Lendon Eugene FLORANCE

Service Number: SX17019

Enlisted: 2 February 1942, Wayville, SA

Last Rank: Private

Last Unit: 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion

Born: Kingscote, SA, 13 December 1914

Home Town: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Memorials: Kingscote & District WW2 Honour Roll

2 Feb 1942: Involvement Private, SN SX17019, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion

2 Feb 1942: Enlisted Wayville, SA

27 Oct 1944: Discharged

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Descendants of :

Alfred John Leonard FLORANCE

Generation 1

1. Alfred John Leonard FLORANCE was born 29 Mar 1872 in Adelaide, SA and died 25 Sep 1952 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Millicent Ann THOMSON 28 Mar 1898 in Queensciffe, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 09 Apr 1879 in Salt Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 13 Jun 1958 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Frank Walter THOMSON and Annie SNELLING.

Other events in the life of Alfred John Leonard FLORANCE
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island
Burial: 17 Sep 1952, Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA

Children of Alfred John Leonard FLORANCE and Millicent Ann THOMSON:

i. Clifton John FLORANCE was born 05 Apr 1900 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Dec 1937 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Vera Mabel Isabel FORSYTH 05 May 1924 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 18 Aug 1900 in Delegate River, Victoria and died 28 Jul 1931 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Allan FORSYTH and Isabella McDONALD.

ii. Elma Dorothy FLORANCE was born 01 Oct 1901 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Aug 1996. She married Promise CHIRGWIN 24 Apr 1924 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 09 May 1896 in Queenscliffe, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 02 Oct 1967 in Northfield, SA, son of Samuel John CHIRGWIN and Laura Louisa GASMIER.

iii. Olive Evelyne FLORANCE was born 15 Nov 1902 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Mar 1916 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA

iv. Stanley Ivanhoe (Ivan) FLORANCE was born 24 Mar 1904 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 13 Jan 1992. He married Phylis Mary WIADROWSKI 07 Mar 1927. She was born 01 Aug 1908 in American River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 07 Jul 1987, daughter of Herbert Julius WIADROWSKI and Emily Mary HEYNEN.

v. Edna Doreen FLORANCE was born 11 Oct 1905 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 17 Jan 1969 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA.She married Reuben Ivo NEAVE 08 Sep 1924 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 03 Dec 1898 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 05 Mar 1938 in Northfield, SA, son of Albert Arthur NEAVE and Eleanor Ann (Nell) HIBBART. She married Dudley Harold TILKA. He was born 30 Mar 1917 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 02 Dec 1997, son of Gustav Adolf (Adolf) TILKA and Bertha Louise BOETTCHER.

vi. Cecil Holgrave FLORANCE was born 06 Jan 1907 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 08 Mar 1916 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA

vii. Myra Jane FLORANCE was born Jan 1908 and died 16 Feb 1908 in One Tree Hill Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA

viii. Eva Juneta FLORANCE was born 31 Dec 1909 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Hector Carl (Eric) STEED 16 Dec 1926 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 08 Jan 1904 in Rosaville, SA and died 06 Dec 1975, son of Charles John STEED and Carrie Maria OCHTOMANN. They divorced 02 Mar 1950.

ix. Vernon Lindley FLORANCE was born 03 Nov 1911 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Sep 2003. He married Sylvia Amelia BURDON 28 Apr 1934 in Freeling, SA. She was born 06 Feb 1911 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Aug 2009 in Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of James Leonard (Len) BURDON and Kate TURNER.

x. Elsa Mildred FLORANCE was born 24 Jun 1913 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 21 Mar 1916 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA

xi. 8. Lendon Eugene FLORANCE was born 13 Dec 1914 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 09 Mar 1969 in Hd. Menzies, Kangaroo Island

xii. Lance Kingsley FLORANCE was born 15 Sep 1917 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 27 Nov 1998. He married Lola FLORANCE - m. She was born ABT 1921 and died 11 Feb 2013.

xiii. Cora Gwendolyn FLORANCE was born 13 Nov 1919 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 11 Feb 1920 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA

xiv. 10. Clive Hedley FLORANCE was born 22 Apr 1921 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Jan 2013 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA

Generation 2

8. Lendon Eugene FLORANCE was born 13 Dec 1914 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 09 Mar 1969 in Hd. Menzies, Kangaroo Island. He married Edna Sylvia TILKA. She was born 26 Apr 1915 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 23 Sep 2012 in Strathalbyn, SA, daughter of Gustav Adolf (Adolf) TILKA and Bertha Louise BOETTCHER.

Other events in the life of Lendon Eugene FLORANCE
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Baptism: 27 Feb 1917, St Albans Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island

Children of Lendon Eugene FLORANCE and Edna Sylvia TILKA:

i. Joan Merlene FLORANCE
ii. Lyndon Eugene FLORANCE
iii. David Eugene FLORANCE was born 04 May 1948 in Welland, SA and died 31 Mar 2003 in Stirling, SA. Her married Narda VASILEFF 23 Oct 1971 in West Beach, SA.
v. Heather Joy FLORANCE was born 14 Oct 1949

10. Clive Hedley FLORANCE was born 22 Apr 1921 in One Tree Hill, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Jan 2013 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Betty Joyce WALLER. She was born 21 Dec 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Albert Edgar WALLER and Ada Clara JONES.

Other events in the life of Clive Hedley FLORANCE
Electoral roll: 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island

Children of Clive Hedley FLORANCE and Betty Joyce WALLER:

i. Clifford Hedley FLORANCE was born 12 May 1939 and died 11 Sep 1940 in North Adelaide, SA


Last updated : 14 June 2021

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