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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Verdun Charles COUSINS

Born 31 May 1916 in Moora, Western Australia [16]
Son of "Bert" Albert Henry COUSINS and Elizabeth DODD [P2]
Resided with his parents on Hillview Farm in Arrino [P2]
Member of the Arrino Football Club in 1934, 1936 and 1937 [5: 25-May-1934, 19-Jun-1936, 14-May-1937]
Attended the Parkinson Tennis Club's Dance held on Saturday 14 April 1934 at the Carnamah Hall [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Received the medal for being the Arrino Football Club's Most Improved Player for the 1934 season [5: 5-Oct-1934]
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Premiership Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on  Saturday 20 October 1934 [5: 26-Oct-1934]
Attended the Three Springs C.W.A. Ball at the Three Springs Hall on the evening of Thursday 22 November 1934 [5: 23-Nov-1934]
Member of the Arrino Tennis Club in 1934-35 and 1935-36 [5: 1-Mar-1935, 15-May-1936]
Member of the Arrino Cricket Club in 1934-35 and 1936-37 [5: 22-Feb-1935, 4-Dec-1936]
Resided in Arrino until enlisting in the Australian Army in Arrino on 23 July 1941 [16]
Private W20359 in the Australian Army's 16th Battalion during a portion of the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 4 May 1942 and the next day enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force [16]
Leading Aircraftman 80399 in the Royal Australian Air Force's CMU Cressy during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 22 March 1946 [16]
After being discharged resided with his wife in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[P2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Verdun Charles Cousins' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/verdun-charles-cousins [reference list]




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