SEARCY, Frederick George VETERAN

Name – SEARCY, Frederick George VETERAN
Born – 15/02/1913
Died – 14/02/1949
Location – No 126 Anglican Section
Mother – Ethel Daisy Moore
Father – Frederick Henry Searcy

Notes – Frederick George Searcy was born to Frederick Henry and Ethel Daisy (nee Moore) Searcy in Broken Hill, NSW in 1913. His parents both came from South Australia and where his grandfather worked in the public service.

The family moved to Queensland in 1926 where they lived at Cambrai, Kinkabilla via Meandarra.

Frederick married Marjorie Keen on 17th December, 1934. They had three children, all girls – Judith, Lorna and Deadrie.

During the Second World War, Frederick tried to enlist in the RAAF but was rejected. Three months later he was sucessful in enlisting in the Army in Toowoomba on the 28th April, 1942. His Service Number was Q226141. He was in the 7th Volunteeer Defence Corps. His service record shows he was discharged on the 26th January, 1944. While undertaking his medical examination, he was diagonised is Leukoplakia.

He continued to live with his family at Kinkabilla. By 1947 a Liquor Acts notice was put out to ban anyone from selling him liquor for one year.

The poor man died aged 35 years old. He was ill for awhile before his death which may have been attributed to the leucoplakia he was suffering from. His probate was settled in 1951 with a personalty of 14,994 pound gross being allocated to his wife. By this time both of his parents had died. They are also buried in the Tara cemetery.

Frederick has a headstone and the inscription reads – In loving memory of Frederick George Searcy. Died 14th February, 1949. Aged 35 years.

Newspaper Article – Obituary

War Service File  – SEARCY, Frederick George

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