COMPLETED Death on a ship from UK to Australia

[~MERLIN~]

Peter's 1977 Burial:

Woronora General Cemetery and Crematorium - Sutherland, NSW.

NAME:     HOEY   PETER   
BURIAL:   RC LAWN L3/1854   
DOD:       07/06/1977

[~MERLIN~]

Oh - I forgot to say there a few other Hoey's buried there also, but none are in the same graves as each other so I couldn't tell if they were related or not.

Hopefully the obit will give us some clues...

[greenpaula]

Thanks for all your help Merlin. 30 years and a book - wow - my 5 years research pales into insignificance, and I'm intrigued - are you going to tell who they were? 

[judb]

Sydney Morning Herald 8 July 1997

HOEY, Peter - late of Carlton, beloved son of the late Bridget and Peter HOey, fond brother of Margaet (Mrs Shield, USA) an dearest friend of Rita, aged 62 years.

Funeral notice was in the SMH the following day:

1pm  9 June, 1997 at the church of St Bernadette, Argyle St, Carlton then to the Woronora Catholic Cemetery.  Undertaker: J & C Hardy, Rockdale and Hurstville.

Cheers, Judith

[~MERLIN~]

Thanks Judith,

I phone my friend & tell her to cancel her visit to the SLNSW for the lookup as you have so kindly done it already for greenpaula.

~MERLIN~

[greenpaula]

Thanks for the info Judith, Greatly appreciated.
Thank you too Merlin for all your efforts. You still haven't told me who your Lancashire relations are/were!
 

[~MERLIN~]

Sorry greenpaula,

The weekend was very busy... 

[Jamjar]

Hi greenpaula,

I'll duck out to Woronora, when I return to Sydney, next week, and take a photo of the burial site for you.

Jamjar

[Dundee]

Hi greenpaula,

Peter Jnr's WW2 service http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=44669 (it shows his full date of birth)