Hyacinth Milgate (Lea) Stewart (1913 - 1966)

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard Roy Swan — married 1940 in Bulli, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of George Alexander Stewart — married 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1966 at about age 52 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Hyacinth (Lea) Stewart was born in New South Wales, Australia

Hyacinth (Lea) Stewart is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Hyacinth was born in 1913. She was the daughter of Charles Lea and Julia Moon.^[1]

She married Leonard Swan in 1940.^[2] They both served in the Australian Army during WWII.^[3][4] Leonard lost his life in 1943. Hyacinth held the rank Acting Corporal when she was discharged in 1944 due to being medically unfit for service.

She married George Alexander Stewart in 1948.^[5]

She passed away in 1966.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Hyacinth M LEA, Birth. Registration number: 999999/1913 D191301876. Father: Charles J. Mother: Julia A. Accessed 26 Jan 2023.
2. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Rey Leonard SWAN & Hyacinth Milgate LEA, Marriage. Registration number: 10314/1940, District: Bulli. Accessed 26 Jan 2023.
3. ↑ Military: "Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945"
   National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B884
   Ancestry au Record 61172 #1604000 (accessed 26 January 2023)
   Name: Hyacinth Milgate Swan; Birth Date: 4 Nov 1913; Birth Place: Cammeray, New South Wales; Year Range: 1939-1948; Enlistment Place: Paddington, New South Wales; Service Number: NF409801; Next of Kin: Leonard Swan; Series Description: B884: Army Citizen Military Forces.
4. ↑ https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=364277&c=WW2#R
5. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. George Alexander STEWART & Hyacinth Milgate LEA, Marriage. Registration number: 8240/1948, District: Sydney. Accessed 26 Jan 2023.
6. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Hyacinth Millgate STEWART, Death. Registration number: 5644/1966, District: Sydney. Father: Charles James. Mother: Julia Ann. Accessed 26 Jan 2023.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #234189958 (accessed 26 January 2023)
   Memorial page for Hyacinth Milgate (Moffatt, Lea, Swan) Stewart (4 Nov 1913-Apr 1966), citing Rookwood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Fiona McGee (Murray) (contributor 49896730).