Frank Neville Wynne (1901 - 1959)

Born 2 Feb 1901 in Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1959 at about age 57 in Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Frank Wynne was born in New South Wales, Australia

Frank Neville Wynne was born on 2nd February 1901 in Sydney's eastern suburbs, New South Wales, Australia. He was the fourth son of George Wynne and Alice Papprill. ^[1]

Frank married Kathleen ... They made their home in Willoughby, in Sydney's northern suburbs. ^[2]

Frank Wynne is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1942-1947
Eastern Area HQ

On 21st March 1942, with the Japanese Empire threatening Australia's north, Frank enlisted in the Australian Army's Volunteer Defence Corps. He was allocated to the 8th Battalion, based at Willoughby. He was discharged about six months later, ^[3] so that he could be commissioned in the Royal Australian Air Force. His final posting, with the rank of Flight Lieutenant, was to Eastern Area Headquarters, before resigning his commission on 11th April 1947. ^[4]

Aged 58 years, he passed away in 1959 in Sydney's northern suburbs. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #8658/1901; registered at Waverley
2. ↑ ascertained from service records
3. ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: N172630 Private Frank Neville Wynne; accessed 26 Apr 2024
4. ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: 70585 Flight Lieutenant Frank Neville Wynne; accessed 26 Apr 2024
5. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #21071/1959; registered at Chatswood