Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Norman Edley Searle Bonapart Beecroft and Mary Blanch Osborne

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Husband Norman Edley Searle Bonapart Beecroft [9163] ¹

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           Born: 2 Apr 1894 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jul 1982 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia

         Buried: 1982 - Wallerawang General Cemetery, Wallerawang, Lithgow City, New South Wales, Australia 3 4
FamilySearch ID: G94H-RZ2
Find A Grave ID: 50762089

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         Father: Henry Edwin Beecroft [9053] (1852-1935) 5 6
         Mother: Mary Ann Murray [9115] (1855-1929) 7

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       Marriage: 15 Jun 1915 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1

Events

• Military: World War II, 31 May 1942, Ganbenang, NSW, Australia. Service Record
Name BEECROFT, NORMAN EDBY SEARL
Service Australian Army
Service Number N349306
Date of Birth 2 Apr 1894
Place of Birth TYDSDALE, NSW
Date of Enlistment 31 May 1942
Locality on Enlistment TYDSDALE
Place of Enlistment GANBENANG, NSW
Next of Kin BEECROFT, MARY
Date of Discharge 30 Sep 1945
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 23 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No.

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Wife Mary Blanch Osborne [9166] ¹

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           Born: 1895 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1954 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1 8

         Buried: Sep 1954 - Wallerawang General Cemetery, Wallerawang, Lithgow City, New South Wales, Australia 3 4 9
Find A Grave ID: 50762597

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Children

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1 M Norman John Beecroft [9167] ¹

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           Born: 29 Feb 1916 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1916 1 8
         Buried: 

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2 M Joseph Martin Henry Beecroft [9168] ¹

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           Born: 29 Oct 1917 - Wallerawang, NSW, Australia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Feb 1998 - Lidsdale, NSW, Australia 1 10

         Buried: 19 Feb 1998 - Wallerawang General Cemetery, Wallerawang, Lithgow City, New South Wales, Australia 1 3 4
FamilySearch ID: G94H-8BD
Find A Grave ID: 50762132

         Spouse: Beryl Alice Arnott [9778] (1929-1998)
           Marr: 1946 - Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia 11

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3 M John Oliver Beecroft [9169]

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           Born: 22 Jan 1919 - Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Oct 2004 - Lithgow District Hospital, Lithgow, NSW, Australia 10
         Buried: 

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Sources

1 graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com).

2 World War II Nominal Roll (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/).

3 Findagrave.com.

4 Australian Cemeteries Index (http://austcemindex.com/).

5 marycotter001@gmail.com, Cotters, Ruths, Kealys, Clancys, Lyalls, etc (http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=marycotter&id=I95300757&ti=5544).

6 pspadaro@vtown.com.au, Pat's Maternal Tree (rootsweb.com).

7 dftgen60@gmail.com, None (rootsweb.com).

8 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).

9 (http://www.rawbw.com/~wrathall/paul_wrathall/D0004/G0000054.html#Q7ZQ-VQ).

10 THE RYERSON INDEX

to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers (http://www.ryersonindex.org/).

11 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Kingsford district, 20042/1946.