George Lyndon Carpenter (1872 - 1948)

Born 20 Jun 1872 in Millers Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie Lindsay (Rowell) Carpenter — married 1899 in Victoria, Australia

Died 9 Apr 1948 at age 75 in Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

George Carpenter was born in New South Wales, Australia

George Carpenter is Notable.

George Lyndon Carpenter was born on 20 June 1872 at Millers Forest, near Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia. His father was Tristan de Cunha Carpenter and his mother Hannah (Worboys) Carpenter.^[1]

He married Minnie Lindsay Rowell in 1899 in Victoria, Australia. ^[2]

Salvation Army

George became the 5th General of the Salvation Army in 1939, and held the post until 1946, when he retired. He spent the war years in London, and visited Australia in December, 1945. ^[3]

In his young days he had worked as a printer with newspapers in Raymond Terrace and Katoomba. He joined the Salvation Army in 1892, trained in Melbourne, was commissioned, and spent 18 years on training, literary and property work in Australia.

From 1911 to 1927 he served at the Salvation Army's International Headquarters in London. During this time he was mostly engaged as literary secretary to General Bramwell Booth.

He returned to Australia in 1927 and held positions including Chief Secretary, before being appointed, In 1933, Territorial Commander in South America, and in 1937 in Canada. He travelled to the United States, South America, Europe, Scandinavia and New Zealand.

He died on 9 April 1948 in the Salvation Army Home, Stanmore, New South Wales. ^{[4] [5]} He was buried on 12 April 1948 at Rookwood General Cemetery. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Search Birth CARPENTER GEORGE LYNDON, father Tristan De Acunha, mother HANNAH, 20 Jun 1872, District Raymond Terrace, Registration No 16745/1872
2. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Marriages online index Marriage, ROWELL Minnie Lindsay and CARPENTER Geo Lydon, 1899, Victoria, Registration number: 4124 / 1899
3. ↑ Australian-Born Salvation Army Leader's Death (1948, April 10). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from NLA Trove
4. ↑ Australian-Born Salvation Army Leader's Death (1948, April 10). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134337859
5. ↑ NSW Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online Index Search Death CARPENTER GEORGE LYNDON, father CHRISTIAN D'ACHUNA, mother HANNAH, 9 Apr 1948, District PETERSHAM, Registration No 8819/1948
6. ↑ SALVATION ARMY (1948, April 13). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from NLA Trove
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #188470417, database and images (accessed 19 June 2022), memorial page for George Lyndon Carpenter (20 Jun 1874–9 Apr 1948), citing Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by alisonc1109 (contributor 48349597)

See also:

Wikipedia, accessed 19 June 2022.

and the more detailed:

George Hazell, 'Carpenter, George Lyndon (1872–1948)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, ADB ANU, published first in hardcopy 2005, accessed online 19 June 2022.