Norman Gunn Padgett DFM (1903 - 1952)

Born 1 Dec 1903 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Marjorie Rosina (Minchin) Padgett — married 13 Feb 1932 in Punt Road Presbyterian Church, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

Died 10 Dec 1952 at age 49 in St Clair Stationer, Princhester, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Norman Padgett DFM is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Norman Gunn Padgett

Father: Isaac Padgett

Mother: Barbara Gunn

Birth: 1904 in Ballarat East, Victoria

He was an amatuer boxer and wrestler, competing in Wirth's Olympia, Melbourne, Victoria in 1922.

In 1928 Norman travelled by ship via Hong Kong to Canada, having already spent time in Borneo as a Lumber Man.

Norman married Marjorie Rosina Minchin (daughter of Francis John Corker Minchin and Florence Carpenter) on 13 February 1932 in Punt Road Presbyterian Church, South Yarra, Victoria.

He had three daughters.

In January 1939 he was part owner in a sawmill at Narbethong.

He served with the Royal Australian Air Force in the 2nd World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.).^[1]

Norman passed away in 1952 at the age of 49, after a burning tree fell on him while he was clearing a runway for his plane to land on his property.

Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers:

Name: Norman G Padgett

Occupation: Grazier

Death Date: 10 Dec 1952

Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Residence State: Queensland

Event Date: 16 Jan 1956^[2]

Burial

15 December 1952 - North Rockhampton Cemetery, Norman Gardens, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. PLOT: CHURCH OF ENGLAND Sec 16 Row 1 Grave No 76^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1579228
2. ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVX7-KY7 : 9 March 2018), Norman G Padgett, 16 Jan 1956; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 499, record 326, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004105559.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160459273/norman-gunn-padgett

• The Peerage

• Victoria, Australia BDM Birth Records Online: Registration number 328 / 1904 | PADGETT Norman Gunn | Place of event: BALLARAT, Australia | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history

• Victoria, Australia BDM Marriage Records Online: Registration number 2158 / 1932 | PADGETT Norman Gunn and MINCHIN Marj Rosina | https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history

• https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11235840

• Scotland and Beyond: The Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn ... By Donald Gunn, Alastair Gunn [[1]]