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1881 - 1947 (65 years)
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Name |
Richard Henry CHESTER |
Born |
24 Nov 1881 |
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
9 Jun 1947 |
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia [2, 3] |
Obituary |
10 Jun 1947 |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [3] |
The Argus |
Australia's first war flier dies
The death occurred yesterday at his home, Canterbury rd, St Kilda, of Mr Richard Henry Chester, one of Australia's aviation pioneers. He was aged 65.
Mr Chester, who was born in Mt Gambier, attended the Bristol aviation school before World War I. Returning to Australia he was appointed chief pilot-mechanic at the aviation school at Altona, being No 1 on the Australian Flying Corps roll, and the first to be sworn in.
He designed, built, and flew his own plane, and with Lieutenant Stubbs made a number of record flights.
Mr Chester leaves three daughters and one son. The funeral arrangements for which are in the hands of B. Matthews Pty Ltd, will leave Mr Chester's residence at 2 today for St Kilda Cemetery.
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Buried |
10 Jun 1947 |
St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia [3, 4] |
- Presbyterian, Compartment C, Grave 438
With wife Frederica Jessie Chester
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Obituary |
12 Jun 1947 |
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia [5] |
Border Watch |
Air Pioneer Dies--R. H. Chester
A son of Mrs. B. W. Chester of Wehl Street, Mount Gambier, and the late Mr. Chester, Mr. Richard Henry Chester, of St. Kilda, died at his home on Monday.
Described as a pioneer of aviation, the late Mr. Chester was one of the first Australians to design, build and fly his own aeroplane With the late Lt. Stutt, Mr. Chester made a record breaking trip from Point Cook, to Sydney.
Aged 65 years, Mr. Chester leaves a wife and four children. A son (Charles) was killed in an aircraft accident about 12 months ago in Western Australia.
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Person ID |
I9684 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
Last Modified |
10 Jun 2015 |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth Hutchinson "Lybus" CAFFYN, b. 1880, Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia , d. 6 Jan 1932, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (Age 52 years) |
Married |
16 Feb 1915 |
St Andrews Church, 621 Punt Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia [6, 7] |
Last Modified |
9 Jun 2015 |
Family ID |
F6031 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Frederica Jessie CAFFYN, b. 1887, Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia , d. 1969, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia (Age 82 years) |
Married |
1932 |
Victoria, Australia [8] |
Last Modified |
9 Jun 2015 |
Family ID |
F6032 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 24 Nov 1881 - Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia |
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 | Married - 16 Feb 1915 - St Andrews Church, 621 Punt Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Married - 1932 - Victoria, Australia |
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 | Died - 9 Jun 1947 - St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Obituary - The Argus - 10 Jun 1947 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Buried - 10 Jun 1947 - St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Obituary - Border Watch - 12 Jun 1947 - Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia |
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Sources |
- [S364] South Australian Births 1842-1906, (SAGS), Mount Gambier, Book: 271, Page: 276.
- [S80] Death Index Victoria 1921-1985, (Melbourne, The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, 1998), 1947/7010.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1947 'Australia's first war flier dies.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 10 June, p. 3, viewed 9 June, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22432046.
- [S623] Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, (http://smct.org.au/deceasedsearch), St Kilda Cemetery, Richard Henry Chester, Buried10/06/1947.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1947 'Air pioneer Dies—R. H. Chester.', Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 12 June, p. 9, viewed 9 June, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78609478.
- [S31] Great War Index Victoria 1914-1920, (Melbourne, The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, 1997), 1915/1472.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1915 'Family Notices.', Weekly Times (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), 20 February, p. 9, viewed 9 June, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129410390.
- [S13] Marriage Index Victoria 1921-1942, (Melbourne, The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, 2003), 1932/4518.
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