Keith Findlater WILSON
Born 9 November 1921 in Wagin, Western Australia [16]
Student at the Dudawa State School in Dudawa, East Arrino [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Most originally dressed boy at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held in Arrino on Tuesday 12 September 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Won 1st for Crayon Drawing and Mapping and 2nd for Boys Prize Essay at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Awarded 1st prizes for Writing, Mapping and Crayon Drawing at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Competed at the Three Springs District Schools Athletic Championships held in Three Springs on Saturday 26 September 1936 [5]
Won the 14 Years Boys Running Race, 14 Years & Over Boys High Jump and 14 Years & Over Boys Flag Race [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Farmer on the Dudawa Estate in Dudawa, East Arrino [19]
Resided in Arrino until enlisting in the Australian Army on 1 October 1941 [16]
Gunner W20458 in the Australian Army's 3rd Field Regiment during part of the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 4 December 1942 [16]
After his discharge he returned to Arrino where in the local Volunteer Defence Corps for the remainder of the war [16]
Married Shirley MALLER in 1950 [66]
Became a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 19 October 1951 [96]
Farmer on the Dudawa Estate in Dudawa, East Arrino until at least 1975 [19]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Keith Findlater Wilson' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 10 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/keith-findlater-wilson [reference list] |
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