Norman Reginald Shuttleworth (1909)

Born 5 Apr 1909 in Stawell, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Elizabeth Burke — married 1930 in Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Born 5 Apr 1909. Stawell, Vic, Australia. ^[1]

Note: «b»The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Wed 19 Dec 1951 Page 7 HUMANE SOCIETY «/b»AWARDS: HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS: Spirit of Valor. "Still Lives On". The State Governor (Sir Dallas Brooks) told winners of Royal Humane Society awards yesterday that their deeds proved the spirit of valor and adventure, shown in two world wars, still lived on. In a simple, but moving, ceremony recipients from all walks of life and of all ages received their certificates, and medals from the Governor at Government House. "You people typify the finest qualities. of citizenship- courage and bravery, " Sir Dallas Brooks told the select gathering. Paddy McBricn, a neatly dressed seven - year - old schoolboy, who received the bronze medal, "stole the show." Hardly as high as the Governor's waist, the young, fairhaired lad stood erect, completely at ease, as the society secretary (Mr. L. J. Stephens) read the citation: "Paddy McBrien rescued Louise and Juanita Letterman, aged two years and 15 months respectively, from a burning house at Warracknabeal on January 25, 1951. - . "Noticing the house on fire, he first wheeled a third baby in a pram on the verandah to safety, entered . the burning. house, let down the side of one cot and carried Juanita out to the rear, and returned for Louise. He passed, the flames four times." ' Hand in Hand. 2 When the ceremony had finished and the gathering had adjourned outside Government House, the Governor and Paddy (with his medal affixed to his coat) walked hand in hand, meeting others. ' The following received awards:- SILVER MEDAL.- Roy Hilary Gorham, North Carlton, cleaner, who rescued Stanley Gittos, who was attacked by a polar bear at the Zoological Gardens on March 15, 1950; and James Robertson McCulley, Hawthorn, able seaman, who rescued Allan Lansley, pilot, near the entrance to Macquarie Harbor, Strahan, Tasmania, on July 17, 1950. BRONZE MEDAL: Erica Ruth Starick, Dimboola; Norman «b» Reginald Shuttleworth«/b», Stawell; Graeme Ernest J. Wood,- Coburg, Paddy McBrien, Hamilton: Wallace Orsborne Cameron, Loch;.

Marriage Husband Norman Reginald Shuttleworth. Wife Myrtle Elizabeth Burke. Marriage 1930 , VIC, Australia. ^[2]

Husband John Richard Shuttleworth. Wife Anna Jane Knight. Marriage 6 May 1901. , VIC, Australia. ^[3] Child: Arthur Shuttleworth. Child: Harold Edward Shuttleworth. Child: Norman Reginald Shuttleworth.

Norman Reginald Shuttleworth was living in Ararat, in 1977 according to the electoral roll of that year.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S99
2. ↑ Source: #S190
3. ↑ Source: #S99

• Source: S99 database, Ancestry.com, \i Ancestry.com.au\i0   Ancestry.com Publication: (http://www.ancestry.com.au/ : 2012)
• Government of Victoria, "Victorian BDM online search," database, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history : accessed 21 Nov 2019), births; Norman Reginald Shuttleworth 14634 / 1909.
• Victorian Government, Victorian Birth Death and Marriage online index (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj), Norman Reginald Shuttleworth and Myrtle Elizabeth Burke 1930 / 8530. Cit. Date: 4 Feb 2016.