Frederic Aidan Reeve (1907)

Born 16 Nov 1907 in Annandale, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Joan Carus (Driffield) Reeve — married 1943 in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Frederic Aidan Reeve was born on 16th November 1907 at Annandale, New South Wales, Australia. He was the only son of Rev'd Frederick Reeve and Florence Pockley.^[1] On 23rd February 1909, the family moved from Annandale, in Sydney's inner southern suburbs, to Mosman, on the north shore, following Kathleen's father induction as Rector of St Luke's Church Mosman.

Tim, as he was known, had been a resident of Forbes, New South Wales for some time prior to 1939.

Tim became a civil pilot and was working out of England when the Second World War started; making weekly crossings from England to Lisbon, as a member of the crew of the British-Overseas Airways Corporation flying boat. Initially, his application to enlist in the Royal Air Force was unsuccessful because he was in an essential service.^[2]

Tim Reeve is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1940-1947

He served in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War and for a period afterward, not being discharged until 1st July 1947.^[3]

He married Joan Driffield in 1943 at North Sydney, New South Wales.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #32351/1907
2. ↑ The Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954) Tue 5 Nov 1940 Page 2 About People; accesssed 3 Sep 2018
3. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: 267664 Flying Officer Frederic Aidan Reeve; accessed 3 ep 2018
4. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #17824/1943