"Rod" Rodney George CROFT
Born 4 August 1926 in Moora, Western Australia [16]
Son of "Augie" Augustus Frederick Leopold CROFT and Alma Caroline HOLDEN [P328]
Resided with his parents in Moora 1926-1930 and then in Coorow from 1930 [P328]
Began his schooling at the Coorow State School on 8 August 1932 [215]
Received 2nd prizes for a Crayon Drawing and Writing at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1933 [5: 15-Sep-1933]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball held in Coorow on Saturday 6 July 1935 dressed as a "Red Indian" [5: 12-Jul-1935]
Attended Coorow-Waddy Progress Association's Annual Children's Sports in Coorow on Thursday 12 August 1937 [5: 20-Aug-1937]
Won the Boys to 12 Years Running Race and the 9 to 12 Years Boys Tyre Race [5]
Came 3rd in the Boys Over 9 Years Sack Race, and with Vincent S. HEALES came 2nd in the Boys Siamese Race [5]
Won the W. J. Gaunt Trophy for fretwork at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1937 [5: 10-Sep-1937]
Also received a 1st prize for a Pencil Drawing and a 2nd prize for Handwork in the Educational section [5]
Resided at Boogardie in the Murchison Goldfields prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force on 1 September 1944 [16]
Leading Aircraftman 85309 of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War [16]
He served in Japan and at the Pearce Station Headquarters in Bullsbrook, Western Australia [5: 19-Sep-1947] [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Air Force on 20 October 1947 [16]
He was welcomed home from Japan at a party at his parents' home in Coorow on 13 September 1947 [5: 19-Sep-1947]
Married Betty Esther MCDOWELL [P328]
School Bus Driver in Coorow 1949-1961 [19] and Service Manager in Mingenew from 1962 until at least 1970 [P328]
Member of Coorow Tennis Club in 1947-48 and 1948-49 [5: 12-Dec-1947, 24-Mar-1949]
Member of Coorow Football Club in 1949 [5: 14-Jul-1949]
Played for combined North Midlands Football Association B-team against the Perenjori Association on 17 July 1949 [5: 14-Jul-1949]
Father of Susan, Leonie and Rodney [P328]
Died 21 May 1989; buried at the Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton, Western Australia [26]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Rodney George Croft' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 20 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/rodney-george-croft [reference list] |
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