| [Index] |
| John (Jack) William ELY (1914 - 1961) |
| grocer, milk bar proprieter |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Julian F ELY (1939 - 1958) John Laurence ELY (1942 - 2014) Living Living |
John (Jack) William ELY (1914 - 1961) + Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989) |
William ELY (1885 - 1949) | John ELY (1841 - 1905) | John ELY (1808 - ) |
| Sarah HIGGINS BURKIN (1801 - ) | ||||
| Mary Ann IRWIN (1851 - 1921) | William IRWIN | |||
| Mary SMITH | ||||
| Emilia Wilhelmine HORN (1879 - 1934) | Heinrich August HORN (1857 - 1928) | Michael HORN | ||
| Assra FIGUR | ||||
| Auguste Wilhelmine Fredericke SIEGMEIER (1857 - 1914) | Franz Heinrich Edward SIEGMEIER (1818 - 1892) | |||
| Fredericke SASSENHAGEN (1818 - 1901) |
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| b. 25 Jan 1914 at Nambour, Queensland, Australia |
| m. 1938 Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989) at Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia |
| d. 1961 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 47 |
| Cause of Death: |
| suicide |
| Parents: |
| William ELY (1885 - 1949) |
| Emilia Wilhelmine HORN (1879 - 1934) |
| Children (4): |
| Julian F ELY (1939 - 1958) |
| John Laurence ELY (1942 - 2014) |
| Grandchildren (7): |
| Events in John (Jack) William ELY (1914 - 1961)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 25 Jan 1914 | John (Jack) William ELY was born | Nambour, Queensland, Australia | Note 1 | ||
| abt 03 Mar 1934 | 20 | Death of mother Emilia Wilhelmine HORN (aged 55) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 1934/B23512 | |
| 1937 | 23 | Residence | Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia | Miles St | |
| 1938 | 24 | Married Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (aged 25) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | 1938/C4245 | |
| 1939 | 25 | Birth of son Julian F ELY | Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 20 Oct 1942 | 28 | Birth of son John Laurence ELY | Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 1943 | 29 | Residence | Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia | Miles St | |
| 07 Mar 1944 | 30 | Military Service Enlist | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 27 Feb 1946 | 32 | Military Service Discharge | |||
| 1949 | 35 | Death of father William ELY (aged 64) | Queensland, Australia | 1949/C3013 | |
| 1949 | 35 | Residence | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 17 Symonds St | |
| 27 Dec 1958 | 44 | Death of son Julian F ELY (aged 19) | Babinda, Queensland, Australia | 1959/000201 | |
| 1961 | 47 | John (Jack) William ELY died | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1961/5504 (Jack William) | |
| Note 1: AIF Nominal Roll
BDM 1914/C001588 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Committed suicide after Julian's death. Maybe Helen blamed Jack. On a trip up north from Mackay they went to a swimming hole. The two boys (Julian and John) jumped in and the current took Julian under. He was wedged in and the body not recovered till later.
Service Record Name ELY, JACK WILLIAM Service Australian Army Service Number QX60805 (Q304255) Date of Birth 25 Jan 1914 Place of Birth NAMBOUR, QLD Date of Enlistment 7 Mar 1944 Locality on Enlistment MACKAY, QLD Place of Enlistment KINSINGTON, NSW Next of Kin ELY, HELEN Date of Discharge 27 Feb 1946 Rank Private Posting at Discharge 117 AUST GEN TPT EMPANY WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 154 (Name, Notes) |