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William Henry BATHGATE (1914 - 1994)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living Elinor Marion BATHGATE (1952 - 1987)	William Henry BATHGATE (1914 - 1994) + Kitty Desmond GIBSON (1919 - )

b. 31 Jul 1914 at Petersham, New South Wales, Australia

m. 05 Oct 1945 Kitty Desmond GIBSON (1919 - ) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 24 May 1994 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aged 79

Near Relatives of William Henry BATHGATE (1914 - 1994)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Alexander James GIBSON	18 Dec 1876	London, Middlesex, England	02 Dec 1960	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	83
Mother in Law	Marion Ellen (Mimi) HITCHMAN	1880	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	1947	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	67
Self	William Henry BATHGATE	31 Jul 1914	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia	24 May 1994	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	79
Wife	Kitty Desmond GIBSON	23 Mar 1919	Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Elinor Marion BATHGATE	02 Sep 1952	New South Wales, Australia	09 Jan 1987	Killara, New South Wales, Australia	34
Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	James Alexander Wearing SMITH	24 Oct 1936		17 Jan 1984	Kelmscott, Western Australia, Australia	47
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Brother in Law	Alexander Roy Morris GIBSON	18 Dec 1903	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	08 Dec 1975	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	71
Sister in Law	Violet Marion Hall GIBSON	01 Dec 1907	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	05 Sep 1989	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Roger Barraclough GIBSON	30 May 1909	New South Wales, Australia	31 Dec 1977	Waverton, New South Wales, Australia	68

Events in William Henry BATHGATE (1914 - 1994)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
31 Jul 1914		William Henry BATHGATE was born	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia		2
05 Oct 1945	31	Married Kitty Desmond GIBSON (aged 26)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	23131/1945	2
02 Sep 1952	38	Birth of daughter Elinor Marion BATHGATE	New South Wales, Australia		2
09 Jan 1987	72	Death of daughter Elinor Marion BATHGATE (aged 34)	Killara, New South Wales, Australia		2
24 May 1994	79	William Henry BATHGATE died	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia		2

Personal Notes:

Before he went off to war, Kitty announced her engagement to chartered accountant William BATHGATE born 31 Jul 1914 at Petersham. Bill was a Lieutenant with 22nd Brigade HQ, Eighth Division and sailed on the Queen Mary on 03 Feb 1941. A newspaper photo of that date shows the men formed up on the boat deck, Lieut. Bathgate in charge - and directly beside him is Pte Frank Elworthy, with Pte Frank Mackenzie (who later married Nancye Elworthy) in the next row! At that time none of these men had any inkling they would become connected by family marriages. When Singapore fell to the Japanese, all three spent more than three years as prisoners of war; it was not until 25 Sep 1945 that Bill returned to Kitty. By some major miracle, a wedding was arranged for eight days later! By another miracle (aided somewhat by utmost care over the years) Bill had managed to retain his officer's uniform - mostly by burying it. After a thorough dry-cleaning, he wore it to his wedding at Shore Chapel on 05 Oct 1945. A reception at the big family home at Wollsronecraft followed.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 37 (Birth)

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- Reference = 38 (Death)

- Reference = 37 (Marriage)

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