Born 26 August 1906 in Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [28]
Son of coal miner Samuel LOCKE and Catherine KEARS [28]
He was the youngest of six children with elder siblings Catherine, Agnes, Maggie, Annie, and John [20]
Yardman at the Commercial Hotel in Three Springs 1940-1942 [16] [19]
Trooper W1984 in the local 25th Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment 1940-1942 [16]
Later resided in South Bunbury [2]
Died 15 January 1958; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australkia (Presbyterian, JA, 823) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'William Cooper Kears Locke' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/william-cooper-kears-locke [reference list] |
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