William Frederick Keatch
(1859-1936)
Helen Elizabeth Ferguson
(1870-1928)
Florence Louise Keatch
(1893-1970)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Roy Hale Ross
2. James Kingsley Cooper

Florence Louise Keatch 3

  • Born: 1893, St Kilda, Melbourne 4
  • Marriage (1): Roy Hale Ross on 3 Feb 1916 in Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, Victoria 1 2
  • Marriage (2): James Kingsley Cooper on 8 Mar 1924 in St Kilda East, Melbourne 2
  • Died: 4 Oct 1970, Melbourne 2
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  Chronology:

She worked as a Nurse in 1919 and resided at 160 Hight St, St Kilda East. 5

She worked as a Home Duties in 1924 and resided at Freeman St, Caulfield East. 6


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Florence married Roy Hale Ross, son of Thomas William Ross and Elizabeth Hannah Hale, on 3 Feb 1916 in Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, Victoria.1 2 (Roy Hale Ross was born in 1888 in Kyneton 7 8 and died on 13 Oct 1917 in Ypres, Belgium 9 10.)


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Florence next married James Kingsley Cooper on 8 Mar 1924 in St Kilda East, Melbourne.2 (James Kingsley Cooper was born about 1895 and died in 1980 in Caulfield, Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia.)
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1 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Family Name:ROSS
Given Name(s):Roy Hale
Event:MARRIAGE
Spouse's Family Name:KEATCH
Spouse's Given Name(s):Flor Louisa
Registration Year:1916
Registration Number:33.

2 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Various Public Trees.

3 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home.

4 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Family Name:KEATCH
Given Name(s):Florence Louise
Event:BIRTH
Father's Name:William Fred
Mother's Name:FERGUSSON - Helena
Birth Place:ST KILDA
Registration Year:1893
Registration Number:17168.

5 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Electoral Roll.

6 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Electoral roll.

7 Miscellaneous Documents, MHM conv w MHS 1992.

8 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Birth. Family Name: ROSS
Given Name(s): Roy Hale
Event: BIRTH
Father's Name: Thomas William
Mother's Name: HALE - Elizabeth
Birth Place: K'TON
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Number: 4224
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9 Miscellaneous Documents, MHM conv MHS 1992.

10 War Memorial (Australia), Roll of Honour
Roy Hale Ross
Rank Serjt
Service Number 1905
Unit 38th Bn
Service Army
Conflict 1914-1918
Date of Death 13 October 1917
Cemetery or Memorial Details 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
Place Of Enlistment Kyneton, VIC
Native place Kyneton VIC
War Grave Register Notes ROSS, Serjt. Roy Hale, 1905. 38th Bn. 13th Oct., 1917. Age 30. Son of Elizabeth Hannah Ross and the late Thomas William Ross; husband of Florence Louisa Ross, of 20, Empress Rd., East St., Kilda, Victoria. Native of Kyneton, Victoria.
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Location on the Roll of HonourRoy Hale Ross's name is located at panel 130 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

Roll of Honour circular
For the First World War the circulars were forms sent to next of kin seeking details regarding the deceased. They form the basis of the card indexes from which the original Roll of Honour was compiled.
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Personal Service Records
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War Graves
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