George Christopher Bloomer (1890 - 1952)

Born 17 Feb 1890 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Son of Christopher Edward Bloomer and Mary Jane (Kellington) Bloomer

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1952 at age 62 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

George was born in 1890. He passed away in 1952. George served in the AIF in World War One. George enlisted in the AIF at he start of the war (7 Sept 1914) but unfortunately he was seriously injured during training and was discharged for medical reasons. At this time his father was living in Dalwallinu. As soon as George was well enough he re-enlisted on 4 Sept 1916. He was in the 16th Battalion. He embarked for Europe on the HMAT Argyllshire in November 1916. He was mustard gassed in the trenches of France and shot in the leg but survived and returned to Australia in August 1918.

George originally worked with his father in the printing business in Perth. He married his wife Mabel during World War One. He was the father of 11 children with his wife Mabel. He was very social and loved to play cards and board games like all the Bloomer family. He was a member of the T-club in Dumbleyung. He lived in Maylands, Wagin and Dumbleyung. He moved with his large family firstly to Wagin then Dumbleyung during World War 2. He was involved in the Day Dawn Murder Trial in 1908 in which Henry Smith murdered his brother-in-law Bill Clinton and is discussed in episode of "Who do you think you are?" as his great granddaughter is a famous Australian actress.

Paternal and Maternal DNA confirmed

His parents Christopher and Mary Jane are dna confirmed as two of George's grandsons match with two of his siblings sisters on family tree dna. He belongs to R-FT390508 y-dna haplogroup a branch of R-A260 and R-M222 of R-L21. His maternal haplogroup was H mt-dna.

Sources

• Montefiore Connections Family Tree on ancestry.com