Florence Peacock, 18711939 (aged 67 years)

Name
Florence /Peacock/
Birth
Birth of a son
Source citation: @New South Wales BDM: 34135/1894@
Note: Alternative birth year is 1894, as listed in the New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages Index
Birth of a son
Christening of a son
Birth of a daughter
Christening of a daughter
Birth of a son
Christening of a son
Birth of a daughter
Christening of a daughter
Death of a son
Cause: Scepticaemia and Lymphatic Leukaemia
Note: Letter from father regarding the death of Roydon:

Letter from father regarding the death of Roydon:

Waratah
North Wagga, New South Wales
March 14th 1916

The Officer in Charge- Base Records
Victoria Barrack's Melbourne

Dear Sir, I have received the sad news of the death of my son at sea, whilst returning home from Gallipoli and Egypt, on a ship which was expected to arrive in Melbourne about the middle of this month. Needless to say, the news came as a terrible shock to his parents, brothers and sisters and we are quite in the dark about as to any particulars concerning his death

As we would like to get all his personal belongings, what is the proceedure? Will they be carried on to Sydney from where he enlisted, or will they be taken off the boat at Melbourne and who will be likely to get them? Then again, my son wrote me from Gallipoli, stating that he had left some things in Alexandria, before proceeding to the Peninsula. Could you inform me if I would be able to get these, if they are still there, and how would I proceed.

As my son was expected (by us) to be coming home in fairly good health, the sad news came very hard and I feel sure you will excuse in endeavouring to collect his bits of personal effects by approaching you with the above questions.

I have heard that the name of the boat he was on was "The Nestor", but don't know if that is correct.

We would very much like to know when the boat left Egypt and what happened to cause the poor lad to die from Scepticaemia

If you can assist us in the above matter, your help would be much appreciated.

Yours faithfully Robt. J Hurst

Burial of a son
Death
Family with Robert John Hurst
husband
18671960
Birth: 22 August 1867 31 25 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 17 November 1960Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
herself
18711939
Birth: 12 July 1871Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 22 May 1939Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
daughter
Private
son
18971967
Birth: 23 October 1897 30 26 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 4 May 1967Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
daughter
Private
daughter
19091991
Birth: 3 May 1909 41 37 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 4 April 1991Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
-16 years
son
18931916
Birth: 14 December 1893 26 22 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 16 February 1916At sea
6 years
daughter
18991973
Birth: 16 October 1899 32 28 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 30 May 1973Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
5 years
son
19041954
Birth: 28 April 1904 36 32 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1954Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia