Seymour Allan Gomersall (1911 - 1979)

Born 8 Jul 1911 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Died 16 Jun 1979 at age 67 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

Allan Gomersall is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

P.O.W. Welcome Home

At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. Gomersall (Gympie) a welcome home party was held for Cpl. Alan A. Gomersall, fourth son of Mr. J. M. Gomersall, Imbil, late of Nambour.
Mr. E. Berg (Yandina), a returned P.O.W. friend, was also guest of honour.
Vocal solos were rendered by Mr. D. Rees. and Mrs. Rees was accompanist.
Those present were:-

• Mr. and Mrs. G. Gomersall,
• Mr. J. M. Gomersall,
• Mr. and Mrs. H. Barnes and Jim,
• Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Gomersall, John and Geraldine,
• Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gomersall,
• Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bury,
• Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Plater,
• Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fawkes,
• Mrs. H. Zahn,
• Misses P. Gomersall, N. Bury, D. Heilbronn,
• Private H. Gomersall (A.I.F.),
• Messrs. J. Gomersall, M. Gomersall, C. Bury, B. Fawkes, T. McAulay,
• Mr. and Mrs. Hillcoat,
• Mr. and Mrs. D. Rees,
• Mrs. Edwards.

The jollifications were continued throughout the following day at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gomersall.^[1]

->1911 Birth @ country, Queensland, Australia

Seymour Allan Gomersall was born on 08Jul1911. The Queensland birth index (Reg#1911/C/1540) also lists father as Joseph Mudford Gomersall, mother as Clara Rogers, with the registration district as being country, Queensland, Australia.^[2]

->1911 Engagement @ Gympie, Queensland, Australia

• Note: Engagement announced but no record of marriage in Queensland for either of them:-

[20 July 1940] — GOMERSALL—O'NEILL.—The engagement has been announced of Ailsa, only Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. O'Neill, Red Hill. Gympie, to Allan, fourth Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gomersall, Imbil.^[3]

->1979 Death @ country, Queensland, Australia

Seymour Allan Gomersall who was born about 1912, died on 16Jun1979. The Queensland death index (Reg#1979/C/2095) also lists father as Joseph Mudford Gomersall, mother as Clara Rose Rogers, with the registration district as being country, Queensland, Australia.^[2]

->1979 Burial @ Nambour Garden Lawn Cemetery, Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Seymour Allan Gomersall (1912-1979) was buried at the Nambour Garden Lawn Cemetery, Nambour, Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland, Australia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ P.O.W. Welcome Home (1945, September 21). Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved September 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78519029
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 'Birth Death and Marriage indexes.' Qld Govt Search Historical Records, https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ Accessed 26Sep2021,
3. ↑ Family Notices (1940, July 20). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 15. Retrieved September 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40920519
4. ↑ Seymour Allan Gomersall (1912-1979) on Find A Grave: Memorial #159070023 retrieved 01 October 2021

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 September 2021, 10:52), entry for Seymour Allan Gomersall (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9796-ZHD ); contributed by various users.