Lois Grace (Dennis) Nankivell (abt. 1918 - 1988)

Born about 1918 in South Australia, Australia

Wife of Garnet Shackley Nankivell — married 15 Sep 1945 in St Columba's Church, Hawthorn, South Australia

Died 21 Jul 1988 at about age 70 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Lois was born about 1918 in South Australia. She was the daughter of Percival Dennis^[1].

In 1939, she was working as a stenographer. She was living in the same household (21 Foster St, Parkside Sth)as Norman Percival Dennis, Percival George Dennis and Hilda Jane Dennis^[2].

She married Henry Leslie Benjamin Morphett between 1939 and 1940^[3] Henry's plane was lost on September 6, 1941^[4], so she became a widow.

MORPHETT —NANKIVELL. —The marriage of Lois, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Dennis, of Unley Park, to Flt-Lt. Garnet Nankivell, only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. H. Nankivell, of Unley, will be solemnised at St. Columba's Church, Hawthorn, Saturday, September 15, at 3.30 p.m.^[5].

She passed away in 1988 and is buried at Moonta Cemetery ^{[6] [7]}.

Sources

1. ↑ Lois Grace Dennis Birth Date: Abt 1917-1922 Birth Place: South Australia Registration Year: 1917-1922 Registration Place: South Australia, Australia Father: Dennis Page Number: 249 Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line].
2. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Lois Grace Dennis South Australia 1939 Boothby Unley. Retrieved from Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line].
3. ↑ Lois Morphett Year Range: 1939-1948 Spouse: Henry Leslie Benjamin Morphett Series Description: A9301: RAAF, NCOs and Other Ranks. National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Other Ranks, 1921-1948; Series: A9301
4. ↑ RAAFA Aviation Heriateg Museum. Record fro Sergeant Henry Leslie Benjamin MORPHETT. https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/morphett-henry-leslie-407093/
5. ↑ Family Notices (1945, September 13). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48667499
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2021), memorial page for Lois Grace Nankivell (unknown–21 Jul 1988), Find a Grave Memorial no. 202232881, citing Moonta Cemetery, Moonta, District Council of Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Tamika (contributor 50420579) .
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