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Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949)

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Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE (1921 - 1999)
Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968) Samuel SOPER (1862 - 1926) Samuel SOPER (1827 - 1906)
Grace (HEMMANT) HAMMETT (1829 - 1905)
Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930) Hugh GUNN
Catherine KEENAGHAN
Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959) Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD (1861 - 1935) Patrick FITZGERALD
Mary DOWNEY
Mary MACAULIFFE (1867 - 1922) Daniel MACAULIFFE
Mary COGHLIN

b. 1917 at Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
m. 1942 Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE (1921 - 1999) at Cairns, Queensland, Australia
d. 1949 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 32
Near Relatives of Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Samuel SOPER 1862 Okehampton, Devonshire 20 Jun 1926 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 64
Grandmother Margaret Ann GUNN 1867 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 08 Dec 1930 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 63
Grandfather Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD 1861 Ireland 1935 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia 74
Grandmother Mary MACAULIFFE abt 1867 Cork, Co Cork, Ireland 1922 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia 55

Father in Law Frederick Henry SQUIRE 1891 Ravensworth, Queensland, Australia 1944 Frenchman's Creek, Babinda, Queensland, Australia 53
Mother in Law Mary Jane MCPAUL 1886 North Star Hotel, Flinders River, Richmond, Queendland, Australia 1982 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 96

Father Samuel SOPER 1890 Queensland, Australia 1968 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 78
Mother Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD 1891 Queensland, Australia 1959 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 68

Self Cyril Francis Owen SOPER 1917 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 1949 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 32

Wife Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE 1921 Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia 1999 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 78

Sister Marjorie May SOPER 1914 Queensland, Australia 1971 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 57
Brother Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER 1915 Queensland, Australia 1968 Queensland, Australia 53
Sister Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER 1920 Queensland, Australia 2009 89

Aunt Emily Harriet Grace SOPER 17 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 21 Nov 1958 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 73
Uncle Arthur Wellesley COWLEY 1876 Gundagai, NSW, Australia 01 May 1955 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 79
Aunt Margaret Ann SOPER 1887 Queensland, Australia 1955 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 68
Uncle Percy Gleyre Roquerbre DUTTON 1967 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Uncle William Francis SOPER 1892 Queensland, Australia 08 Oct 1892 Queensland, Australia 0
Aunt Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER 1895 Queensland, Australia 1929 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 34
Uncle Walter Charles CORNISH 1891 Queensland, Australia 1974 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 83
Uncle Henry George SOPER 1897 Queensland, Australia 1968 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 71
Aunt Mary Isabella CARMEN
Aunt Olivia Pearl SOPER 1900 Queensland, Australia 1988 Janelli, New South Wales, Australia 88
Uncle Harry Knud LOWE 1988 New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER 29 Jun 1902 Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1984 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 82
Aunt Myrtle Anna CORNISH 1904 Queensland, Australia 1997 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 93
Uncle Herbert Cecil SOPER 1908 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1989 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 81
Aunt Ethel SIBSON 1910 1978 Brisbane, Queenland, Australia 68
Aunt Mary Ann (Minnie) FITZGERALD 1888 Queensland, Australia 1958 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia 70
Uncle William EAKIN 1878 Monaghan, Ireland 1963 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia 85
Uncle William Thomas FITZGERALD 1892 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Eileen FITZGERALD 1896 Queensland, Australia 1979 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 83
Uncle Henry Carn POWER 1899 Queensland, Australia 1975 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 76
Aunt Kathleen Hannah FITZGERALD 1898 Queensland, Australia 1971 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 73
Uncle Arthur Kitchener STAMP 1901 Queensland, Australia 1964 Brisbane, Queenland, Australia 63
Aunt Margaret Monica FITZGERALD 1900 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Esme May FITZGERALD 1908 Queensland, Australia 2001 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 93
Uncle Arthur ROBINS

Cousin Arthur Samuel COWLEY 1904 Queensland, Australia 1983 Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin Percival Francis COWLEY 1905 Queensland, Australia 1984 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin Mervyn Cecil COWLEY 01 Jan 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 17 May 1945 Queensland, Australia 27
Cousin Walter Richard Samuel CORNISH 1942 Queensland, Australia
Cousin Cyril Thomas Vincent EAKIN 1910 Queensland, Australia 1999 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 89
Cousin William Keith EAKIN 1913 Queensland, Australia 1971 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 58
Cousin Mary Elizabeth EAKIN 1915 Queensland, Australia
Cousin Robert Stanley EAKIN 1917 Queensland, Australia 1986 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 69
Cousin Ronald Joseph EAKIN 1919 Queensland, Australia 1987 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia 68

Niece Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law Mary Jane SQUIRE 1954 Babinda, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Ellen Rebecca SQUIRE 1917 Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia 2008 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 91
Sister in Law Ethel grace SQUIRE 1924 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 1971 Mossman, Queensland, Australia 47
Sister in Law Alice Mildred SQUIRE 1926 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 2002 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 76
Brother in Law Frederick John SQUIRE 1928 Babinda, Queensland, Australia 1989 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 61
Brother in Law Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM 1913 Atherton, Queensland, Australia 1950 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 37
Sister in Law Mona GREGEEN 2012 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Ernie IRWIN 1921 2004 83
Events in Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1917 Cyril Francis Owen SOPER was born Home Hill, Queensland, Australia Note 1 52
1940 23 Military Service Cairns, Queensland, Australia Note 2
1942 25 Married Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE (aged 21) Cairns, Queensland, Australia Note 3 18, 60
1949 32 Cyril Francis Owen SOPER died Cairns, Queensland, Australia Note 4 52, 60
1949 32 Burial Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland Note 5 90
Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
Cyril francis owen Soper
Birth Date
22/03/1917
Birth Place
Queensland
Registration Year
1917
Registration Place
Queensland Australia
Father
Samuel Soper
Mother
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Registration Number
004005
Household Members
Note 2: Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
Name
Cyril Soper
Birth Date
22/03/1918
Birth Place
Ayr Queensland
Year range
1940 - 1947
Enlistment Place
Cairns Queensland
Service Number
Q38852
Spouse
Florence Soper
Series Description
B884: Army Citizen Military Forces
Household Members
Note 3: Florry Elizabeth Squire
Event date: 06/06/1942
Event type: Marriage registration
Registration details: 1942/C/1853
Spouse: Cyril Francis Soper



Cairns Post 12 June 1942
SQUIRE-SOPER.
The wedding of Miss Florence Eliza-
beth Squire,.the third daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Squire, of Babinda, and Cyril
Francis Soper, second son of Mr. and
Mrs. Soper, of Tully, was solemnised
at the Presbyterian Church on June 6
at 6 pm, Rev. McPheat officiating.
The bride entered the church on the
arm of her uncle. Mr. McPaul, of Bel-
lenden Ker, and looked charming in
a bridal gown of white satin trimmed
with silk lace and cut on princess
lines with embroidered veil and
coronet of orange blossom. She also
carried a beautiful bouquet of pale
pink roses and asparagus fern. She was
attended by her sister, Mrs. W. Man
nix, as matron of honour, who was
gowned in an all over lace frock of
white and carried a bouquet of dahlias.
The little train bearer. Wilma Luff,
was frocked in a pale blue net frock
embroidered with pink roses worn
over satin, and head dress to match.
The duties of best man were carried
out by Mr. W. Mannix, of Bartle Frere.
The reception was held at the home
of Mrs. Pollard McLeod-street. The
beautiful two-tier wedding cake held
pride of place at the table, and was the
work of Mrs. Pollard, who also carried
out the table decorations.
The usual toasts were honoured, also
musical items, and after viewing the
lovely presents the happy couple left
amidst a shower of congratulations for
their honeymoon, which was spent at
Kuranda. - .
Note 4: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name
Cyril Francis Soper
Death Date
05Apr1949
Death Place
Queensland
Father's Name
Samuel
Mother's Name
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Registration Year
1949
Registration Place
Queensland
Registration Number
001516
Page number
2121
Household Members

Cairns Post 28 March 1949
Man Seriously Injured.
Cyril Soper (28), of Severin
street, Cairns, received a probable
fracture of the base of the skull,
abrasions to right knee, shoulder
and left foot, and shock, as the re-
sult of a fall from the rear of a
moving utility truck. The accident
occurred at 4 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon as the truck was turning
into the Esplanade from Hayles
wharf. Last night his condition was
reported to be serious, but not dan-
gerous. Soper will be X-rayed this
morning.
Cairns Post 6 April 1949
OBITUARY
MB. C. F. SOPES.
Mr. Cyril Francis Soper (31), of
Severin-street, Calms, died in the
Cairns Base Hospital yesterday af-
ternoon as a result of injuries re-
ceived in an accident on March 26.
He had been employed as a motor
mechanic by the Cairns Regional
Electricity Board.
Born at Proserpine, deceased had
been in Cairns for over 10 years.
He was a returned serviceman. He is
survived by a widow and a two-year
old daughter.
The funeral will leave St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church at 4.30
o'clock this afternoon and mem-
bers of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and em-
ployees of the Cairns Regional Elec-
tricity Board are invited.
Note 5: Cyril Francis Soper
Birth 22 Mar 1917
Proserpine, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
Death 5 Apr 1949 (aged 32)
Cairns North, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Cairns Cemetery
Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot Monumental East Side, Row Z4, Site 5673
Source References:
18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Florry Elizabeth Squire
Event date: 06/06/1942
Event type: Marriage registration
Registration details: 1942/C/1853
Spouse: Cyril Francis Soper
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name
Cyril Francis Soper
Death Date
05Apr1949
Death Place
Queensland
Father's Name
Samuel
Mother's Name
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Registration Year
1949
Registration Place
Queensland
Registration Number
001516
Page number
2121
Household Members
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
Cyril francis owen Soper
Birth Date
22/03/1917
Birth Place
Queensland
Registration Year
1917
Registration Place
Queensland Australia
Father
Samuel Soper
Mother
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Registration Number
004005
Household Members
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Cairns Post 28 March 1949
Man Seriously Injured.
Cyril Soper (28), of Severin
street, Cairns, received a probable
fracture of the base of tbe skull,
abrasions to right knee, shoulder
and left foot, and shock, as the re-
sult of a fall from the rear of a
moving utility truck. The accident
occurred at 4 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon as the truck was turning
into the Esplanade from Hayles
wharf. Last night his condition was
reported to be serious, but not dan-
gerous. Soper will be X-rayed this
morning.

Cairns Post 6 April 1949
OBITUARY
MB. C. F. SOPES.
Mr. Cyril Francis Soper (31), of
Severin-street, Calms, died in the
Cairns Base Hospital yesterday af-
ternoon as a result of injuries re-
ceived in an accident on March 26.
He had been employed as a motor
mechanic by the Cairns Regional
Electricity Board.
Bom at Proserpine, deceased had
been in Cairns for over 10 years.
He was a returned serviceman. He is
survived by a widow and a two-year
old daughter.
The funeral will leave St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church at 4.30
o'clock this afternoon and mem-
bers of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and em-
ployees of the Cairns Regional Elec-
tricity Board are invited.

Cairns Post 6 April 1949
FUNERAL NOTICE
The relatives and friends of Mrs.
C. F. Soper (No. 287 Severin-street.
Cairns) and Mr. and Mrs. S. Soper
and Family (Balfe-street. Cairns)
are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral of their late beloved hus
hand, son and brother (CYRIL
FRANCIS SOPER). respectively,
which will leave- St. Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church. Sheridan-street,
Cairns, at 4.30 o'clock THIS (WED-
NESDAY) AFTERNOON en route to
the Cairns Cemetery. Martyn-street
The relatives and friends of Mr.
Mrs. E. Irwin and Family (Bris-
bane), Mr.- and Mrs. Stanley Soper
and Family (Mossman), Mr. and
Mrs. G. Malcolm and Family (Cairns),
Mrs. M. J. Squires and son Jack (Ba-
binda). Mr. and Mrs. W. Mannix and
Family (Bellenden Ker), Mr. and
Mrs. G. O'Reilly and Family (Strat-
ford). Mr. and Mrs. E. Pointing and
Family (Cairns), Mr. and Mrs. G.
Hatfield and Family (Atherton), and
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Malcolm, senr.,
and Family (Charles-street, Cairns)
are invited to attend.
The members of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A.
and the employees of the Cairns Re-
gional Electricity Board are also In-
vited to attend.
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Cairns Post 12 June 1942
SQUIRE-SOPER.
The wedding of Miss Florence Eliza-
beth Squire,.the third daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Squire, of Babinda, and Cyril
Francis Soper, second son of Mr. and
Mrs. Soper, of Tully, was solemnised
at the Presbyterian Church on June 6
at 6 pm, Rev. McPheat officiating.
The bride entered the church on the
arm of her uncle. Mr. McPaul, of Bel-
lenden Ker, and looked charming in
a bridal gown of white satin trimmed
with silk lace and cut on princess
lines with embroidered veil and
coronet of orange blossom. She also
carried a beautiful bouquet of pale
pink roses and asparagus fern. She was
attended by her sister, Mrs. W. Man
nix, as matron of honour, who was
gowned in an all over lace frock of
white and carried a bouquet of dahlias.
The little train bearer. Wilma Luff,
was frocked in a pale blue net frock
embroidered with pink roses worn
over satin, and head dress to match.
The duties of best man were carried
out by Mr. W. Mannix, of Bartle Frere.
The reception was held at the home
of Mrs. Pollard McLeod-street. The
beautiful two-tier wedding cake held
pride of place at the table, and was the
work of Mrs. Pollard, who also carried
out the table decorations.
The usual toasts were honoured, also
musical items, and after viewing the
lovely presents the happy couple left
amidst a shower of congratulations for
their honeymoon, which was spent at
Kuranda. - .
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183659960/cyril-francis-soper (Burial)
- Notes: Cyril Francis Soper
Birth 22 Mar 1917
Proserpine, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia
Death 5 Apr 1949 (aged 32)
Cairns North, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Cairns Cemetery
Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot Monumental East Side, Row Z4, Site 5673