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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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 1916 - 2016 (100 years)
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| Name |
James Ernest Henry WEST [1] |
| Nickname |
Jim |
| Born |
20 Feb 1916 |
Mt Lawley WA  |
- BIRTH LOCATION; FAMILY MEMORY OF Dorothy Deane at interview on 23 Nov 16 to Researcher:Lorna McLean
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
Jim joined the RAN in 1942 during WW2. He served overseas on escort duty with Eastern fleet based in Ceylon. He remained in the navy until 1946.
(Jim was stationed at Flinders Naval Depot in Victoria - ref page 212 in Rachel's section of the original history) |
| Occupation |
Jim was District Superintendent of education. |
| Occupation |
Jim was the headmaster of schools in Nungarin, Cunderdin and York in WA. |
| Occupation |
Jim was the principal of the agricultural schools in Harvey and Narrogin. |
| Occupation |
1977 |
Greenmount WA [2] |
| Formally Retired in 1977 but Dorothy Deane says he never really retired as was his love to share and tell people things. He wrote his own eulogy. |
| Residence |
69 Old York Road in Greenmount WA [1] |
| Died |
1 Sep 2016 [2] |
| Person ID |
I-6835 |
Christina and Donald McLean |
| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2019 |
| Family |
Muriel FORSYTH, b. 2 Apr 1920, Horsham Vic , d. Yes, Date Unknown |
| Married |
26 Feb 1944 |
North Perth WA |
| Note |
Two West siblings (Margaret & James) married two Forsyth siblings (Donald & Muriel). |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2019 23:08:46 |
| Family ID |
F-2223 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , Page 142 in Rachel's chapter.
- [S-50] FM Dorothy Forsyth nee Deane ID 6814-evidence pending, Lorna McLean interview , 3 Feb 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Advised by Dorothy Dearne; Jim died 4 months prior to his 100th birthday.
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