Find Living Relatives

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Jack Heath buried Jonkerbos Nijmegen Holland

Page 0 + 1 of 2

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. »
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

John

John Report 8 May 2014 16:28

Looking for Moira, sister of Jack Heath who visited his grave recently in Holland. The address given for Jack was Tasmania Australia. The card left on his grave had NZ printed on the back. Appreciate anyone knowing Moira to please get in touch

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 May 2014 16:39

From CWGC

HEATH, JACK

Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Service No:
408309
Date of Death:
12/06/1943
Age:
21
Regiment/Service:
Royal Australian Air Force
Grave Reference
20. J. 2.
Cemetery
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Timothy John and Caroline Heath, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Rose

John

John Report 8 May 2014 16:47

Hello Rose. Do you know the Heath family or have you kindly looked Jacks records up. I am in Holland at the moment visiting my fathers grave and found that Moira sister of Jack must have visited his grave in the past 2 weeks I believe. Would so much like to find her

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 May 2014 18:36

I looked up the records to provide more info, on his parents.

Rose

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 8 May 2014 19:36

https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=133109

STRANGE ?

.

Heath, Jack

Service Number 408309 Death Date 12/06/1943

Place of Death North West Europe

Cause of Death Flying Battle

Burial Jonkerbos War Cem. Holland

Mr and Mrs T. J. Heath, Launceston, have been advised that their son. Sgt Jack Heath, previously reported missing, is believed to have lost his life in air operations over Germany on June ll.

The Mercury 2 Aug 1943

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 8 May 2014 20:05

https://www.facebook.com/moira.heath.984


Moira Heath
7 October 2013
Getting ready to head back to the airport for our flight home — at Novotel Amsterdam Airport




OR coincidence ?????

Too young to be his sister

.

John

John Report 8 May 2014 20:47

Hello Fairhorn. Possibly the Moira Heath at the airport Amsterdam Oct 2013 could be a niece but then the Moira who visited Jonkerbos must have been in the last few weeks because tulips had be placed on his grave, flowers gone but the leaves still looked green and it stated on a card, At last I have found you my darling brother Jack. Have you any ideas as to how I can start looking other than this site. Any lead will be appreciated, Thanks

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 8 May 2014 20:50

Moira is mentioned at school in newspapers winning prizes plus looks like her mum was also in the local newspaper


.

.

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2014 20:53

Contact this society?

http://launcestonhistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/141Sep2013.pdf

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 8 May 2014 20:58

Population 106,153 (2011)
Launceston
Tasmania

There is a Tim Heath on facebook KIN ?

https://www.facebook.com/tim.heath.3762

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2014 21:00

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/96278692

Caroline Heath of Abbott Street, 59 in 1954.

Caroline and Timothy J Heath of Abbott Street showing on various ER's throughout the years. Cannot see a Moira, though.

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2014 21:19

Timothy John Heath is in quite a few trees on ancestry, including one with his date of death. No children showing, though.

Worth looking on mundia if you do not belong to ancestry?

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 May 2014 21:28

A brother called Maxwell.

http://www.mytrees.com/newanc/Australia/Born-1896/He/Heath-family/Timothy-Heath-ch001677-563.html

Rose

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2014 21:53

September 1947, from Trove, with picture:

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/52605899?searchTerm=moira%20heath&searchLimits=

MARRIED ON SATURDAY
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Cottam leaving Holy Trinity Church, Launceston after their marriage on Saturday. The bride was Miss Moira Heath.

Also:
Gown Quilted at Waist Cream slipper satin fas hioned the gown worn by Moira Louisa Heath for her wedding on Saturday at the Church of the Holy Trinity to George Frederick Cot tam. THE bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J.'Heath Abbott St., Launceston, and the 'groom is the son of Mr. And Mrs. Cyril Cottam, Windsor St., Inver may. The bridal gown featured a diamond-shaped waistline of quilt ed satin, and the tulle veil was finished with embroidery. White camellias - and hyacinths formed her bouquet. Mr. Heath gave his daughter away. Mrs. D. O'Connor, sister of the bride, was matron of honour. She wore a white net frock embroi dered on the bodice, and carried a bouquet of red and white camel. lies, Mr. Max Heath was best man. During the signing of the register Mr. Peter Sellers sang "I'll Walk Beside You." Receiving guests at the Lounge after the ceremony the bride's mother wore a white satin blouse with her black tailored suit and a black hat trimmed with bunched coloured ribbon. A white hat and accessories were worn by the bridegroom's mother with her black sequined suit. Field flowers trimmed the royal blue hat which the bride wore with a suit of the same colour when leaving for the honeymoon, which is being spent on the North-West Coast. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Cottam, will live in Launceston.

John

John Report 8 May 2014 21:54

Thank you everyone, I feel as I may be getting somewhere with all your help. Found a Moira Heath on Facebook who was 80 in 2012 , possible lead, awaiting replies now from Australia, so,fingers crossed. Hope I find the Heath family because I have so much to tell them and Jack Heaths crew, my father being one of them . At the moment I am out in Holland visiting the 7 crew members graves. Met 3 eyewitnesses of the crash in 1943, just amazing. My father was the only Englishman in the crew , 5 from Australia and 1 from Rhodesia.

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2014 22:00


Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 about Moira Louisa Cottam
Name: Moira Louisa Cottam
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1954
State: Tasmania
District: Bass
Subdistrict: Launceston South

With Frederick George.

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2014 22:08

Try here:

http://www.whitepages.com.au/

John

John Report 8 May 2014 22:37

Thank you so much Patchem fantastic information you have found, I am,so,grateful. Moira Cottham("nee Heath) is obviously still alive to have visited Jacks,grave.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 May 2014 23:56

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1340288
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1340287

As this current thread on Living Relatives has 'taken off', it might be best to delete the 2 on Military Chat (thread addresses posted above)

John

John Report 9 May 2014 09:39

Detective. Have tried deleting the post on Military, states errors occurring but will continue to try and delete, thanks