Claude Cecil Rossiter (1878 - 1947)

Born 24 Aug 1878 in Koo-Wee-Rup, Colony of Victoria

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Died 12 Sep 1947 at age 69 in Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

Biography

CLAUDE CECIL ROSSITER (Rossiter-304)

PARENTS. Charles Thomas Rossiter & Ellen Teressa (O'Shea) Rossiter

BIRTH. 24 Aug 1878, Kooweerup, Victoria, Australia

MARRIAGE. 1907, Victoria, Australia

MARRIAGE. 1907, Stella Mary Paragreen, daughter of William Paragreen and Mary (Vaux) Paragreen

MARRIAGE. VIC BDM Marriage Reg: #447/1907

Family name ROSSITER

Given names Claude Cecil

Event Marriage

Spouse's family name PARAGREEN

Spouse's given name Stella Mary

Children:

(1) Leila Ellen Mary Rossiter, b. 14 Jan 1908, d. 1 Jul 1985, m (1). 20 Mar 1936, Frank Walker, son of John Webster Walker & Amy Violet (Silcock) Walker, m (2). 1952, Joseph Trickey, son of William Trickey & Sarah Ann (Bartlett) Trickey

(2) Daphne Rossiter, b. 3 Aug 1912, d. 12 Apr 1964, m. 1939, Alric William Paragreen, son of George Paragreen & Edith Evelyn Hearder (Wood) Paragreen

(3) Maida Eunice Rossiter, b. 18 Dec 1914, d. 10 Nov 1961, m. 1942, Leslie James Child, son of Ernest Child & Ellen Maud Mary (Beazley) Child

(4) Claude Stanley Rossiter, b. 4 Sep 1916, d. 17 May 2010, m. 30 Nov 1946, Margaret Sarah (Byrne) Goudie, daughter of Bertram Roach/Roache/Roche Byrne & Mary Margaret (Page) Byrne

(5) Marjorie Teressa Rossiter, b. 21 Jan 1919, d. 7 Jan 1993, m. 1955, Albert Edward/Albert Alfred Taylor, son of Albert Edward Taylor & Clara Edwin (Williams) Taylor

(6) Emily Claudia Estelle Rossiter, b. 10 Oct 1921, d. 22 Feb 2001, m. 1957, Edward Leslie Sibbald, son of William Sibbald & Wilhelmina Munro (Lavell) Sibbald, div. bef. 1977

(7) Alma Ena Rossiter, b. 18 Aug 1925, d. 19 Apr 1988, m. Jan 1947, Leonard Roy Johnson, son of Alexander Johnson & Minnie Louisa (Wright) Johnson

WWII Service Record

Name ROSSITER, CLAUDE CECIL

Service Australian Army

Service Number V355253

Date of Birth 24 Aug 1885

Place of Birth KOOWEERUP, VIC

Date of Enlistment 17 Mar 1942

Locality on Enlistment KOOWEERUP, VIC

Place of Enlistment KOOWEERUP, VIC

Next of Kin ROSSITER, STELLA

Date of Discharge 19 Nov 1943

Rank Private

Posting at Discharge 11 BATALLION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display

Prisoner of War No

DEATH. 12 Sep 1947, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

DEATH. VIC BDM Death Reg: #10242/1947

Family name ROSSITER

Given names Claude Cecil

Event Death

Father's name ROSSITER Charles

Mother's maiden name Ellen Teresa (UNKNOWN)

Place of birth KOOWEERUP

Place of death OAKLEIGH

Age 69

DEATH NOTICE. ROSSITER.—On September 12 (suddenly), at Oakleigh, Claude Cecil Rossiter, beloved husband of Stella, loving father of Leila, Daphne, Maida, Stanley, Marjorie, Emily, and Alma.—Peacefully sleeping.

FUNERAL NOTICE. ROSSITER.—The Funeral of the late CLAUDE CECIL ROSSITER will leave our parlours, 215 Glenferrie road, Malvern, TOMORROW (Tuesday, September 16), at 9.45 a.m., for Cranbourne Cemetery, arriving approximately 10.45 a.m.

BURIAL. Cranbourne Cemetery, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

Claude Cecil Rossiter

Birth: 1878

Death: Sep. 16, 1947

Plot: Sect C. of E., grave# O 008

OBITUARY. NOTED TRAP MAN PASSES. By "ITHACA".

SUDDEN death of Claude Rossiter, which occurred on Friday at the Heatherton grounds of the Victorian Gun Club Just before starting time, came as a great shock to those present. With his passing the sport has lost a devotee of no mean ability.

ALTHOUGH 69, he was still one of the best shots in the State and only a week earlier had won the main trophy event from a field of nearly 30 shooters. For many years he had farming interests in the Gippslaiid and Goulburn Valley districts but could always find time to attend a shooting match and it was rarely that he put up a bad shoot.

This is shown by the fact that he had more than 20 championships to his credit as well as a large collection of trophies won with gun and rifle.

In the field he was probably one of the finest shots Gippsland has ever produced and there are many including the writer who can look back with the greatest of pleasure with days spent with one of the finest and most unobtrusive little sportsmen ever to handle a pun.

Claude Rossiter always will be remembered by Victorian shooting men as a tough opponent but a thorough sportsman who could take a beating with a smile and be up again next day to give one.

(1947). LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION. CLAUDE CECIL ROSSITER Late of 19 Corio Street, Moonee Ponds, Fitter, Deceased. Intestate—After 14 clear days Stanley Claude Rossiter of 19 Hartington street, Kew, tramway employee, a son and one of the next of kin of the said deceased, will APPLY to the Supreme Court of Victoria for a grant of LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION of the estate of the said deceased. BOOTHBY & BOOTHBY solicitors 408 Collins street Melbourne, and at Korumburra.

PROBATE.

Claude C Rossiter,

Fitter, Moonee Ponds,

Date of death 12 Sep 1947,

File: 396/546 VPRS 28/P3, unit 4624; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 1388

Death of Spouse: 30 Oct 1955, Kooweerup, Victoria, Australia

Sources

• WWII Service: https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=642225&c=WW2

• Death & Funeral Notices: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 15 Sep 1947, Page 31: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/22507603

• Burial: Cranbourne Cemetery: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66811671/claude-cecil-rossiter: accessed 03 January 2023), memorial page for Claude Cecil Rossiter (1878–16 Sep 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66811671, citing Cranbourne Cemetery, Cranbourne, Casey City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889).

• Obituary: Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) 17 Sep 1947, Page 13: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/178140639

• (1947). LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 9 Oct 1947, Page 15: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/22512678