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Archibald McCallum, son of Alexander McCallum and Mary Cameron McDonald, was working for his Uncle Walter McCallum at Wentworth (grazier d Jan 1941 grazier) New South Wales, when he enlisted at Sturt St, South, Melb, Vic, in 2/6 th Battalion on 20 Oct 1939, VX 3212.  He was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on 15 May 1941, shortly before his capture on Crete.  The proper paperwork could not be completed at the time, so there was some argument for a while about the validity of the promotion.  This was  was finally approved with a statement from Captain A K Browne OC (VX72).  Archibald was demobbed in England and was living at c/- Mrs. C. Garrett, 33 Gwyder Rd, Beckenham, Kent on 23 Dec 1948.
My question is did he marry and whom ?
Date or year and place of death?

Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1954), Wednesday 1 July 1942.
GOULBURN MAN HONOURED Sergeant Archibald McCallum, of 2/6th Battalion, has been mentioned in despatches in recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East, including Egypt, East Africa, the Western Desert, the Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tobruk, during the period February, 1941, to July, 1941.  Mrs. Donald R. Peden, (nee Margaret McDonald, an aunt) of "Ferrintosh." Chatsbury, has been informed of the King's appreciation of the services of her nephew, Sergeant McCallum, who is now a prisoner of War in Germany.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99795269

Archibald is a distant relative by marriage.

Cheers Neil

Due to an economic depression in Australia in the 1890s, my great Uncle migrated to Vancouver in 1904 and puchased the timber business of A P May.  He changed the name to J Fyfe Smith & Co, and its way of sourcing product.  He was the president of the Vancouver Cricket Club and led Rugby tours around the Pacific rim.  He and his wife and daughter travelled on business and their art collection from Pacific peoples is held by the Universty of BC.  Several photos have been found on vaious websites.

James Fyfe Smith died in Vancouver on 17th July 1953 per the BC Archives.
His brother-in-law James Barnet, an architect, came to Vancouver with his two daughters for similar reasons.  He died on 12th August 1932.

Are ther any sources of obituaries for Vancouver?   In Australia newspaper copyright does not apply pre 1955 and the National Library is digitising old newspapers.  A great resouce for genealogists with relatives in Australia.   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15297176 

Cheers Neil - Thanks DonM

James Bellamy and Hannah Singleton married on 15th June 1818.  It probably occured at St Johns V844-147B CB, but a registration also appears for St Phillips V21983A CA.
Can someone advise why there might be two registrations and which place is the one where the event occured.  I get nauseous winding through the micrfilm.

Thank you JM.

I was wondering if anyone in the Rootschat community could tell me the DC reference for Ethel Janet Williams [nee Smith born 1881, in Newtown NSW].  Ethel and her husband, Captain Adrian Williams lived in Port Pirie from 1923 to 1946, and Adrian died in Plympton on 2 Nov 1954 Bk807/pg 856.
Neil