Graham Mervyn Illidge (1922 - 1998)

Born 26 Dec 1922 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 3 Nov 1998 at age 75 in Kippa-Ring, Queensland, Australia

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Graham Mervyn Illidge is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Biography

Graham was born on 26 Dec 1922 in SYDNEY, NSW, Australia. ^[1] He was the son of Mervyn George Illidge and Ellen Sarah Malvern Green.

->1941-1946 Military Service @ Australia

ILLIDGE GRAHAM MERVYN : Service Number - QX42911 : Date of birth - 26 Dec 1922 : Place of birth - SYDNEY NSW : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - ILLIDGE NELL^[1]

29 Dec 1941: Enlisted

31 Jan 1946: Discharged ^[2]

->1944 Marriage @ Presbyterian Church, Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

1944 ILLIDGE — SILVER. — On 29th April at 6 p.m., in Ann St. Presbyterian Church, Jean, elder Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Silver, Taringa, to A/Bdr G. M. Illidge, A.I.F. youngest Son of Mr. & Mrs. M. G. Illidge, Clayfield.^[3]

->1952 Traffic Offence @ Mourilyan Road, Post Office, South Innisfail, Queensland, Australia

"I HAVE HIT SO MANY HORSES AND COWS ON TO ROAD" — WHEN the name of Graham Mervyn Illidge was called in the Innisfail Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, the charge being failing to dip his headlights at night on Mourilyan Road, there was no appearance of defendant, who resides in Cairns, and the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. E. J. Pearce heard the case exparte. Senior Sergt. B. N. Linde prosecuted. ...continued^[4]

->1998 Death @ at Kippa-Ring, late of Bribie Island, formerly of Strathpine and Cairns

Death notice of Graham Mervyn ILLIDGE died 03Nov1998 at at Kippa-Ring, late of Bribie Island, formerly of Strathpine and Cairns,Death notice published 07/11/1998 Courier Mail (Brisbane)^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} National Library of Australia military personal records, Record search,National Archives Australia: 4478165, results for ILLIDGE GRAHAM MERVYN
2. ↑ RSL Virtual War Memorial for ILLIDGE, Graham Mervyn, https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/709696
3. ↑ Family Notices (1944, April 23). Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Qld. : 1926 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved February 20, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97945475
4. ↑ "I HAVE HIT SO MANY HORSES AND COWS ON THIS ROAD" (1952, October 29). The Evening Advocate (Innisfail, Qld. : 1941 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved February 20, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212581950
5. ↑ 'Death Notices and obituaries.' The Ryerson Index. Accessed 19Feb2017. http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

See also

• Descendants of George Silver (I5942) and Margaret Duncan.