Vic/Tas Lookup please - Leslie Sinclair HADFIELD

[Colin Charman]

I found Leslie Sinclair Hadfield's military service index record - it gives his next of kin as Tessie Charman.

He was evidently born 28 Mar 1915 in Launceston, Tasmania and enlisted in Caulfield, Vic on 14 Jun 1940, leaving the army on  21 Jun 1946 - his army number VX27101.

This military service record is the only trace I can find for Leslie Sinclair Hadfield.  I'd like to identify "Tessie Charman", his next of kin.  Can anyone locate anything else about Leslie Sinclair Hadfield?

[Aussie1947]

Hi Colin,

You might consider getting his enlistment papers for his AIF Service during WW2 from thr Australian National Archives, hopefully this should give you details of his next of kin.

http://www.naa.gov.au/index.aspx

His records have not been digitised as yet, when I followered up on WW2 records I made contact by email first then went from there, they cost a few dollars but mine did have ww2 and post WW2 recods together held at 2 different locations.

Regards
Gerry

[Raylen]

 
Hi Colin,

There is a cremation at Springvale Botanical Cemetery
http://www.deceasedsearch.com/index.php
HADFIELD  Leslie   
Religion    RC   
Date of Service    7/10/2010    
Date of Death    29/09/2010    
Age    95    
Date of Birth    28/03/1915    
Burial Type    Cremated   
The cremated remains have been collected

There is a death notice in the Herald Sun   
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/0so8/
It gives date of death as 24/9/2010 so maybe a transcription error somewhere.
Mentions children but no wife.

Raylen

[cando]

Leslie's WW2 service file would give an address for Tessie CHARMAN and with her address you could search the electoral rolls.  Tessie is obviously a nickname.

Birth
HADFIELD Leslie St Clair
Father Thomas HADFIELD   Mother Esther CONNOLLY
28 Mar 1915
At Collins St Launceston  1915  Reg#4988

Australian Electoral Roll
1949
HADFIELD Dorothy May  3 Little Mountain Street, Port Melbourne  HD

This Leslie HADFIELD born c1914 in Qld in 1952
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0sr6/

1954, 1963
HADFIELD Dorothy 1 Thistlewaite Street, Port Melbourne  HD
HADFIELD Leslie  1 Thistlewaite Street, Port Melbourne  Labourer

1968
HADFIELD Dorothy May  79 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne  HD
HADFIELD Rhonda Joyce  79 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne  Clerk
HADFIELD Leslie  79 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne  Labourer

1972
HADFIELD Rhonda Joyce  79 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne  Clerk
HADFIELD Leslie  79 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne  Labourer

1977, 1980
HADFIELD Leslie  79 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne  Labourer

There is no death for a Dorothy May HADFIELD to 1980 in Victoria.

Cheers 
Cando

[Julian Hadfield]

Hi Colin, Tessie {Esther } Charman was my Grandmother and there is much more to tell.She adopted Charman as she may have become involved in the famous Australian Circus family.This is folk lore from my Father, the brother of Leslie Sinclair. I have only one memory of meeting her , when I was about 13 years of age.
  Any more information I would prefer to be private. As I am a new member due to your listing ,that is not possible at the moment.

[judb]

Julian,

Welcome to rootschat and, as you have mentioned you need a couple more posts before you can use the PM system; just a smiley face will do!

I see Colin's last 'activity' on R'chat was back in January but he should receive an email letting him know that there's a new post on the thread.

Judith

[Julian Hadfield]

 :)Thanks Judith,I look forward to his reply.
     Regards  Julian.

[cando]

I notice that the link the Leslie HADFIELD's death notice is broken.

Try this one
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hbh/

Cando

[Colin Charman]

Here I am back on Rootschat after a few years away collating a tidal wave of newly diditised records that have appeared on Ancestry/Findmypast. I've not seen any notifications from Rootschat so I'll have to work out why!

The story of Tessie Charman being involved with someone in an australian circus family sounds fascinating - so far I've not found any record of Charmans in the circus.

I have a copy of my tree in ancestry, which contains everything I've accumulated about the Charmans. If you want a looksee, contact me (somehow) and I'll be glad to set it up. 

Regards, Colin Charman