[Index]

Edwin John DECENT (1903 - 1949)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Edwin John DECENT (1903 - 1949) + Elizabeth J S CLIFT	Joseph Henry DECENT (1873 - 1944)	Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)
			Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874)	Henry ROURKE (1812 - 1879)
				Jemima MARSHALL (1811 - 1901)
		Florence Emmeline THOMAS (1876 - 1960)	Edwin THOMAS
			Emmeline Sarah Jane BRETT

b. 1903 at Waratah, NSW, Australia

m. 1930 Elizabeth J S CLIFT at Singleton, NSW, Australia

d. 1949 at Rylstone, NSW, Australia aged 46

Near Relatives of Edwin John DECENT (1903 - 1949)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Joseph Henry DECENT	24 Oct 1842	Dover, Kent, England	19 Sep 1920	North Sydney, NSW, Australia	77
Grandmother	Jemima ROURKE	13 Jul 1849	Maitland, NSW, Australia	12 Aug 1874	Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia	25
Grandfather	Edwin THOMAS
Grandmother	Emmeline Sarah Jane BRETT
Father	Joseph Henry DECENT	07 Dec 1873	Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia	02 Mar 1944	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	70
Mother	Florence Emmeline THOMAS	21 Apr 1876	Queensland, Australia	1960	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	84
Self	Edwin John DECENT	1903	Waratah, NSW, Australia	1949	Rylstone, NSW, Australia	46
Wife	Elizabeth J S CLIFT
Sister	Lisle E DECENT	1897	Waratah, NSW, Australia	1963	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	66
Sister	Kathleen DECENT	1899	Waratah, NSW, Australia
Aunt	Constance Vinian DECENT			01 Sep 1923	Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Aunt	Maria C DECENT			1890	Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia
Aunt	Anne Mabel DECENT	1870	Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia	13 Jan 1949	Sydney, NSW, Australia	79
Uncle	George Kenneth CLIFT	1862	Maitland, NSW, Australia	07 Apr 1934	Scone, NSW, Australia	72
Uncle	Harold Marshall DECENT	18 Jul 1874	Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1945	East Sunshine, Victoria	71
Aunt	Amelia Grace LYE
Uncle	Harry William DECENT	10 Jun 1877	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Uncle	Thomas Fox DECENT	1878	St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aunt	Rubie Ethel DECENT	1880	St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1971	Newtown, NSW, Australia	91
Uncle	Alexander STOBO
Aunt	Cecile Edwin DECENT	1882	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1962	Katoomba, NSW, Australia	80
Uncle	Alma Pearl SMITH			1975	NSW, Australia
Uncle	Roland Leopold DECENT	1884	Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia	1954	Campsie, Sydney, Australia	70
Aunt	Nina C DECENT	1886	Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia	1890	Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia	4
Uncle	Ashley Howard DECENT	1888	Granville, NSW, Australia	1966	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	78
Aunt	Ruby Isobel POWELL
Uncle	Leslie S DECENT	1890	Granville, NSW, Australia	aft 1934		44
Aunt	Alice M DECENT	1894	Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1894	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	0
Cousin	Richard Joseph CLIFT	1901	Scone, NSW, Australia
Cousin	Daughter (DECENT)	11 Jun 1907	Summer Hill, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law	Hugh Kenneth LEWIS-HUGHES
Brother in Law	Eric J SMITH

Events in Edwin John DECENT (1903 - 1949)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1903		Edwin John DECENT was born	Waratah, NSW, Australia	Note 1	17
1930	27	Married Elizabeth J S CLIFT	Singleton, NSW, Australia	Reg No 2354/1930	17
10 Mar 1942	39	Military Service	Glen Alisi, NSW	Note 2	61
02 Mar 1944	41	Death of father Joseph Henry DECENT (aged 70)	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	Note 3	17
1949	46	Edwin John DECENT died	Rylstone, NSW, Australia	Note 4	17

Note 1: Reg No 26050/1903 - Joseph H and Florence E

Note 2: Service Record Name DECENT, EDWIN JOHN Service Australian Army Service Number NX91794 Date of Birth 12 Jun 1908 Place of Birth WARATAH, NSW Date of Enlistment 10 Mar 1942 Locality on Enlistment GLEN ALISI Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin DECENT, ELIZABETH Date of Discharge 28 May 1945 Rank Bombardier Posting at Discharge 475 HY AA TP WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No

Note 3: Reg No 1701/1944 - parents Joseph Henry and Jemima

Note 4: Reg No 14220/1949 - Joseph Henry and Florence Emmaline

Source References:

17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register

- Reference = (Name, Notes)

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Reg No 14220/1949 - Joseph Henry and Florence Emmaline

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Reg No 2354/1930

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Reg No 26050/1903 - Joseph H and Florence E

61. Type: Web Page, Abbr: WW2 Australian nominal roll, Title: WW2 Australian nominal roll

- Reference = (Military Service)

- Notes: Service Record Name DECENT, EDWIN JOHN Service Australian Army Service Number NX91794 Date of Birth 12 Jun 1908 Place of Birth WARATAH, NSW Date of Enlistment 10 Mar 1942 Locality on Enlistment GLEN ALISI Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin DECENT, ELIZABETH Date of Discharge 28 May 1945 Rank Bombardier Posting at Discharge 475 HY AA TP WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No

Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 7 Jun 2025