Helen Mary Beale (aft. 1917 - aft. 1945)

Born after 9 Jun 1917 in Essendon, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William James O'Neill — married 23 Mar 1944 in Sydney, NSW, Australia

Died after 11 Nov 1945 at about age 28 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth

Helen Mary Beale was born to Francis Beale and Helen Blamires 9 Jun 1917 at 'Laenecoorie', Mantell street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Education

Helen attended Strathearn College.Cite error 2; Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no content must have a name

Occupation

At the time of her service enlistment Helen was a secretary.^[6]

Service

Helen joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service of the Australian Imperial Force 22 Mar 1943; service number VX64791, citing as her next of kin her uncle Loftus Moran and Mrs F Hughes, her father having died.^[6][7][8] The VAD was a voluntary group of women who carried out some of the maintenance work in hospitals to take some of the pressures from nurses and doctors.^[9] She was discharged 9 Aug 1944 and was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence MedalWar Medal and Australian Service Medal.^[6]

Marriage

Helen became engaged to William James O'Neill 17 Dec 1943 in New Guinea in 1945^[7][10] and the couple married in 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[11][12][13]

Children

William and Helen had a son, born at Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria, Australia in 1944.^[14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 23 Jun 1917 p11; accessed 226 Sep 2023
2. ↑ National Libarary of Australia - Trove: The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) 23 Jun 1917 p5; accessed 18 Sep 2022
3. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove: The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Sat 23 Jun 1917 p11: notice of birth of daughter Helen Mary at Laenecoorie, Mantell street, Moonee Ponds; accessed 18 Sep 2022
4. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the birth of Helen Mary Beale to Francis Beale and Helen Eliza Blamiereo [sic] in Essendon [District] in 1917; reference number 11785; accessed 18 Sep 2022
5. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 19 Aug 1951: Notice of death of mother Helen Eliza Beale;accessed 26 Sep 2023
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} National Archices Australia NAA: B883, VX64791: service record; accessed 26 Sep 2023
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} National Library of Australia - Trove The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 17 Dec 1943 p8; accessed 26 Sep 2023
8. ↑ National Library of Victoria - Trove The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 23 Oct 1941 p5; accessed 18 Sep 2022
9. ↑ Australian War Memorial accessed 18 Sep 2022
10. ↑ National LLIbrary of Australia - Trove The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 11 Dec 1943 p8; accessed 26 Sep 2023
11. ↑ New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the marriage between William James O'Neil [sic] and Helen Mary Beale in in 1944 in Sydney; registration number 795/1944; accessed 26 Sep 2023
12. ↑ The Argus 6 March 1945: Notice of death of uncle Arthur Beale
13. ↑ The Argus 8 March 1945: Notice of death of uncle Arthur Beale
14. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 25 Dec 1944 p6; accessed 26 Sep 2023
15. ↑ National LIbrary of Australia - TroveThe Argus 29 Dec 1944: Notice of birth of son (not named) to Helen and Gnr WJ O'Neil at Murga, New South Wales; accessed 18 Sep 2022