"Nell" Eleanor DARLING
Born 7 July 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia [16]
Daughter of Arthur Garfield DARLING and Rosa BROWN [P366]
Shifted with her mother and brothers Hugh and John to join their father in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1914 [293: 17-May-1915]
Resided with her parents on Inering Farm in Carnamah in 1914 [293: 17-May-1915]
Following their mother's departure herself and her brothers resided with their father and later stepmother at Inering [P190]
Came 3rd in the 10-12 years Girls Running Race at the Peace Day Celebrations in Carnamah on Saturday 19 July 1919 [10: 25-Jul-1919]
Along with her father and stepmother left their Inering Farm in Carnamah and shifted to New South Wales in 1923 [P190]
Resided with her father and stepmother on Inering Farm in Mullaley, New South Wales, Australia [P190]
Resided in Mullaley, New South Wales until enlisting in the Australian Army on 1 October 1942 [16]
Lieutenant NX125946 in the Australian Army's 2/9 General Hospital AANF AIF during the Second World War [16]
Following the end of the war she was discharged from the Australian Army on 31 July 1946 [16]
Late in life she married her cousin Laurie DARLING, son of famous cricketer Joe DARLING [P190]
Resided with her husband in Tasmania, Australia [P190]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Eleanor Darling' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/eleanor-darling [reference list] |
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