| [Index] |
| John Joseph MELDRUM (1915 - 1997) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Living Living |
John Joseph MELDRUM (1915 - 1997) + Marion ELWORTHY (1919 - ) |
Frederick J MELDRUM | ||
| Mary Josephine O'BRIEN | ||||
| b. 06 Jan 1915 at Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. 12 May 1945 Marion ELWORTHY (1919 - ) at North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 08 Jun 1997 at Castlecrag, New South Wales, Australia aged 82 |
| Parents: |
| Frederick J MELDRUM |
| Mary Josephine O'BRIEN |
| Siblings (2): |
| Mary L A MELDRUM (1907 - ) |
| Robert H MELDRUM (1912 - ) |
| Children (2): |
| Grandchildren (4): |
| Events in John Joseph MELDRUM (1915 - 1997)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 06 Jan 1915 | John Joseph MELDRUM was born | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| 15 Apr 1940 | 25 | Enlisted - RAAF | Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 12 May 1945 | 30 | Married Marion ELWORTHY (aged 25) | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 10632/1945 | |
| 22 Jan 1946 | 31 | Discharged | |||
| 08 Jun 1997 | 82 | John Joseph MELDRUM died | Castlecrag, New South Wales, Australia | 22 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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Service Record
Name MELDRUM, JOHN JOSEPH Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 14450 Date of Birth 6 Jan 1915 Place of Birth GRAFTON, NSW Date of Enlistment 15 Apr 1940 Locality on Enlistment NORTHBRIDGE Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin MELDRUM, MARY Date of Discharge 22 Jan 1946 Rank Corporal Posting at Discharge CARE AND MAINTENANCE UNIT WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No MELDRUM JOHN JOSEPH : Service Number - 14450 : Date of birth - 06 Jan 1915 : Place of birth - GRAFTON NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - MELDRUM MARY During his RAAF service in New Guinea, John was badly injured when a torpedo fell from a winch and rolled onto his foot. Unable to pursue his prewar occupation, John joined the Post Office following his discharge. |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 190 (Name, Notes) |
| 22. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Ryerson obituary index, Title: Ryerson Obituary Index, Locn: http://ryersonindex.net/search.php |
| - Reference = (Death) |