Lawrence Archie McARTHUR Rev. [1189]
- Born: 9 Jul 1904, Yednalue, South Australia (nr Orroroo)
- Marriage: Daisy Catherine Sabina HUGHES [168] on 14 Feb 1931 in Methodist Church, Wilmington, South Australia
- Died: 1 Jul 1942, South China Sea at age 37
 General Notes:
(Image Courtesy of Marion Buckley)
1904 SA Birth MCARTHUR Laurance Archie, Archibald MCARTHUR Florence Serena SYMONS Frome 737/9
1942 Death - WW2 sinking of 'Montevideo Maru'
Occupation: Methodist Missionary
Australian Christian Martyrs
Reverend 'Laurie' Lawrance Archibald McARTHUR
Birth: 9 July 1904 in Yednalie, nr Orroroo, Frome district, South Australia
Father: Archibald McARTHUR (1859 NZ - 1940 SA)
Mother: Florence Serena SYMONS (1872 SA 1967 SA)
Cultural Influence: Cornish, Scottish, Colonial New Zealand & South Australia
Christianity: Wesleyan, Methodist
Education: South Australia
Marriage: 14 February 1931 South Australia
Wife: Daisy Catherine Sabina HUGHES (1904-1977)
Family: two children
Early Ministry: Methodist Circuit, Maylands, Perth, Western Australia
Mission Ministry: Rabaul, New Britain, New Guinea
Occupation: Clergyman, Missionary [Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia]
Position: Member of Legislative Council for Territory of New Guinea
Prisoner of the Japanese Invaders: Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea - " McArthur, Linggood, Pearson, Oakes, Simpson, Trevitt, Shelton, Poole, Pearce and Beasley were taken from their work and imprisoned with the soldiers and civilians in Rabaul;" Neville Threlfell
Death: 1 July 1942 off Luzon, Northern Philippines, in the South China Sea, upon the sinking of the 'Montevideo Maru'
Postion: McARTHUR, Rev. Laurence Archie, 38, Missionary (MM), Rabaul, New Britain
http://australianchristianmartyrs.blogspot.co.nz/2011/08/martyrs-of-montevideo-maru.html
Other Records
• Rev Lawrie McArthur: Mission Stn, 1930s, Vunagamata. (Image Courtesy of Marion Buckley)
Lawrie married Daisy Catherine Sabina HUGHES [168] [MRIN: 395], daughter of Alfred Lawrence HUGHES [247] and Catherine Sabina PROSSER [161], on 14 Feb 1931 in Methodist Church, Wilmington, South Australia. (Daisy Catherine Sabina HUGHES [168] was born on 9 May 1904 in Willowie, South Australia, died on 2 Oct 1977 in Eden Hills, South Australia and was cremated on 4 Oct 1977 in Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Photograph: Wedding, 1931, Wilmington, South Australia. (Image Courtesy of Marion Buckley)
• Lawrie & Daisy McArthur's: sons, 1941, Garden. (Image Courtesy of Marion Buckley)
Marriage Notes:
(Image Courtesy of Marion Buckley)
1931 SA Marriage 326/284 MCARTHUR Laurence Archie HUGHES Daisy Catherine Sabina Frome
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 2 Apr 1931
Marriage Notice:
HUGHES -- McARTHUR. On 14th February, in Wilmington Methodist Church, by Principal F. Lade, M.A., assisted by Rev. J. C. Scarborough, Daisy, daughter of Mr. A. L. Hughes, of Wilmington, to Laurie, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. McArthur of "Argyle," Cradock.
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