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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

"Ken" Kenneth Howard BYRNE

Born 19 January 1924 in Midland Junction, Western Australia [16]
Son of "Harry" Henry John BYRNE and Irene Ethel HOWARD [113]
Resided with his parents in Three Springs [19]
Student at the Three Springs State School [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held in Three Springs on Thursday 21 December 1933 as a "Bridge Scorer" [4: 23-Dec-1933]
Competed at the Three Springs District Schools Athletic Championships held in Three Springs on Saturday 26 September 1936 [5]
     He came 3rd in both the 12 Years Boys Running Race and the 12 & 13 Years Boys High Jump [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Best Dressed for 10-12 Years at the Children's Fancy Dress Ball in Three Springs on 27 November 1936 as "Militaire" [5: 4-Dec-1936]
Attended the Farewell Social & Dance held for Vincent & May TIPPETT in Three Springs on Monday 28 July 1941 [4: 2-Aug-1941]
Resided in Three Springs until enlisting in the Australian Army on 10 June 1944[16]
     Corporal WX41578 in the Australian Army's 11 Australian Works Park Company during the Second World War [16]
     Discharged from the Australian Army on 11 March 1946 [16]
Grocer's Assistant in Three Springs 1947-1952 [19]
Social Committee Member of the Three Springs Agricultural Society in 1947 [262]
Served on the North Midlands Anglican Church Vestry 1947-1952 [167]
Resided in Three Springs until shifting to Carnamah in 1952 [0: image 04640]
Manager of the North Midlands Farmers' Co-operative Company's store in Carnamah 1952 [0: image 04640]
Member of the Carnamah Golf Club in 1952 [0: image 04673]
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1952 [13]
On leaving Carnamah he ran a store in Latham [P22]
Later a Business Proprietor in Three Springs, and resided of late in Williamson Street, Three Springs [24]
Passed away at the age of 59 years at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs [24]
Died 2 April 1983 in Three Springs; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Anglican, Plot 12) [24]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Kenneth Howard Byrne' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/kenneth-howard-byrne [reference list]




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