Gillespie Ernest Henry Norman

1915 - 1948  (32 years)

• Name	Gillespie Ernest Henry Norman  [1]
  Born	15 Nov 1915	Zena 43 Addison Road,Marrickville,NSW,Australia   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1936  [5]
  	Cabinet maker
  Residence	1936	117 Botany Road, Mascot,NSW,Australia   [5]
  FACT	8 Jun 1943  [6]
  	Notice in newspaper
  Residence	8 Jun 1943	36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia   [6]
  FACT	14 Jun 1943	Penshurst Park,Penshurst,NSW,Australia   [7]
  	Shot himself
  Name	Norman Ernest Gillespie  [5]
  Residence	14 Jun 1943	36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia   [7]
  Died	2 Apr 1948	St Vincents Hospital,Darlinghurst,NSW,Australia   [8, 9, 10]
  	Cause: Ruptured Liver
  	Ruptured liver as a result of a speedway motorcycle accident at the Sydney Sports Ground
  Buried	5 Apr 1948	Rookwood Cemetery,Rookwood,NSW,Australia   [10, 11]
  	Church of England Section / In loving memory of/Ernest Henry/Norman Gillespie/Speedway rider/Fatally injured/Sydney Sports Ground/2nd April 1948/Aged 32 years/ Also his dear mother/Eliza A. E. Pritchard/At peace 17 April 1962
  Probate	12 Nov 1948	,,NSW,Australia   [12]
  Person ID	I213	GeniAus Family Tree | Descendants of John Gowans, Descendants of John Gillespie 1792, Descendants of John Elms
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Gillespie Ernest James,   b. 1 Nov 1889, Victoria Street,Alexandria,NSW,Australia ,   d. 18 Jul 1958, Royal North Shore Hospital,St Leonards,NSW,Australia  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Gowans Eliza Anne Elms,   b. 15 Feb 1896, 340 Young Street, Annandale, NSW,Australia ,   d. 17 Apr 1962, Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital,Katoomba,NSW,Australia  (Age 66 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1913	188 Albany Road, Petersham, NSW,Australia
  Divorced	7 Dec 1939	,,NSW,Australia
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Williams Gwendoline Hilda,   b. 1 Jan 1917, ,,NSW,Australia ,   d. 19 May 2006, ,,NSW,Australia  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1934	,,NSW,Australia   [13]
  Children	1. Gillespie Norman Raymond,   b. 17 Jul 1934, ,,NSW,Australia ,   d. 27 Jun 1988, ,,NSW,Australia  (Age 53 years)   2. Gillespie Jack Knox,   b. Abt 1935, ,,NSW,Australia ,   d. Bef 28 Aug 1995, ,,NSW,Australia  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1915 - Zena 43 Addison Road,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Married - 1934 - ,,NSW,Australia Residence - 1936 - 117 Botany Road, Mascot,NSW,Australia Residence - 8 Jun 1943 - 36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Residence - 14 Jun 1943 - 36 Middle Street,Marrickville,NSW,Australia Died - Cause: Ruptured Liver - 2 Apr 1948 - St Vincents Hospital,Darlinghurst,NSW,Australia Buried - 5 Apr 1948 - Rookwood Cemetery,Rookwood,NSW,Australia Probate - 12 Nov 1948 - ,,NSW,Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S3087] DNA Match - RJB, Ancestry. [S16] WW2 Nominal Roll, Name GILLESPIE, ERNEST HENRY NORMAN Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 6411 Date of Birth 15 Nov 1915 Place of Birth MARRICKVILLE, NSW Date of Enlistment 27 Nov 1939 Locality on Enlistment WATERLOO, NSW Place of Enlistment RICHMOND, NSW Next of Kin GILLESPIE, GWENDOLINE Date of Discharge 6 Aug 1941 Rank Aircraftman 1 Posting at Discharge 1 ENGINEERING SCHOOL ASCOT VALE WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 1915. GILLESPIE (nee L. Gowans).—November 15, at Zena, 43 Addison-road, Marrickville, the wife of Ernest James Gillespie—a son. [S3023] NSW Birth Index, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 44683 / 1915 . GILLESPIE ERNEST H 44683 / 1915 ERNEST J ELIZA A MARRICKVILLE [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Directories & Member Lists > Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 > New South Wales > 1930 > Cook > Mascot > G. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, 8 6 1943. NOTICE.-From this date I shall not be re- sponsible for debts contracted in my name without my written consent. E. H. P. Gilles-pie, 36 Middle Street. Marrickville. [S2976] Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954) View title info, Sun 4 Jul 1943 p. 24. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, 3/4/1948 p. 7 GILLESPIE Ernest Henry (Norman)Death notice03APR1948Death32 at St Vincent's HospitalSydney Morning Herald05APR1948. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 6910/1948 . GILLESPIE ERNEST HENRY NORMAN ERNEST ELIZA ANN SYDNEY [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) View title info Mon 5 Apr 1948 . GILLESPIE, Ernest Henry (Norman) - April 3 1948 at St Vincent's Hospital (result of accident) dearly loved husband al Gweneth Gillespie and loved father of Norman and Jack, loved son of Eliza Ann Kennedy and dear brother of Jim, Daphne (Mrs J Ball) Douglas and Myrle aged 32 years GILLESPIE Ernest Henry (Norman) - April 3 1948 at St Vincents Hospital (result of accident) loved son of Ernest Gillespie of Croydon aged 32 years [S53] Jill Patricia Curry, Transcribed. [S2813] SRNSW, http://api.records.nsw.gov.au/items/757952. Ernest Henry Norman Gillespie - Date of Death 02/04/1948, Granted on 12/11/1948 Item number: Series 4-345086 Date range: unknown Descriptive note: Ernest Henry Norman Gillespie - Date of Death 02/04/1948, Granted on 12/11/1948 Access direction: 359 [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Reg. Redfern 1934 675.