"Chris" William Christie Hall HAINES
Born 21 December 1898 in Fremantle, Western Australia [16]
Son of "Gillie" Gilford HAINES and Ellen REYNOLDS [15]
Farmhand in Three Springs [10: 25-Jul-1916] [18]
He donated five shillings to the Moora District Hospital Fund during November 1912 [9: 15-Nov-1912]
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1914 [9: 23-Oct-1914]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 17 July 1916 [18]
After enlisting left Three Springs and entered into camp with the Australian Imperial Force at Blackboy Hill [10: 25-Jul-1916]
As his father was also serving in the A.I.F. he gave his next of kin as his brother Gilford Herbert HAINES of Three Springs [18]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916 [18]
Private 6089 in the Australian Imperial Force's 28th Battalion and later Kit Store during the First World War [18]
Following the end of hostilities he returned to Western Australian on 3 March 1919 [18]
His name appears on the Three Springs Honour Board, which was unveiled on Tuesday 3 June 1919 [9: 6-Jun-1919] [10: 13-Jun-1919]
Clearing Contractor in Three Springs 1922-1934 [6]
Operator of the Lantern Lecture conducted in Carnamah by Rev. Alex JAMES on Saturday evening 5 July 1919 [10: 11-Jul-1919]
Won the Returned Men's Race at the Peace Celebrations held in Three Springs on Saturday 19 July 1919 [10: 25-Jul-1919]
Attended May BERRIGAN's 21st Birthday held at the Agricultural Hall in Three Springs on Friday 12 September 1919 [9: 19-Sep-1919]
Official witness of the marriage of his father and Mary Ann Letitia HENNELL in Three Springs on 3 March 1920 [P389]
Member of the Three Springs Merrymakers/Dramatic Company in 1920 [10: 6-Aug-1920]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club 1920-1922 [10: 23-Jul-1920, 12-May-1922]
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1920-21, 1921-22 and 1922-23 [9: 21-Jan-1921. 9-Feb-1923] [10: 17-Feb-1922]
Member of the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee in 1924 [124]
Married Doreen Olive CLARKE in Perth in 1924 [66]
Attended the Three Springs Football Club's Welcome Home Social for two newly wedded couples on 1 November 1929 [4: 9-Nov-1929]
Resided in South Perth prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 21 July 1940 [16]
Captain W237674 in the Australian Army's Headquarters W/Comd during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 21 April 1947 [16]
Resided of late in South Perth [2]
Died 3 July 1977; ashes interred at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth (EC Section, Garden of Remembrance, 14, 152) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'William Christie Hall Haines' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/william-christie-hall-haines [reference list] |
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