Born 16 August 1912 in Midland Junction, Western Australia [16]
Son of Edwin Livingstone GARTRELL and Mary Alexandra TARRY [15]
Brother of "Cliff" Clifton Henry Livingstone GARTRELL, who was a railway employee in Carnamah [4: 28-Jan-1933] [19]
In December 1932 he was working in Carnamah as a Wheat Lumper [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Played in a cricket match between the "Lumpers" and the Carnamah Cricket Club on Sunday 11 December 1932 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Played for the Bachelors in a 'Benedicts verses Bachelors' cricket match in Carnamah on Sunday 18 December 1932 [5: 23-Dec-1932]
Resided in Carnamah town in 1933 [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1932 and 1933 [4: 4-Mar-1933] [5: 21-Oct-1932]
Competitor in John KENNY's Billiard Tournaments conducted within Mackie's Buildings in Carnamah in 1933 [5: 26-May-1933, 21-Jul-1933]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1933 [5: 16-Jun-1933]
In early October 1933 his dog died after an unknown person illegally poisoned dogs around Carnamah [5: 13-Oct-1933]
Married Norah K. MORRIS in 1934 [16]
Resided in Bunbury prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 19 February 1941 [16]
Sergeant 29929 in the Royal Australian Air Force's 10 Stores Depot during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 8 February 1946 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Glendalough [2]
Died 5 July 2004; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lance Howard Memorial Gardens, 1E, 103) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Harry William Gartrell' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/harry-william-gartrell [reference list] |
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