Rowley LOMAS

Other Events and Attributes:

• _EYEC: Blue
• _HAIR: Fair
• _MILT: 1940-44; 405229 Warrant Officer, Royal Australian Air Force
• _HEIG: 1940; 5ft 7 1/2 ins

Notes:

LOMAS, Rowley - (Pilot Officer); Service Number - 405229; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Beaufort A9-541; Place - Timor, Netherlands East Indies; Date - 9 May 1944
In addition to the file subject, the following servicemen are mentioned in this record:
ROXBURGH Gilbert Bryce Dart (Squadron Leader); Service Number 260656
KERR Alan Leslie Colin (Flying Officer); Service Number 405741
JAMIESON Ronald Keith (Flight Sergeant); Service Number 405739
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1072621

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Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: Rowley Lomas Birth date: 25/11/1916
Mother's name: Annie McMurtrie Graham Father/parent's name: Rowland Frank Eugene Lomas
Registration details: 1916/C/12209

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_MILT:
Name LOMAS, ROWLEY. Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 405229. Date of Birth 25 Nov 1916. Place of Birth CAIRNS, QLD. Date of Enlistment 3 Feb 1941 Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin LOMAS, FRED Date of Death 9 May 1944 Rank Pilot Officer Posting on Death 1 SQUADRON
In his service record he lists his next of kin as eldest brother Fred Lomas of Baree, Mt Morgan. In later pages of his record Fred Lomas is entered as his brother which appears to be an oversight as his father, Rowland, died in World War 1.
Also, final rank is given as Warrant Officer.

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Died:
Australia Death Index, 1787-1985: Name: Rowley Lomas. Death Date: 9 May 1944. Father's Name: Rowlend Frank Eugene Lomas
Mother's name: Annie McMurtie Graham Registration Year: 1946 Registration Place: Queensland Registration number: 004279
Page Number: 1381

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Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 56440831
• _HAIR: Brown
• Occupation: 1917; Coach builder
• Residence: 1917, Scott St, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
• _HEIG: 1917; 5ft 6 1/2 ins
• _WEIG: 1917; 126 pounds
• _MILT: 1918; Private 7594A 15th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force

Notes:

According to military service enlistment papers, he was born in Balmain, New South Wales around August 1884 but no record is found of him in NSW BDM search. Riases the question if he was the natural born child of Fred and Jane.

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Birth:
On his army enlistment form dated 13 Jan 1917, gives his age as 32 years four months born Balmain, New South Wales

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_MILT:
From Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:
Name: LOMAS, ROWLAND FRANK EUGENE. Initials: R F E. Nationality: Australian. Rank: Private. Regiment: Australian Infantry, A.I.F
Unit Text: 15th Bn. Date of Death: 29/03/1918 Service No: 7594. Additional information: Son of Fred and Jane Lomas; husband of Annie
McMurtrie Lomas, of Baree, Mt. Morgan Rockhampton, Queensland. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. H. 25. Cemetery: GEZAINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

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Died:
Death ref: 22/005190 AIF) Commonwealth War Grave Commission website:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=35454
Index no. Fr. 169 Com. Cem. Extension France. LOMAS, Pte. Rowland Frank Eugene, 7594. 15th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 29th March 1918. Son of Fred and Jane Lomas; husband of Annie McMurtrie Lomas, of Baree, Mt Morgan, near Rockhampton, Queensland. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. I.H.25.

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Rowland married Annie McMurtrie GRAHAM on 19 Aug 1910 in Queensland, Australia. Annie was born about 1886 in Queensland, Australia; died on 26 Aug 1939 in Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Aug 1939 in Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 160690094
• Residence: 1918, Baree, Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

No record yet found of her birth
Rowland and Annie had four children. Name of fourth child not yet confirmed

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Birth:
An ancestry tree gives her birth date as 1 March 1886 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia with a reputed father with the surname McMurtrie. Her mother's name was Helen Graham. However, can not find a birth entry in the Queensland records that match.

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Residence:
From husband Rowland's army record

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: Annie McMurtrie Long Death date: 26/08/1939
Mother's name: Helen Graham Father/parent's name:-
Registration details: 1939/C/3584

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Buried:
Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
Name: Annie Mcmurtrie Long Death Date: 26 Aug 1939 Death Place: Queensland, Australia Cemetery: Mount Morgan Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Has Bio?: N
Spouses: Rowland Lomas, Richard Long
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160690094/annie-mcmurtrie-long

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Notes:

Married:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Marriage registration: Rowland Frank Eugene Lomas Marriage date:19/08/1910 Spouse's name:Annie McMurtrie Graham
Registration details:1910/C/522

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Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 160394280

Notes:

Died:
Queensland Historical Indexes deaths: 1914/C3732 Frederick Lomas son of Henry William Lomas and Jane Mason Miller

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Frederick married Jane Elizabeth COKER in 1881 in Queensland, Australia. Jane (daughter of James Thomas COKER and Emily LEE) was born on 13 Mar 1859 in 5 Salman Cottages, Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England, UK; died on 21 Jul 1948 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 160406876
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England
• Residence: Feb 1924, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• Residence: 1948, 338 George St, Depot Hill, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• Residence: 1948, 303 George St, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• _FNRL: 22 Jul 1948, Funeral notice, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin newspaper

Notes:

OBITUARY
Mrs H. Collins, of Depot Hill, who died recently at the age of 93*, had been a resident of Rockhampton for over 80 years#. She was 11 years old when she arrived in Rockhampton with her parents, Mr and Mrs Coker, from England. For the past 30 years she had resided at Depot Hill. Mrs Collins was married twice, her first husband being Mr Fred Lomas, who conducted a bakery at North Rockhampton. Later she married Mr H. Collins, who had long service in the Railway Department and who survives her.
APA citation
OBITUARY. (1948, September 4). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56827872
*She was only 89.
#Obviously not more than 80 years, as the family only arrived in Rockhampton in 1870.

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Jane Elizabeth Coker married Frederick Lomas in 1881. They raised Emily Lee Coker, the daughter of Henry Coker and Frances Sugden but unknown if they actually adopted her.

Birth:
Elizabeth Jane Coker born Stepney
April/June quarter reference Stepney 1c-465
(From Coker London Research group June 2004)

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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_FNRL:
THE Relatives and Friends of Mr Henry Collins are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his deceased beloved Wife and their Relative, the late MRS JANE ELIZABETH COLLINS, of 338 George Street, Depot Hill, to move from our Funeral Chapel, William Street, THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock for the Rockhampton Cemetery.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56823701

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Died:
Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Jane Elizabeth Collins Death Date: 21 Jul 1948 Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: James Coker Mother's name: Emily Lee Registration Year: 1948
Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 003636 Page Number: 421

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Notes:

Married:
Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Frederick Lomas Spouse Name: Jane Coker
Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1881 Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 001096 Page Number: 8756

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Warehouseman (1861), Rigger/Apprentice Printer
• _FGRAVE: 160445447
• Residence: 1903-19, Upper Glenmore Rd, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• Occupation: 1883-90; Town Clerk, North Rockhampton Borough Council
• Census: 1851, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1864; Mercantile clerk
• Residence: 1864, 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1866; Lithographic printer
• Residence: 1866, 15 Bromley St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Emigration: 30 Jul 1870, From London, England to Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Emigrated 30 July 1870 from London, England. Arrived on ship Royal Dane in Rockhampton 19 November 1870. With him were his wife Emily Lee and children Jane (11), Emily (9), Ada (7), Leonard (5), Arthur (4) and Henry (2). Lived in Upper Glenmore Rd, Rockhampton. Employed as a clerk 1882; as an accountant (1903-1916).

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Birth:
St Annes Limehouse, Stepney: James Thomas Coker. Parents William Coker Master Rigger and Mother Jane. id no. 4086, entry no 2098 : Birth date 22 Sept 1841,
Baptism date 24 Oct 1841.

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Census:
1851 census for 10 Henry Street, Stepney.
Jane Coker, head, widow, aged 44, Rigger's widow, born Wapping, Middlesex
William J. T. Coker, son, unm, aged 19, apprentice grainer & house decorator, born Limehouse
Edward Coker, son, aged 11, scholar, born Limehouse
James T Coker, son, aged 9, scholar
Caroline Livingstone, visitor, married, aged 33, born Islington
Charlotte Winbourne, nurse, married, aged 41, servant nurse, born Greenwich, Kent

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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Residence:
As per baptism entries for daughters Emily and Ada.

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Died:
1920 death in the district of Rockhampton in the State of Queensland. Number 3765 273
When, where: 3 August 1920 at Upper Glenmore North Rockhampton.
Name: James Thomas Coker male 78 years 11 months. Cause: Arterio Sclerosis, senility. Medical attendant: Dr F.C.Wooster. When last seen, 29 July, 1920
Informant: Mary Coker, daughter-in-law, Charles Street, North Rockhampton.
Burial: 4 August, 1920, North Rockhampton Cemetery.
Where born: London, Middlesex England. How long in Australia: 50 years. Married: Barking, Sussex, England at 17 years to Emily Lee
Issue still living: Jane Elizabeth 60, Emily Florence 57, Ada 54, Arthur 51, Harry 49, Albert Napier 41, Herbert Leslie 39, Archibald Lawson 38
Deceased 5 males, 3 females
NOTE: Nine boys and seven girls in records.

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Buried:
Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886.
Buried in grave 5 are: Arthur Coker 22/12/1925, Harry Coker 17/10/1924 and James Thomas Coker 4/8/1920. Buried in grave 6 are: Constance Ellen Coker 28/3/1884 and Mary Florence Coker 6/12/1902

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Burial entry: COKER James Thomas M adult Wednesday, 4 August 1920 CE 3 3 6

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Burial entry: COKER Harry M 58 Thursday, 16 October 1924 Friday, 17 October 1924 CE 3 3 5

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James married Emily LEE on 7 Jun 1858 in St Margaret's, Barking, Romford, Essex, England, UK. Emily (daughter of Thomas LEE and Emma ALLEN) was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Barking, Essex, England; died on 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 204860214
• Census: 1851, Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England
• Occupation: 1890; Midwife/nurse
• Residence: 1920, 212 Brisbane St, Perth, Western Australia

Notes:

Her younger sister Sarah married her husband's brother Frederick.

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Census:
1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 32, labourer, born, Stafford, Essex
Emma Lee, wife, aged 30, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 11, scholar, born Barking
Emily Lee, dau, unm, aged 9, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 4, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 2, born Barking
Sarah Ann Lee, dau, aged 5 months, born Barking
William Philips, lodger, widower, aged 24, born Dagenham

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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Occupation:
Saturday 29 November 1890 advert in Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

MRS. COKER, Experienced Nurse, North

Rockhampton. Highest References. Superior Accommodation for Ladies Desiring Special Attention.

Tuesday 8 December 1891
MRS. E. COKER, Midwife and Ladies' nurse, Charles-street, North Rockhampton.

Residence:
As per public curator's document.

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Died:
Death in the state of Western Australia. 12 Feb 1924, Emily Coker, nurse, female, 82 years. Causes Pachaxia?, malignant ovaries. Father Thomas Lee, farmer, mother Emma ---. Buried 13 Feb 1924, Anglican Cemetery, Kanakatta. Born Kent, England, lived Queensland, 30 years, Western Australia, 20 years. Married Kent, England, aged 17, to James Thomas Coker. Children Jane Elizabeth 64, Emily Florence, 53, Arthur Bernard?, 52, Ada Mary, 50, Harry, 48, Albert Napier, 45, Herbert Leslie, 45, Archibald Lawson, 42. Deceased: Four males, three females.

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Buried:
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00029172
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board First Name EMILY Last Name COKER KB00029172 Karrakatta Burial Aged (Years) 82 Date of Death 12/02/1924 Suburb PERTH Grave Location KARRAKATTA CEMETERY Cemetery ANGLICAN Area or Denomination JA Section 0172 Grant Number K0015054 Grantee Grant Status EXPIRED At today's date Expiry 12/02/1974 Renewal Status RENEWAL COMPLETE

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Notes:

Married:
Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935
Name: James Thomas Coker Gender: Male Marriage Age: 18 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1840
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1858 Marriage Place: Barking, St Margaret, Essex, England
Father: William Coker
Spouse: Emily Lee

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1858 Marriage solemnised at St Margaret's Church in the Parish of Barking in the county of Essex
No 346, June 7. James Thomas Coker, 18, bachelor, rigger of Barking. Father: William Coker, rigger AND Emily Lee 18 spinster of Barking. Father: Thomas Lee, farmer.
Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns by me H.F.Seymour. Witesses: Thomas Bray and Selina Allen.

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