Outback Graves Markers

Michael COMERFORD

Burial Location:Leonora  (details...)
Occupation: Prospector
Place of Death: In his Camp at Webster's Find, near Malcolm
Date of Death: 23 January 1917
Date of Burial:25 January 1917
Age:40 years
Cause of Death:Dilation of Heart, Valvular Incompetence
OGM Ref#: 1873
Headstone:None
REF 1873 MICHAEL COMERFORD LEONORA

REF 1873 MICHAEL COMERFORD LEONORA

Biography

Following the death of Mr Comerford, the Sergeant of Police at Leonora, Sergeant Foulkes, inserted the death notice in the newspapers, asking if anyone knew the address of his relatives, so they could be officially informed. The notice mentioned that the deceased had lived in Kookynie, Gwalia and Meekatharra. Interestingly, a similar notice was printed in the Kalgoorlie newspaper, the Sun, in 1908, asking : IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of Michael Comerford, or any one knowing his whereabouts, please communicate with T. Roche, Meekatharra. Last heard of from Mt. Sir Samuel. Friends anxious."

Birth Details:Circa 1877
Death Certificate:3/1917, Mt Margaret
State Records Office: Michael Comerford AU WA S59 cons3458 1917/071 Item - Part of APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION (ORIGINALS); COMERFORD, Michael - Websters Find (d.22/1/1917) AU WA S2323 cons5790 1917/071 Item 1917-02-27 - Part of INTESTATE FILES (PUB