Horace Claude WHITCHURCH
Born 1890 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia [15]
Son of builder Ernest Albert WHITCHURCH and Elizabeth Ann BURGESS [15] [30]
Carpenter in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia in 1914 [50]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [30: item 8383978]
Upon enlistment he was 5 feet 9½ inches tall, weighed 10 stone 8 pounds with brown eyes, dark hair and a fair complexion [30]
Gave his next of kin as his mother whose address was Redcliffe Road in the Perth suburb of Belmont in Western Australia [30]
After training at Broadmeadows he was appointed on 30 September 1915 to the 10th Reinforcements of the 14th Battalion [30]
Embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A34 Persic on 22 November 1915 [18]
Gunner 8287 in the 17th Battery and 7th Field Artillery Brigade in France during the First World War [30]
Wounded on 7 November 1916 but remained on duty and was later awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field [30]
Again Wounded in Action in France on 1 November 1917 and was evacuated to England for treatment for gas poisoning [30]
Married Florence Eveline DIXON on 30 December 1918 at Saint Matthias Church in Canning Town, London, England [30]
With his wife embarked England on the Konigin Luise and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 2 August 1919 [30]
Discharged from the A.I.F. on 27 September 1919; received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Building Contractor of Redcliffe Road in the Perth suburb of Redcliffe 1925-1934[5: 13-Apr-1934] [6] [50]
For a time he was the Works Manager of Harry Guthrie, a well known building contractor of Perth [5: 13-Apr-1934]
While working for Harry Guthrie he built many large buildings in Perth, including Pearls Ltd, [5]
the Prince of Wales Theatre, Tattersall's Club, Saint John of God's Convent and the Gordon & Gotch buildings [5]
He also worked as Works Manager for the building contractor Wunderlich in Perth for several years [5: 13-Apr-1934]
In February 1934 added cantilever verandahs onto Mackie's Buildings at 19 Macpherson Street, Carnamah [5: 23-Feb-1934, 13-Apr-1934]
He also built the shop front onto the premises used by Stanley H. HIDDEN at 17 Macpherson Street, Carnamah [5: 13-Apr-1934]
After completing these and other jobs in Carnamah he decided to remain in Carnamah [5: 13-Apr-1934]
Building Contractor in Carnamah in 1934 [5: 13-Apr-1934]
Began advertising his services as a Building Contractor inThe North Midland Times newspaper on Friday 13 April 1934 [5]
He undertook all classes of building construction and supplied free plans and estimates for any class of work [5: 4-May-1934]
In April 1934 secured the tender to build a 36 by 10 foot jarrah weatherboard shed behind the Carnamah Post Office [5: 13-Apr-1934]
The shed was to be used by the the local telephone linesman, and consisted of a garage and a storeroom with concrete floor [5]
Made a case for the Carnamah Football Club to house the Premiership Cup within, at a cost of £3 [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Donated a trophy to the Carnamah Football Club for their highest goal-kicker during the 1934 season [5: 20-Apr-1934]
Building Contractor of Redcliffe Road in the Perth suburb of Redcliffe in 1935 and 1936 [6] [50]
Resided at 21 Gordon Street in the Kalgoorlie suburb of Mullingar for at least the years 1939-1947 [6]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Horace Claude Whitchurch' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 24 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/horace-claude-whitchurch [reference list] |
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