Gordon William Brien (1919 - 1937)

Born 1919 in Birregurra, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1937 at about age 18 in Birregurra, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Gordon William Brien was born at Birregurra 1919.^[1]

Gordon William Brien died at Birregurra 1937 age 18.^[2]

--Extract from The Argus (Melbourne) 29th July 1937^[3]--

DRAGGED TO DEATH BY SEED DRILL Brother Was Driving COLAC. Wednesday-At Whoorel, near Birregurra, Gordon William Brien, aged 18 years, was killed when working with his brother Harold on a seed drill. The drill was drawn by a tractor drawn by Harold Brien, and it was only when the tractor was stopped to obtain more seed that It was found that Gordon Brien's clothing had been caught in the drill and he had been dragged along the field. He died soon afterwards. He was the son of Mr and Mrs W H Brien of Daraga, Whoorel

Interred at Whoorel/Birregurra Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Register 8983/1919
2. ↑ Death: Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Register 15860/1937
3. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11083459
4. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Gordon-Brien/9491960