Guy Menzies
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Guy Lambton Menzies (1909 - 1940)

Guy Lambton Menzies
Born in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 31 in At Seamap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.
Guy Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.
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Guy Menzies was born in New South Wales, Australia

Birth

Guy Lambton Menzies was born on 20 Aug 1909 at Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He was the son of Guy Menzies and Ida Lambton.

Residences

1925 [2]- Lyons Road, Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia.

Oct 1940 [3]- 3 Bengal Villas, Carmarthen Road, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Living with wife Marcia.

Solo recordbreaking West to East flight

Guy Menzies - Recordbreaker

Arrival

Departure Sept 1935 from Yokohama, Japan. Ports of Voyage: Yokohama; Shanghai; Hong Kong; Singapore; Penang; Colombo; Bombay; Aden; Port Said; Malta; Marseilles; Tangier and Gibraltar. Ship: s.s. 'Rajputana'. Arrived in London England on 7 Nov 1935. Travelling alone.[4]

Military

Squadron Leader Guy Lambton Menzies served with the Royal Air Force.

Marriage

Squadron Leader Guy Lambton Menzies married Marcia Ina Grundy in Apr 1940 at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England.

Death and Probate

FLYER GUY MENZIES IS MISSING - Sydney Sun, 21 Nov 1940.

Australia's own 'One Way Corrigan', Squadron-Leader Guy Menzies is missing after flying operations in Egypt.

Guy Lambton Menzies.

Squadron Leader Guy Lambton Menzies died on 1 Nov 1940 at sea.[5]

Probate was granted on 29 Sep 1942 at Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales.[6]

Memorial

18 Apr 1941 - El Alamein, Matruh, Egypt. Alamein Memorial. Royal Air Force. Gravesite Details: 32061. Column 239. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14704673/guy-lambton-menzies https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2168923/alamein-memorial

Sources

  1. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922. Registration Number: 36079.
  2. Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, Sands Street Index, 1861-1930.
  3. New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958.
  4. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960.
  5. New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958.
  6. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995.

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

FURTHER INFORMATION - MENZIES PROJECT https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:MINGUS_Inc._%28Menzies_INternational_Genealogy_UnderStudy%29-1





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