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Charles Joseph and Elizabeth “Eliza” Allen

Posted by on December 26, 2011
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Charles Joseph and Elizabeth “Eliza” Allen

Charles Joseph and Elizabeth “Eliza” Allen

The first four photos in this collection are courtesy of Judith Birchmore. In some of the cemetry photographs, those of you with a keen eye will also notice Peppa, my faithful King Charles Cavalier who comes with me on all my cemetery searches. This particular day though was about 37 degrees Celsius and she did find [...]

Sara Mary Warneke Dies Aged 54 Years

Posted by on September 27, 2011
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Sara Mary Warneke Dies Aged 54 Years

Sara Mary Warneke Dies Aged 54 Years

This morning at around 5am Sara Mary Warneke, youngest daughter of Robert James Warneke (1915-1984) and Elinor Mary Lees (1920-1970) died in a palliative care unit in Hobart, Tasmania after battling cancer for the past four years. Sara, known to many international readers as the fantasy fiction author Sara Douglass, was born in Penola, South [...]

George Laurence James Harkness

Posted by on September 25, 2011
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George Laurence James Harkness

George Laurence James Harkness

George Laurence James Harkness was born in Willaston, South Australia, on 3 Sep 1909 to James Harkness (1884-1966) and Edith Matilda Gwynne (1881-1957). On January 10th 1942 George Laurence Harkness, of Willaston, South Australia enlisted in the Australia Military Forces in Gawler South Australia (service number S53473). He was 32 yewars and 3 months of [...]

Claude Lees and Ethel Clarke

Posted by on September 3, 2011
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Claude Lees and Ethel Clarke

Claude Lees and Ethel Clarke

Claudius “Claude“ Pentaur was born at 5 Goldsmith Road, Acton, Middlesex, on 28 Jan 1889. Claude was 76 when he died in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, on 23 Oct 1965 having worked as a clerk (1915), Estimating Clerk, professional photographer for `Philips & Lees’, and in Leicester for `Fisher and Potter’. Kelly’s Directory for Leicester (1957) [...]

Florence “Babe“ Birchmore and Alfred “Johnny“ Johnson

Posted by on August 31, 2011
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Florence “Babe“ Birchmore and Alfred “Johnny“ Johnson

Florence “Babe“ Birchmore and Alfred “Johnny“ Johnson

Florence May “Babe“ Birchmore was born in Brooklyn Park, Adelaide, South Australia, on 13 Oct 1911 and was 65 when she died in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on 25 Apr 1977. Cancer. On 15 Oct 1931 when “Babe“ was 20, she married Alfred Stanley “Johnny“ Johnson, son of Alfred August Johnson (15 Jul 1868-25 Apr 1955) [...]

Edward Robert Smith (1902-1985)

Posted by on August 28, 2011
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Edward Robert Smith (1902-1985)

Edward Robert Smith (1902-1985)

  Edward Robert Smith was born in Alfred Street, Alberton, Adelaide, South Australia, on 21 Aug 1902. He was 82 when he died in Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia, on 25 Jan 1985 and is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. He worked as a Railway Guard (1923-1967)for the South Australian Railways. On 21 Nov [...]

Snow Graves – Stirling East Cemetery

Posted by on April 27, 2011
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Snow Graves – Stirling East Cemetery

Snow Graves – Stirling East Cemetery

My family looks at me somewhat quizzically when I pack up the dog, camera and laptop computer (not all in the one bag!) and announce that I am going “grave hunting”. Once upon a time my youngest son would come with me to get out of the house but that novelty has worn off and [...]

Dr Hans Kruger

Posted by on February 20, 2011
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Dr Hans Kruger

Dr Hans Kruger

All that I know of Dr Hans Kruger is that he married my great aunt Helene Warneke (possibly in Australia) and went on to have four children: Robert (step-son) b.1905 Irene b.1912 Hannah b. 1915 Gisela b.1923 Helene Warneke was the five of nine children to Johann William David Warneke and Anne Margaretta Schutt. She [...]

Can You Help with John Henry Andrew Warneke?

Posted by on January 28, 2011
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Can You Help with John Henry Andrew Warneke?

Can You Help with John Henry Andrew Warneke?

For many years we have been aware that our great-grandfather had a brother living in Melbourne, Australia but until a few weeks ago, nothing was known here of him. Now, following the arrival of a photo from Germany that was simply labelled “Warneke Henry A.” we have been able to uncover significant detail of this [...]

Warneke Ken (1922-2003)

Posted by on September 13, 2010
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Warneke Ken (1922-2003)

Warneke Ken (1922-2003)

Kenneth Arthur Warneke, the sixth child and fourth son to John and Pearl Warneke was born in Moorlands, South Australia, on 12 Feb 1922. After leaving the bush farm at Moorlands, the family lived in Jervois, South Australia (1926) when Ken was three years old. As a young man he had a farm at Cowaramup, [...]

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