in Adelaide, South Australia [55]
Son of Cyril James BIRCH and Myrtle Margaret THOMSON [55]
Resided in Maya, Western Australia prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force in Perth on 14 September 1941 [16]
Warrant Officer 415298 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 114 Air Sea Rescue Flight during the Second World War [16]
During the war he flew on catalinas, which were American-Canadian built flying boats [45]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 6 June 1946 [16]
Married Mary Rose BURNS [39: 1-Apr-1939] [50]
Farmer of Myrtle Valley Farm in Maya [50] / Coorow [19]
Member of Coorow-Waddy Forest branch of the Farmers' Union in 1947 [5: 21-Mar-1947]
Member of Waddy Forest Tennis Club in 1948 [5: 11-Nov-1948, 18-Nov-1948]
He and his wife visited their aunt, Mrs E. RIGOLL of Jitarning, Narrogin, in February 1953 [416: 13-Feb-1953]
Member of the Coorow Parents & Citizens Association - was President in the 1950s [P361]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of South Perth [2]
Member of the Como Bowling Club [45]
Member and Secretary of the Como Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League [45]
Husband of Mary [45]
Father of Rodney and Malcolm [45]
Died 24 April 2006; cremated at the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Trevor Wells Birch' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/trevor-wells-birch [reference list] |
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