Ronald Albion GOWER [15427]

  General Notes:

(Image courtesy findagrave.com)

SAGHS Birth Index
GOWER Ronald Albion 19-Aug-1916 M William Roy GOWER Gladys May FROST Glanville Port Adelaide 984/193

SAGHS Newspaper Notices
GOWER Ronald Albion (Ron) 21-Nov-1979 63 Death 23-Nov-1979
GOWER Ronald Albion (Ron) 21-Nov-1979 63 Death 22-Nov-1979
GOWER Ronald Albion 23-Nov-1979 Funeral 22-Nov-1979

GOWER Ronald Albion 21-Nov-1979 In Memoriam 22-Nov-1980

  Research Notes:

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 25 Aug 1932 Page 40
Bravery Rewarded:
Letters of Recommendation were awarded to: . . . . .
Ronald Albion Gower, who rescued Frederick George Kohler from drowning at Birkenhead on November 1, 1931.


The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Thu 30 Nov 1939 Page 21
Fines for Various Breaches:
. . . . Ronald Albion Gower, driver, of Elder road, Birkenhead. £1 10/. with 10/ costs:

  Other Records

• Ronald Albion Gower: Birth Cert, 1916. (Image courtesy of Lyn Cartwright)

Ronald married Violet Elizabeth PEARSON [16741] [MRIN: 6173], daughter of Thomas Henry William THOMPSON [17363] and Annie Elizabeth PEARSON [17362], on 14 Mar 1942 in South Australia. (Violet Elizabeth PEARSON [16741] was born on 21 Apr 1915 in Portland Estate, South Australia, died on 12 Sep 1997 in South Australia and was buried on 16 Sep 1997 in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide.)

  Marriage Notes:

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Sat 12 Jul 1941
Engagement Notice:
THOMPSON--GOWER. The engagement is announced of Voilet E., the elder daughter of Mrs. A. E. Thompson, to Ronald A., eldest son of Mrs. G. Kohler, both of Birkenhead.

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Sat 21 Mar 1942
Marriage Notice:
GOWER--THOMPSON. The marriage of Violet, the elder daughter of Mrs. A. E. Thompson, of Birkenhead, to Ronald, the eldest son of Mrs. G. Kolher, of Birkenhead, was solemnised on March 14, Rev. Peters officiated.