Lieutenant George Hamilton Lochran b. 7 Apri 1917 Gympie, Queensland, Australia d. 24 Apri 2004 Canossa Private Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Queensland Family Trees

1917 - 2004 (87 years)

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Name	George Hamilton Lochran
Title	Lieutenant
Buried	28 Apr 2004.	Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	BRISBANE ONLINE SERVICES GRAVE LOCATION SEARCH Lochran George Hamilton 28 / 04 / 2004 87 years Lochran Winifred 30 / 03 / 2005 86 years Cemetery: Toowong Cemetery Street Address: Cnr Frederick St and Mt Coot-tha Rd, Toowong UBD Ref: Map 158 N13
Born	7 Apri 1917	Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Gender	Male
Personal	24 Dec 1940	Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland
	Corporal G. H. Lochran, A.I.F., returned to Sydney on Sunday night after paying a fying visit to his mother, Mrs. C. Lochran, and sister, Mrs A. W. McWatters. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland, Tuesday, 24 December 1940
Personal	23 Jun 1941	Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland
	Sergeant George Lochran, A.I.F. spent the week-end in Brisbane prior to returning to his camp in the south. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland, Monda, 23 June 1941
War Service WW2	13 Nov 1942	Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland
	L/CPL. LOCHRAN WOUNDED News has been received lhat Lance- Corporal G. H. Lochran, A.I.F., has been wounded in the Battle of Egypt. Lance-Corporal Lochran left Australia in one of the first convoys and saw action in Palestine, Syria and Tobruk. He is the son of Mrs. G. Lochran, Ferry-street. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland, Friday, 13 November 1942 Corporal G. H. Lochran, A.I.F., returned to Sydney on Sunday night after paying a fying to Lennox-street. Toowoomba Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland, Tuesday 24 December 1940 G. H. Lochran, A.I.F. (returned), whose wife resides in Toowoomba, is a son of Mrs. C. Lochran. Ferry-street, Maryborough, and a brother-in-law of Capt. McWatters. Sgt. Lochran served in the Middle East with the famous Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertise, Queensland, Wednesday, 10 November 1943
War Service WW2	17 Feb 1943	Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland
	BEHIND THE LINES OF EL ALAMEIN THE story of Alamein and of Tel el Elsa been told in the cables, and correspondents have underlined the heroic role of the A. I..F. when they there met and hurled back Rommel's best and sent the Eighth Army racing ahead for Tunisia. But there is another story that has only been told in fragments, and then not completely-worth telling though it is. It the be-hind-the-lines story of the men who were wounded in the battle. Here is another addition to the full tale. "Late in the afternoon of the second day of the offensive," writes Lance Corporal G. H. Lochran to his mother, Mrs. Lochran, Ferry-street, "I was hit twice, in the head by some sort of flying metal. So I started on my journey back to hospital at the end of two very hectic days." "I had been hit on the fore head- a small wound healing quickly and hardly to be noticed-and just above the right ear, where the bone was fractured." So L./Cpl. Lochran went back behind the lines, to hospital for an operation and then a few weeks later was sent on to a convalescent camp in Palestine. Here is his picture of the camp: "Life here is very pleasant. The food is good and well-cooked, and there is little work to be done. Pictures are shown several times a week with a concert now and then. the Red Cross run an excellent small library, and -as you can guess-I spend many hours reading." "The camp is situated near the sea-it's a pity the weather is too cold for swimming." "Sometimes we have bridge parties." he goes on, but apparently the chief interest of the camp is war talk. "There is much speculation, and many rumours are flying about as to what is to be the division's next destination," he says. "Naturally enough we all hope it will be home, at least for a while, but it's diflicult to forecast, and I suppose our fate will be decided by the fortunes of war." "It's just a glimpse of a convalescent camp after Alamein, but it is one of the reasons why we shall win." Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Queensland, Wednesday, 17 February 1943
Personal	10 Nov 1943	Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertise, Queensland
	Article with photo Sgt. G. H. Lochran, A.I.F. (returned), whose wife resides in Toowoomba, is a son of Mrs. C. Lochran. Ferry-street, Maryborough, and a brother-in-law of Capt. McWatters. Sgt. Lochran served in the Middle East with the famous "Fighting Ninth," and was at Tobruk and El Alamein, and in other memorable battles. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertise, Queensland, Wednesday, 10 November 1943
Military	10 Jul 1940-28 Nov 1945	Australian Army
	WORLD WAR Two NOMINAL ROLL Lieutenant GEORGE HAMILTON LOCHRAN Service Number: NX54033 Service Australian Army Date of Birth 7 April 1917 Place of Birth GYMPIE, QLD Date of Enlistment 10 July 1940 Locality on Enlistment ELIZABETH BAY, NSW Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin LOCHRAN, WINIFRED Date of Discharge 28 November 1945 Posting at Discharge 2/13 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION (Australian Government, Department of Veterans' Affairs)
Died	24 Apri 2004	Canossa Private Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	RYERSON INDEX Death Notice Courier Mail (Brisbane) LOCHRAN Given Names George Hamilton Death notice 24APR2004 Death Age 87 Other Details at Canossa Private Hospital, late of Sherwood Publication Courier Mail (Brisbane) Published 27APR2004
Person ID	I4681	Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen
Last Modified	8 Sep 2014

Father	George James Stewart Lochran, b. 06 Sep 1886, Queensland, Australia , d. 08 Jun 1949, Queensland, Australia (Age 62 years)
Mother	Christina Jessen, b. 22 Jan 1887, Tiaro-Gundiah District, Qld. , d. Sep.1961, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 73 years)
Married	15 Oct 1908	Queensland, Australia
	Marriage Registration Jessen Christina: 15.10.1908: Spouse: George James Stuart Lochran. Reg. no. No. 1908/C1890 [Qld. B.D.& M. Register]
Family ID	F1480	Group Sheet

Family Winifred Peel, b. Abt 1919, Australia , d. 26 Mar 2005, Canossa Private Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 86 years)

Engagement 16 Aug 1940 The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland

LOCHRAN-PEEL.-The Engagement is announced of Winifred, eldest Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Peel, of Merthyr
Road, New Farm, to Private George
Hamilton Lochran, A.I.F., formerly of
Maryborough.
The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Friday, 16 August 1940

Married 7 Sep 1940 Presbyterian Church, Bcllevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales

Marriage Registration:
20618/1940 LOCHRAN GEORGE HAMILTON PEEL WINIFRED WOOLLAHRA [NSW Marriage Register]

Children

	1. Gordon Hamilton Lochran, b. 1941, Australia , d. 23 Nov 2007, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 66 years)
	2. Stuart James Lochran, b. Abt 1951, d. 10 May 1995, Australia (Age ~ 44 years)

Last Modified 8 Sep 2016

Family ID F1485 Group Sheet

Photos

Wedding Day. - George Hamilton Lochran and Winifred Peel
Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton Lochran, leaving the Presbyterian Church, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, after their marriage. The bride was Miss Winifred Peel, Brisbane, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lochran, Maryborough, Q.
The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Monday 9 September 1940

Sources
[S66] Mrs Laurina Collins.

[S17] Ryerson Index,to Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers.

[S115] Trove.

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