William L. Prowse
William L. Prowse served with the A.I.F. during World War One.
History
William Lavers Prowse was born in Ballarat in 1890. Soon after his father died,[1] and he spent six years living in an orphanage, between the ages of six and 12. His father died six months before his birth. He married Helen “Nell” Swenson and had two children, Bill and Eloise. [2]
Private 'Will' Prowse was a member of the mechanical staff of The Ballarat Courier, and worked for the Ballarat Litho Company.[3]
He served in the Army Medical Corps after enlisting on 25 November 1916, returning to Australia on 03 January 1919. [4] He returned to Australia, and raised a family in his Hickman Street home.[5]
Legacy
A tree was planted for William Lavers Prowse (18418) in the Ballarat Orphanage's Arthur Kenny Avenue of Honour.[6]
Tree number 2824, an Oriental Plane Tree was planted for Private W.L. Prowse on 17 August 1918 by E. Lucas and Co. employee Miss H. Rooney.[7] At some time later the tree was removed for reasons unknown. In October 2014, after decades of 'a gap' in the Avenue of Honour, a replacement tree was planted.[8]
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Ballarat Courier, 24 April 2020.
- ↑ http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2652067/new-tree-honours-digger/?cs=12. accessed 28 October 2014.
- ↑ A. M. Taylor. Dinkum Oil: Letters Published in the Ballarat Courier During the Great War. Ballarat, 2006.
- ↑ http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2652067/new-tree-honours-digger/?cs=12. accessed 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Ballarat Courier, 24 April 2020.
- ↑ The Re-Discovery of the Ballarat Orphanage's Arthur Kenny Avenue Commemorative Booklet.
- ↑ Lucas's Staff Appreciation of Brave Men, Final Edition, June 1919.
- ↑ http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2652067/new-tree-honours-digger/?cs=12. accessed 28 October 2014.
Further Reading
External links
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2652067/new-tree-honours-digger/?cs=12
--Beth Kicinski 16:09, 29 December 2012 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 07:31, 28 October 2014 (EST)