Frederick Richardson Bunbury Gale (1897 - 1947)

Born 3 Sep 1897 in Minilya, Forrest Road, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 8 Aug 1947 at age 49 in New York, United States

Biography

FREDERICK RICHARDSON BUNBURY GALE (Gale-1459)

PARENTS. Walter Augustus Gale & Georgiana Kennedy (Richardson-Bunbury) Gale

BIRTH. 3 Sep 1897, Minilya, Forrest Road, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia

BIRTH. WA BDM Birth Reg: #180: 1897, Gale Frederick Richardson, Father: Walter Augustus, Mother: Bunbury Georgina Kennedy, District of Cottesloe

BIRTH. GALE.-On the 3rd September, at Minilya, Forrest Road, Cottesloe, the wife of WALTER A GALE, of a son.

First World War Embarkation Rolls:

Frederick Richardson Bunbury Gale

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

Roll title: FAB [Field Artillery Brigade] - 27 to 35 Reinforcements (November 1917 - June 1918)

Conflict / Operation: First World War, 1914-1918

Date of embarkation: 9 November 1917

Place of embarkation: Melbourne

Ship embarked on: HMAT Port Sydney A15

The AIF Project:

Frederick Richardson Bunbury GALE

Religion Church of England

Occupation Student

Address 280 Walsh Street, South Yarra, Victoria

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 18

Next of kin Father, W A Gale, 280 Walsh Street, South Yarra, Victoria

Enlistment date 29 May 1916

Rank on enlistment 2nd Lieutenant

Unit name Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27

AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/128/2

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917

Rank from Nominal Roll Lieutenant

Unit from Nominal Roll 12th Field Artillery Brigade

Fate Returned to Australia 16 March 1919

MARRIAGE (1). 30 Jun 1926, All Saints' Church, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

MARRIAGE (1). 30 Jun 1926, Marcia Alice Ada Rutherford, daughter of A H Rutherford & ??

MARRIAGE (1). NSW BDM Marriage #12803/1926: GALE FREDERICK R B; RUTHERFORD MARCIA A A, District of WOOLLAHRA

WEDDING (1) REPORT. Gale--Rutherford. MANY Melbourne people journeyed to Sydney to be present at the marriage of Mr. Frederick Richardson Gale, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gale, of "Manilya," Walsh street, South Yarra, with Miss Marcia Rutherford, second daughter of Dr. and Mrs A. H. Rutherford, of "Uig Lodge," Wentworth Place, Point Piper, Sydney, and granddaughter of the late Mr James Rutherford, of Bathurst, N.S.W. The ceremony was, performed by Canon Langley at All Saints' Church, Woollahra, on Wednesday evening, June 30 . . .

Children: Not known

END OF MARRIAGE (1): Not known

MARRIAGE (2). 1941, Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue, New York, United States

MARRIAGE (2). 1941, Marguerite Gravet (??) de Celles, daughter of ??

WEDDING (2) REPORT. Married in New York. News of the marriage of Mr. F. R. (Breezy) Gale to Mrs. Marguerite de Celles, in New York, was received by the bridegroom's sister, Mrs. Neville Anderson, of Potts Point, this week. Mr. Gale is the eldest son of the late Mr. Walter A. Gale and of Mrs. Gale, of Rose Bay, formerly of South Yarra, Victoria. Following the ceremony, which took place at the Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue, a reception was held at the home of the bridegroom's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dermont Gale, in Pelham Manor, New York. The honeymoon was spent in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Gale will make their home at London Terrace, on the Hudson River.

Children: Not known

DEATH. 8 Aug 1947, New York, United States

DEATH. GALE, Frederick Richardson Bunbury.—Friday, August 8, suddenly at New York, U.S.A., late of Sydney, beloved brother of Dermot, Doreen, Mervyn.

WILL OF FREDERICK RICHARDSON BUNBURY GALE: Frederick R Gale, Accountant, d. 08 Aug 1947, File: 406/044 VPRS 28/P3, unit 4774; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 1419: http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=54

(1948). Letters of Administration. FREDERICK RICHARDSON GALE (in the Will Called Frederick R. Gale), Late of 1428 Midland Avenue, Bronxville, New York, in the United States of America, Accountant. Deceased.-After 14 clear days from the date hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court for a grant of LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION Of the estate of the abovenamed deceased, with the will (dated 26th day of October, 1940) annexed thereto to THE UNION TRUSTEE COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, of 333 Collins-street, Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, the duly appointed attorney under power of Marguerite Gravet Gale of 1428 Midland avenue, Bronxville, New York, in the United States of America widow of the deceased, the executrix named in and appointed by the said will. OSWALD BURT & Co.. of 396 Collins street. Melbourne., solicitors for the applicant.

Sources

• Birth: WA BDM Birth Reg: #180: 1897

• Birth Notice: Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Fri 17 Sep 1897, Page 35: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33144268

• First World War Embarkation Rolls: https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1774703/

• The AIF Project: https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=106264

• Marriage (1): NSW BDM Marriage #12803/1926

• Wedding (1) Report: Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939) Thu 15 Jul 1926, Page 50: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146595537

• Wedding (2) Report: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thu 13 Feb 1941, Page 16: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17738398

• Death Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thu 14 Aug 1947, Page 24: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18045308

• (1948). Letters of Administration: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 24 Sep 1948, Page 12: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22675869