Roy Dodd and Mary Elizabeth White

[Kandi Burns]

yes sue maybe we should use caution as we don't know for sure if the wives have passed

[Jamjar]

Matthew and Kandi, you need to remove her name.

We used PMs to relay information on wives.

There is no evidence that the wife mentioned in the article is one of those on his RAN record. There is no evidence that his wives are deceased.

Jamjar

[chempat]

2013 article on bigamy has not managed to find her:
https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-sunday-mail-queensland/20131228/282282433131092

[majm]

Just a quick note to mention I have not yet found any  indication that the wives are no longer living.   

JM

[matthewj64]

Matthew and Kandi, you need to remove her name.

We used PMs to relay information on wives.

There is no evidence that the wife mentioned in the article is one of those on his RAN record. There is no evidence that his wives are deceased.

Jamjar

Ok, names removed. Just to clarify, the name and address on the RAN record is the same as the name and address on the 1949 marriage certificate, which was located from the date and place mentioned in the article (Christmas eve 1949, Launceston), so clearly the same person.

The name is an alias, one of many, so I judged it as very unlikely to relate to a still-living person.

M

[majm]

 

It is best to be cautious in our forum posts as these are 'published' and so are available in open forum without the need for anyone to log on or sign in. 

Whether an alias or a number of alias or no alias ... these names are indentifying a person resident in Australia who may  well still be living, and thus have a lawful expectation to privacy of the individual.     Different jurisdictions have different interpretations of those expectations, but most do consider it is a no no to publish sensitive identifying details.


JM

[sparrett]

Hi matthewj64
Personally I feel there is no problem at all with linking news items about any people in question and well done for your thorough search work there.

I think it is the accessibility through google search etc. which is the issue

In the news item you cited, there was mention of a baby expected.
Perhaps this was the reason for the wife being left at the home and in the care of Bruce's mother, Mary Elizabeth, while Bruce returned to his naval duties.

One wonder who subsequently cared for this child.

The mother? extended family? or Bruce?

Adopted perhaps.

Sue

[Jamjar]

The problem wasn’t the article, which I too found days ago, it was the fact that the wife’s name was typed in.

The baby was stillborn, as stated in a similar article. There is also a very large photo of the bigamist.

Jamjar

[sparrett]

Oh.
Well that's a sad thing.
The young woman had some hard things in life I think.

Sue