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Frank Edward TREW

Frank Edward TREW

Male 1914 - 1942  (27 years)    Has 48 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Frank Edward TREW  [1
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth 23 Aug 1914  East Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Between 1939 and 1942 
    World War 2 - WX27126 - AIF - Gunner, 55 Australian Anti-Aircraft Company, Searchlight Battery 
    Burial Aug 1942  Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Perth War Cemetery-S-B001 KB00069909
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    Plot: S-B001
    Newspaper Article 22 Aug 1942  [3
    Death 22 Aug 1942  Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Newspaper Article 24 Aug 1942  [4
    Newspaper Article 24 Aug 1942  [5
    Newspaper Article 27 Aug 1942  [6
    Newspaper Article 16 Oct 1942  [7
    Newspaper Article 17 Oct 1942  [8
    Siblings 10 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Robert TREW,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    Ann BEND,   b. Abt 1843, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1928, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I4102  MyBradyTree | Descendant of Convict James ANDERSON, BRADY, KT, P2, KH2, KMS, Descendant of Convict George TREW
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2023 

    Father Ancestors Samuel George TREW,   b. 21 May 1885, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1946, Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Elsie Jane THOMPSON,   b. 18 Apr 1890, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1968, Wembley Downs, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 27 Apr 1909  Guildford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma WOOLHEAD,   b. 13 Sep 1914, Wellington, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 2010, Mosman Park, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Other Partners: Ronald Michael SMITH  m. UNKNOWN 
    Marriage 1935  Swan, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number #13 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F2016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Aug 1914 - East Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1935 - Swan, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aug 1942 - Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Aug 1942 - Sawyers Valley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
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    Plot: S-B001

  • Notes 
    • Grave Location
      KARRAKATTA PERTH WAR CEMETERY (SMYTHE RD) S B001
      Cemetery Area or Denomination Section Gravesite

      http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/register.nsf

      In Memory of
      FRANK EDWARD TREW
      Gunner
      WX27126
      A.I.F. 55 A.A. Bty., Royal Australian Artillery
      who died on
      Saturday, 22nd August 1942. Age 27.
      Additional Information: Son of Samuel George and Elise Jane Trew; husband of Emma Trew of Cottesloe.

      Commemorative Information
      Cemetery: PERTH WAR CEMETERY AND ANNEX, Western Australia, Australia
      Grave Reference/
      Panel Number: S.B.1.

      Historical Information: Perth War Cemetery was established by the Army in 1942 as a last resting place of those who died on service during the 1939-1945 War, and the remains of many casualties were brought in from civil cemeteries and temporary military cemeteries, so that they might lie among their comrades. It was also used for the burial of those who died of wounds in Hollywood Military Hospital after return from operational areas, and of others who died from accident or sickness. The cemeteries from which casualties were moved include Albany General Cemetery, Ballidu General Cemetery, Boulder General Cemetery, Broome War Cemetery, Bunbury General Cemetery, Harvey War Cemetery, Kalgoorlie General Cemetery, Karrakatta General Cemetery, Margaret River General Cemetery, Merredin War Cemetery, Moora War Cemetery, Narrogin General Cemetery, Northam General Cemetery and York General Cemetery. There are less than 20, 1914-18 war and nearly 500, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this cemetery. Among them is "Bluey" Truscott (Sqdn. Ldr. Keith W. Truscott, D.F.C. and Bar, Mentioned in Despatches) the football star and famous Australian air ace, who was a member from its beginning of the first Australian fighter squadron to be formed in the United Kingdom. During the battle of Milne Bay his Squadron - No. 76 - together with No. 75 Squadron played a vital part in halting the Japanese advance on Australia's doorstep. The cemetery was taken over by the Commission in February 1949. The writing desk in the Records Building at the main entrance was the gift of the Government of Western Australia on behalf of the people of the State. It holds the register containing the names and service particulars of those buried or commemorated in the cemetery, and the visitors' book. In this building, too, is the Western Australia Cremation Memorial. Immediately adjoining Perth War Cemetery, and originally part of it, is an enclosure known as the Perth War Cemetery Netherlands Annexe, with a separate entrance on Smythe Road. Here are buried 4 men of the Netherlands Navy, 1 man of the Netherlands Air Force and 21 Dutch civilians, 5 of whom are not identified. These civilians were evacuees from Java who were flown to Australia. As the seaplanes came to rest in Broome harbour they were attacked by Japanese fighter aircraft and all were sunk. There were many survivors, but a number whose bodies were not recovered also lost their lives.

  • Reference  Darryl Brady. "Frank Edward TREW". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4102&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed October 1, 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S271] pascoesplace-at-gmail.com, Gail Darrelle Pascoe (nee James), Some Information Submitted by Gail Darrelle Pascoe (nee James).

    2. [S592] mcb-at-mcb.wa.gov.au, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board Index.

    3. [S954] Trove, Two On BUs Step Crushed. (1942, August 22). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 1 Edition: LATE SPORTS. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78296842.

    4. [S954] Trove, Family Notices. (1942, August 24). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47344745.

    5. [S954] Trove, STANDING ON BUS STEP. (1942, August 24). Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), p. 2. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95171297.

    6. [S954] Trove, Family Notices. (1942, August 27). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47345137.

    7. [S954] Trove, Brushed Off Bus, Killed. (1942, October 16). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), p. 9 Edition: HOME EDITION. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78297874.

    8. [S954] Trove, BUS FATALITY. (1942, October 17). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47351667.