Alan Rendel Westmacott (1899 - 1997)

Born 10 Oct 1899 in Kent Town, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Kate S Augusta (Circuitt) Westmacott — married 22 Apr 1924 in Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia

Died 24 Apr 1997 at age 97 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Alan was born in Kent Town, South Australia during 1899. He is the son of Charles Westmacott and Beatrice Fisher. He passed away in New South Wales during 1997.

Alan was born in Kent Town, South Australia on 10 October 1899 to Charles Westmacott and Beatrice Fisher.^[1] The following birth notice was published in the South Australian newspaper, The Advertiser, on 17 October 1899:^[2]

WESTMACOTT.—On the 10th October, at "Park holme," Kent Town, the wife of C. Rendel Westcott (sic), "Bethunera (sic) Park," N.S.W.—a son.

Alan married Kate Circuitt in Darling Point, New South Wales on 2 April 1924.^[3][4] The following marriage notice was published in the New South Welsh newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, on 17 October 1899:^[4]

WESTMACOTT— CIRCUITT.— On the 2nd April, at St. Mark's, Darling Point, Sydney, Alan Rendel Westmacott, Clifford Downs, Carrathool, to Kate Augusta, eldest daughter of B. Perry Circuitt, Esq., of Dangelong, Cooma.

Alan served in both the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. He enlisted in the Army in Liverpool, New South Wales on 11 March 1940, and was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant with a posting in the RTD on 29 August 1940. He enlisted in the Air Force in Melbourne, Victoria on 17 January 1942, and was discharged with the rank of Flight Lieutenant at the 8th Elementary Flying Training School.^[5][6]

Alan died in New South Wales on 24 April 1997 at the age of 97 years.^[7]

Notes

1. Alan is mentioned in his father's obituary originally published in the Australian publication, Pastoral Review and Graziers' Record, on 16 December 1955 as being a pastoralist operating a property named Warrella Plains near Bourke, New South Wales.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy SA, Online Database Search for Birth Registration, accessed 28 June 2022 (Subscription required to view full details of the above source), Search result follows - Surname: WESTMACOTT, Given Names: Alan Rendel, Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1899, Gender: M, Father: Charles Rendel WESTMACOTT, Mother: Beatrice Louise FISHER, Birth Residence: Kent Town, District: Norwood, Book/Page: 647/374
2. ↑ 1899 'Family Notices', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 17 October, p. 4. , viewed 03 Jun 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29517835
3. ↑ New South Wales Government, Family History search, accessed 26 June 2022, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search Marriages Search Results - Registration Number: 6808/1924, Groom's Family Name: WESTMACOTT, Groom's Given Name(s): ALAN R, Bride's Family Name(s): CIRCUITT, Bride's Given Name(s): KATE S A, District: WOOLLAHRA
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1924 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 May, p. 4. , viewed 03 Jun 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16137617
5. ↑ Australian Government, Department of Veterans Affairs, World War Two Service, Search results for WESTMACOTT, ALAN RENDEL (Service Number N60378), accessed 29 June 2022, https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=306847&c=WW2
6. ↑ Australian Government, Department of Veterans Affairs, World War Two Service, Search results for WESTMACOTT, ALAN RENDEL (Service Number 264200), accessed 29 June 2022, https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1067411&c=WW2
7. ↑ The Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers, viewed 29 June 2022, http://ryersonindex.org/search.php, Search result follows - Surname: WESTMACOTT, Given Names: Alan Rendal, Notice Type: Death notice, Date: 24 APR 1997, Event: Death, Age: 97, Other Details:late of Yass, formerly of young, Publication: Sydney Morning Herald, Published: 26 APR 1997
8. ↑ 'Westmacott, Charles Rendel (1870–1955)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/westmacott-charles-rendel-1023/text1024, accessed 14 January 2023.