Lancelot Cedric Haslope

[JoBurgess]

Hi, we are trying to get in contact with family related to Lancelot Cedric Haslope  Service Number - O35396.  Born 1 October 1923, killed in battle in Korea 5 August 1952.  We have his service records, but would like to get in contact with any living relatives. 

[heywood]

Hello and welcome to Rootschat 

We are not allowed to post names of persons who are, or likely to still be alive.
A quick search of the internet brings this where his daughter is named.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69979039/lancelot-cedric-haslope

Other information about him is available. Here is Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour (for others to see)
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1714683/

[Jamjar]

Welcome to Rootschat.

I’ve spent a few hours researching this man.

If you do an Internet search of his names, you will find others who have completed the tree.

His mother and sister Emily died in QLD. His brother John predeceased him.

John: Write-up includes photo and names of wife and children: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27028323
Married Scotland: HASLOPE JOHN MELVILL to WRIGHT JEANIE BENNETT 1943 651/ 228 Airdrie or New Monkland
Wife remarried VIC: 9677/1953 CHAMBERS, Jno Easton to Jeanie Bennett W
CHAMBERS Jeanie Bennett Walker Death notice 31AUG2005 Death 82 at St. John of God Hospital, Geelong Herald Sun (Melbourne) 03SEP2005
Possibly the son mentioned: HASLOPE Iain Melvill Death notice 26JUL2014 Death 69 Canberra Times 02AUG2014   

Annie Elizabeth Haslope
Event date: 26/06/1972
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1972/C/3353
Mother: -
Father/parent: Alfred Budden
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180202393/annie-elizabeth-haslope

ELKINGTON Emily Mary (Mary) Funeral notice 18AUG2012 Death 92 late of Warwick, formerly of Toowoomba The Chronicle (Toowoomba) 21AUG2012.

Lancelot C was not married and no children mentioned. However, his military file indicates he may have fathered a child in England, during his service. His mother is mentioned in probate notice and she is next of kin in his military record.

John was married with 2 children.

Emily had 4 children, 3 of which were still living at time of her death.
Son’s death:
John Simeon Haslope Elkington
Event date: 10/08/1986
Event type: Death registration
Date of birth: 1944
Registration details: 1986/6199
Mother: Emily Mary Haslope
Father/parent: John Simeon Elkington

NAA records:

Lancelot M: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=9770715

John M: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5246458

Lancelot C: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=30697578

Jamjar

[GrahamSimons]

I have very remote connections by marriage. Lancelot C's maternal grandmother was a Melvill; another Melvill married into the Simons family (Henry Minchin Simons, 1857 in Paddington, Middlesex). Henry was my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.....