John Patrick Metcalfe (1912 - 1994)

Born 3 Feb 1912 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 16 Jan 1994 at age 81 in Tura Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

John Patrick Metcalfe is Notable.

Jack Metcalfe was an Olympic athelete that won a bronze medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in Germany.

John Patrick Metcalfe', son of John William Metcalfe and Patricia Ryan, was born 3 February 1912, in Bellingen, New South Wales.^[1]

Empire Games: Jack Metcalfe, Jim Courtright, Stan Lay

John married Elizabeth Tyrer in 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales.^[2][3]

John Patrick Metcalfe served in the military, with the Second Australian Imperial Force, enlisting in Mareeba, Queensland.^[4]

John died (age 81) on 16 January 1994.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales: Births, Deaths and Marriages search, database (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ : accessed 16 Jun 2023) Births: Registration Number: 1806/1912 Name: METCALFE JOHN P Father's Given Name(s): JOHN W Mother's Given Name(s): PATRICIA District: BELLINGEN
2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919 - 1945; Registration Number: 15256
   Ancestry Record 1780 #2900189 (accessed 21 July 2023)
   John Patrick Metcalfe marriage to Elizabeth Tyrer in 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales.
3. ↑ New South Wales: Births, Deaths and Marriages search, database (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ : accessed 16 Jun 2023) Marriages: Registration Number: 15256/1940 Groom's Family Name: METCALFE Groom's Given Name(s): JOHN PATRICK Bride's Family Name(s): TYRER Bride's Given Name(s): ELIZABETH District: SYDNEY
4. ↑ Military: "Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945"
   National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883
   Ancestry Record 61172 #1522540 (accessed 21 July 2023)
   Name: John Patrick Metcalfe; Birth Date: 3 Feb 1912; Birth Place: Bellingen, New South Wales; Enlistment Year: 1939-1948; Enlistment Place: Mareeba, Queensland; Military Service Branch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force; Service Number: Nx133720; Next of Kin: Elizabeth Metcalfe; Series Description: B883: Army, 2nd Al F.
5. ↑ Obituary: "Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Sydney Morning Herald; Publication Date: 19 Jan 1994; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Newspapers Clip: 128638495
   Ancestry Record 62223 #602994688 (accessed 21 July 2023)
   Name: Patrick Metcalfe; Gender: Male; Death Age: 81; Birth Date: abt 1913; Residence Place: Tura Heaen; Death Date: Abt 1994; Burial Date: 1994; Burial Place: Pambula; Obituary Date: 19 Jan 1994; Obituary Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Newspaper Title: The Sydney Morning Herald; Spouse: Joan; Child: Ann; Siblings: Mariorie.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #248576437 (accessed 21 July 2023)
  Memorial page for John P Metcalfe (unknown-16 Jan 1994), citing The New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
• Wikidata: Item Q979445, en:Wikipedia