Ruby Vivien Hurst, 18991973 (aged 73 years)

Name
Ruby Vivien /Hurst/
Birth
Christening
Birth of a brother
Christening of a brother
Birth of a sister
Christening of a sister
Death of a brother
Cause: Scepticaemia and Lymphatic Leukaemia
Note: Letter from father regarding the death of Roydon:

Letter from father regarding the death of Roydon:

Waratah
North Wagga, New South Wales
March 14th 1916

The Officer in Charge- Base Records
Victoria Barrack's Melbourne

Dear Sir, I have received the sad news of the death of my son at sea, whilst returning home from Gallipoli and Egypt, on a ship which was expected to arrive in Melbourne about the middle of this month. Needless to say, the news came as a terrible shock to his parents, brothers and sisters and we are quite in the dark about as to any particulars concerning his death

As we would like to get all his personal belongings, what is the proceedure? Will they be carried on to Sydney from where he enlisted, or will they be taken off the boat at Melbourne and who will be likely to get them? Then again, my son wrote me from Gallipoli, stating that he had left some things in Alexandria, before proceeding to the Peninsula. Could you inform me if I would be able to get these, if they are still there, and how would I proceed.

As my son was expected (by us) to be coming home in fairly good health, the sad news came very hard and I feel sure you will excuse in endeavouring to collect his bits of personal effects by approaching you with the above questions.

I have heard that the name of the boat he was on was "The Nestor", but don't know if that is correct.

We would very much like to know when the boat left Egypt and what happened to cause the poor lad to die from Scepticaemia

If you can assist us in the above matter, your help would be much appreciated.

Yours faithfully Robt. J Hurst

Burial of a brother
Death of a paternal grandfather
Birth of a son
Death of a paternal grandmother
Cause: Pneumonia
Burial of a paternal grandmother
Death of a mother
Death of a brother
Death of a father
Death of a son
Source citation:

Footnote: 10441/1961

INDI:EVEN:SOUR:_FOOT: 10441/1961
Death of a husband
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Kooringal Road, Kooringal, New South Wales, Australia
Death
Family with parents
father
18671960
Birth: 22 August 1867 31 25 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 17 November 1960Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
mother
18711939
Birth: 12 July 1871Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 22 May 1939Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
younger sister
Private
elder brother
18971967
Birth: 23 October 1897 30 26 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 4 May 1967Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
twin sister
Private
younger sister
19091991
Birth: 3 May 1909 41 37 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 4 April 1991Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
-16 years
elder brother
18931916
Birth: 14 December 1893 26 22 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 16 February 1916At sea
6 years
herself
18991973
Birth: 16 October 1899 32 28 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 30 May 1973Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
5 years
younger brother
19041954
Birth: 28 April 1904 36 32 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1954Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Albert Gordon Spokes
husband
18971966
Birth: 31 August 1897Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 24 August 1966Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
herself
18991973
Birth: 16 October 1899 32 28 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 30 May 1973Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
son
19231961
Birth: 25 February 1923 25 23 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1961Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
son
Private
Birth
Christening