"Bill" William Lionel JORDAN

Born 11 July 1917 in Cottesloe, Western Australia ^[16]
Son of William George JORDAN and Alba DUNDERDALE ^[P2]
Shop Assistant in his parents General Store in Three Springs ^[P2]
On Saturday 12 May 1934 attended the Carnamah Football Club's Grand Opening Ball at the Carnamah Hall ^{[5: 18-May-1934]}
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1934-35 and 1935-36 ^{[5: 22-Feb-1935, 1-Nov-1936]}
Member of the Three Springs Tennis Club in 1934-35 ^{[5: 5-Apr-1935]}
Member of the Three Springs Golf Club in 1935 and 1936 ^{[5: 17-May-1935, 10-Apr-1936]}
Performed an item with his father at the Annual Dominican Concert in Three Springs on 15 August 1935 ^{[5: 23-Aug-1935]}
Attended Miss Olive W. KAU's 21st birthday at Meadow Dale Farm in Coorow on Saturday evening 18 January 1936 ^{[5: 24-Jan-1936]}
Member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1936 ^{[5: 5-Jun-1936]}
Left Three Springs and shifted to Perth on 24 August 1936 after securing a job with the International Harvester Company ^{[5: 28-Aug-1936]}
He was the International Harvester Company's Representative for the South West for a few months in 1937 ^{[5: 11-Jun-1937, 23-Jul-1937]}
Visited his parents in Three Springs during the first weekend of June 1937 ^{[5: 11-Jun-1937]}
Returned to live in Three Springs on Saturday night 17 July 1937 ^{[5: 23-Jul-1937]}
Member of the Three Springs Golf Club in 1937 ^{[5: 30-Jul-1937]}
Towards the end of August 1937 he was in Perth attending an International Harvester Company conference ^{[5: 27-Aug-1937]}
Also at the conference was agent W. George MULLIGAN and representative Clifford J. BOND, both of Carnamah ^{[5: 27-Aug-1937]}
Assisted with the music at the North Midlands Popular Girl Competition Grand Ball in Three Springs on 31 August 1937 ^{[5: 3-Sep-1937]}
Supplier of music at the Farewell for Barney & Frances BARNHART at the Hall in Three Springs on 3 February 1938 ^{[4: 12-Feb-1938]}
Supplier of music at the Valedictory for Minnie WATSON & Arthur MORTIMER in Three Springs on 15 February 1938 ^{[4: 19-Feb-1938]}
Member of the No. 2 Troop of the "C" Squadron of the motorised 25th Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment in 1939 ^[P15]
The No. 2 Troop was a local militia unit made of people from the North Midlands and trained in Carnamah once a fortnight ^[P15]
Enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 26 August 1940 and was discharged on 7 May 1946 ^[16]
Flying Officer 17559 in the Royal Australian Air Force's R.A.A.F. Headquarters during the Second World War ^[16]
During the war or shortly afterwards he went to Queensland and married Sophie, whom he had met during the war ^[P2]

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