Robert Alan Durham1

M, ID5131, (28 Mar 1964-2 Dec 1984)
Last Edited3 Nov 2023
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Lindsay David Graham
Birth28 Mar 1964Temora, NSW; >
Second of 5 children.2 
Death2 Dec 1984Temora, NSW3 

Citations

  1. Family history chart, Durham&Baker/Durham, compiled by Keith E. Durham ca early 1999 for the Durham Family Reunion in Oct 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham; copy in Researcher's family history papers. Page 6: Given names, Surname..
  2. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 6: DOB, POB, Memo.
  3. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 6: DOD, POD.

Donald Terence Burrows1,2

M, ID5155, (say early 1920s-8 Oct 1943)
Last Edited8 Oct 2023
Birthsay early 1920sAriah Park, NSW3 
Marriage22 May 1943Joyce Whinray Preston; Temora, NSW4 
Death8 Oct 1943Wagga Wagga, NSW; >
Killed when a tree fell on him [but see following articles].
Article in Newcastle Sun 9 Oct 1943, page 2:
     RAAF MEN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT
     Flying Officer Donald Terence Burrows, pilot instructor, of Springdale (NSW), and L AC Herbert Nelson Slapp, trainee dual pilot, of Merrylands (NSW) were killed when an aircraft crashed during training exercises in New South Wales.
Extract from article in Hobart Mercury 14 Oct 1943, page 3:
     F-Officer Donald Terence Burrows (RAAF), of New Town, was killed in an aircraft accident in New South Wales on Friday.
     Only son of Mr R. S. Burrows, of New Town, and the late Mrs Burrows, F-Officer Burrows was 22 years of age. He was educated at the Hobart High School and enlisted in the RAAF in November, 1940.
     He commenced his training at Somers (V), and obtained his wings at Pt. Cook the following year. For the past 18 months he had been a flying instructor in New South Wales. In May last he married Sister Joyce Preston, of Springdale (NSW).
     F-Officer Burrows before enlistment was with the Transport Commission, Hobart. A sister is Mrs E. Gunn, of Hobart.
Death Notice in Hobart Mercury 14 Oct 1943, page 10:
     Member of the Forces
     BURROWS.--Killed in aircraft accident on October 8, 1943, in New South Wales, F-Officer Donald Terence (RAAF), loving husband of Joyce Whinray, only son of Mr R. S. Burrows, New Town, and the late Mrs Burrows, and brother of Joan, in his 23rd year.
Extract from article in Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser 12 Oct 1943, page 2:
     FUNERAL
     The funerals of L.A.C. Herbert Nelson Slapp and F/O. Donald Terence Burrows, of the RA.A.F., who were
killed in an accident in Southern N.S.W. last Friday morning, took place on Sunday afternoon. The cortege moved from St. John's Church of England, Wagga, at 2.30 p.m. after a service conducted by the Rev. Chaplain H. Pyke.      ...Interment took place in the war cemetery, Wagga, where Chaplain Pyke again officiated.
     Relatives of ... F/O. Burrows present were the bereaved wife, Mr. and Mrs. Preston (mother-in-law and father-in-law) and Miss (?) Grace Preston (sister-in-law).
     The bearers in charge of Flt. Sgt. Williams marched a slow march from the church to the Town Hall and again at the cemetery. Officers and instructors of the R.A.A.F. present were the Commanding Officer (Wing Commander Curnow), ...
     At the cemetery the Last Post was sounded. Amongst the tributes were wreaths from the Commanding Officer and Officers of No. 5 S.F.T.S., Airmen and Airwomen of No. 5 S.F.T.S., Instructors of No. 5 S.F.T.S.; Commanding Officer, Officers, Airmen and Airwomen of No. 10 E.F.T.S.; President and Members of the Sergeants' Mess No. 10 E.F.T.S., and the Nursing Staff of the Temora District Hospital. ...
     The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. J. C. M'Donald, of Wagga.5,6,7,8,9,10
Widow: Joyce Whinray Burrows

Family

 Joyce Whinray Preston b. 1 Dec 1919, d. 23 Mar 1974

Citations

  1. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 31238/1943 [Donald Terence BURROWS, parents Robert Stanley & Eliza Milne], accessed 8 Oct 2023: Given name, Surname.
  2. Family history chart, Durham&Baker/Durham, compiled by Keith E. Durham ca early 1999 for the Durham Family Reunion in Oct 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham; copy in Researcher's family history papers. Page 8: First Given name, Surname..
  3. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 8: POB.
  4. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 13222/1943 [Donald Terence BURROWS + Joyce Whinray PRESTON], accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Temora.
  5. NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 31238/1943 [Donald Terence BURROWS, parents Robert Stanley & Eliza Milne], accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD [by reduction], Registration District Wagga Wagga.
  6. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 8: Memo1.
  7. The Newcastle Sun newspaper, published from 1916 to 1980 in Newcastle, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Newcastle Sun/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID5155. Source accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo2..
  8. Mercury newspaper, published by Davies Brothers Ltd 1854-1988, News Corporation 1988-, Hobart, TAS, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Mercury/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID5155. 14 Oct 1943, p3, accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo3..
  9. Mercury/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's FH records, ID5155. 14 Oct 1943, p10, accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo4.
  10. The Daily Advertiser newspaper, published since 1868 in Wagga Wagga, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Daily Advertiser/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID5155. 12 Oct 1943, p2, accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo5..

Joyce Whinray Preston1

F, ID5156, (1 Dec 1919-23 Mar 1974)
Last Edited8 Oct 2023
Birth1 Dec 19192 
Occupation1943Nursing Sister; >
Referred to as Sister in the Hobart Mercury article about her first husband's death. 
Marriage22 May 1943Donald Terence Burrows; Temora, NSW3 
Married Name22 May 1943Burrows 
(Widow) Death8 Oct 1943Donald Terence Burrows; Wagga Wagga, NSW; >
Killed when a tree fell on him [but see following articles].
Article in Newcastle Sun 9 Oct 1943, page 2:
     RAAF MEN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT
     Flying Officer Donald Terence Burrows, pilot instructor, of Springdale (NSW), and L AC Herbert Nelson Slapp, trainee dual pilot, of Merrylands (NSW) were killed when an aircraft crashed during training exercises in New South Wales.
Extract from article in Hobart Mercury 14 Oct 1943, page 3:
     F-Officer Donald Terence Burrows (RAAF), of New Town, was killed in an aircraft accident in New South Wales on Friday.
     Only son of Mr R. S. Burrows, of New Town, and the late Mrs Burrows, F-Officer Burrows was 22 years of age. He was educated at the Hobart High School and enlisted in the RAAF in November, 1940.
     He commenced his training at Somers (V), and obtained his wings at Pt. Cook the following year. For the past 18 months he had been a flying instructor in New South Wales. In May last he married Sister Joyce Preston, of Springdale (NSW).
     F-Officer Burrows before enlistment was with the Transport Commission, Hobart. A sister is Mrs E. Gunn, of Hobart.
Death Notice in Hobart Mercury 14 Oct 1943, page 10:
     Member of the Forces
     BURROWS.--Killed in aircraft accident on October 8, 1943, in New South Wales, F-Officer Donald Terence (RAAF), loving husband of Joyce Whinray, only son of Mr R. S. Burrows, New Town, and the late Mrs Burrows, and brother of Joan, in his 23rd year.
Extract from article in Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser 12 Oct 1943, page 2:
     FUNERAL
     The funerals of L.A.C. Herbert Nelson Slapp and F/O. Donald Terence Burrows, of the RA.A.F., who were
killed in an accident in Southern N.S.W. last Friday morning, took place on Sunday afternoon. The cortege moved from St. John's Church of England, Wagga, at 2.30 p.m. after a service conducted by the Rev. Chaplain H. Pyke.      ...Interment took place in the war cemetery, Wagga, where Chaplain Pyke again officiated.
     Relatives of ... F/O. Burrows present were the bereaved wife, Mr. and Mrs. Preston (mother-in-law and father-in-law) and Miss (?) Grace Preston (sister-in-law).
     The bearers in charge of Flt. Sgt. Williams marched a slow march from the church to the Town Hall and again at the cemetery. Officers and instructors of the R.A.A.F. present were the Commanding Officer (Wing Commander Curnow), ...
     At the cemetery the Last Post was sounded. Amongst the tributes were wreaths from the Commanding Officer and Officers of No. 5 S.F.T.S., Airmen and Airwomen of No. 5 S.F.T.S., Instructors of No. 5 S.F.T.S.; Commanding Officer, Officers, Airmen and Airwomen of No. 10 E.F.T.S.; President and Members of the Sergeants' Mess No. 10 E.F.T.S., and the Nursing Staff of the Temora District Hospital. ...
     The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. J. C. M'Donald, of Wagga.4,5,6,7,8,9
Marriage21 Mar 1957Arthur Edward Durham Jnr; Young, NSW10,11 
Married Name21 Mar 1957Durham 
Death23 Mar 197412 

Family 1

 Donald Terence Burrows b. say early 1920s, d. 8 Oct 1943

Family 2

 Arthur Edward Durham Jnr b. 10 Nov 1903, d. 12 Jul 1984

Citations

  1. Family history chart, Durham&Baker/Durham, compiled by Keith E. Durham ca early 1999 for the Durham Family Reunion in Oct 1999, hereafter called FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham; copy in Researcher's family history papers. Page 8: Given names, Maiden Surname & Surname from first marriage...
  2. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 8: DOB.
  3. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Online Marriages Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 13222/1943 [Donald Terence BURROWS + Joyce Whinray PRESTON], accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Temora.
  4. NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, On-line Deaths Index, URL https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/; hereafter called NSW BDM Registry, Deaths Index. Registration No. 31238/1943 [Donald Terence BURROWS, parents Robert Stanley & Eliza Milne], accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD [by reduction], Registration District Wagga Wagga.
  5. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 8: Memo1.
  6. The Newcastle Sun newspaper, published from 1916 to 1980 in Newcastle, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Newcastle Sun/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID5155. Source accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo2..
  7. Mercury newspaper, published by Davies Brothers Ltd 1854-1988, News Corporation 1988-, Hobart, TAS, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Mercury/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records, ID5155. 14 Oct 1943, p3, accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo3..
  8. Mercury/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's FH records, ID5155. 14 Oct 1943, p10, accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo4.
  9. The Daily Advertiser newspaper, published since 1868 in Wagga Wagga, NSW, accessed via National Library of Australia Trove website at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper; hereafter called Daily Advertiser/Trove; digital copy in Researcher's Family History records at ID5155. 12 Oct 1943, p2, accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOD, Memo5..
  10. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 8: DOM 20 Mar 1957, POM.
  11. NSW Online Marriages Index. Registration No. 5737/1957 [Arthur Edward DURHAM + Joyce Whinray BURROWS], accessed 8 Oct 2023: DOM [by reduction], Registration District Young.
  12. FH chart, Durham&Baker/Durham. Page 8: DOD.