Colin Stanley Gum (1924 - 1960)

Born 1924 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 1960 at about age 36 in Switzerland [uncertain]

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Biography

Colin Gum is Notable.

Colin Gum was born in South Australia, Australia

Colin Stanley Gum was born at Adelaide, South Australia in 1924, son of Stanley Stuart Edgar Gum, who died that year, son of Thomas Gum and Mary Jane Treweek and Ivy Olive Storr, daughter of Henry Storr and Emma Riley, who were married the previous year.^[1][2]

Fay Gale was his sister-in-law.

Colin is famous for his discovery of Gum Nebula

Colin Gum passed away in 1960 after a skiing accident in Switzerland. His memorial plaque is at Enfield Memorial Park, Clearview, Adelaide.

Research Notes

• No marriages for Colin found in NSW, Vic or S.A.
• Stanley Gum.

Born: 20 Jun 1892, Nairne, S.A., Australia

Married: 3 Mar 1923, Church of Christ, Mile-End, Adelaide, S.A., Australia

Died: 6 May 1924, Keswick Hospital, Adelaide, S.A., Australia

• Ivy Storr remarried in 1929 to Henry Ewart Gale, and died in 1967.
• Henry Gale died in 1973.

Their son, Milton Ewart Gale married Gwendoline Fay Gilding.

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia BMD Birth Index: Name: GUM, Colin Stanley; Sex: M; Father: Stanley Sturt Edgar GUM; Place: Adelaide; Ref: 135A/502; Year: 1924.
2. ↑ "GUM.—On the 6th May, at Keswick Hospital, Stanley Sturt Edgar, late of A.I.F., dearly beloved husband of Ivy Olive Gum, of Appila, aged 32 years. Some time we'll understand."

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q212415, en:Wikipedia
• Find a Grave, database and images  : accessed 30 November 2021), memorial page for Colin Stanley Gum (1925–28 Apr 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #171008576, citing Enfield Memorial Park, Clearview, Port Adelaide Enfield City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .
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