Born 1905 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England [20] [21]
Son of law clerk Edward Charles DYER and Adelaide Leigh BROWN [20] [21]
In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings Mildred and John at 36 Bonser Road in Twickenham, Middlesex, England [20]
Prior to leaving England at the age of 18 years he had worked in the drapery trade [203]
His last address in England was Dunottar on Popes Grove in Twickenham, Middlesex, England [203]
Departed London, England on the steamship Hobsons Bay on 29 July 1924 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Farmer in Dudawa, East Arrino [50] [80: 13-Nov-1928]
Farmer in Three Springs 1930-1933 [5: 2-Jun-1933] [19]
Wrote to the Three Springs Road Board in 1931 appealing the rateable valuation on his property in Three Springs [4: 15-Aug-1931]
He and Miss Mary BLACK were given a surprise party prior leaving Three Springs on Friday 26 May 1933 [5: 26-May-1933]
They left Three Springs by the midnight train that night and were married in Perth in early June 1933 [5: 26-May-1933]
Married Mary Maxina BLACK in Perth in 1933 [66]
After their marriage settled on a group settlement block in the Manjimup district [5: 26-May-1933]
Farmer of Dunottar Farm in Manjimup [50]
He was killed by an explosion of gelignite which he had placed in a tree stump during clearing work on his farm [293: 24-Aug-1939]
His death at the age of 33 years left his wife with five young children [293: 24-Aug-1939]
Died 22 August 1939; buried at the Manjimup Cemetery on the South West Highway in Manjimup (Anglican, Plot 351) [286]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Benjamin Charles Dyer' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/benjamin-charles-dyer [reference list] |
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