HERD Melva Lynette

1919 - 2005  (85 years)

• Name	HERD Melva Lynette
  Born	3 Feb 1919	Belmont VIC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	The Hermitage, The Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School   [2]
  	Secondary
  Military	Between 29 Oct 1942 and 2 Apr 1947	AUS   [3]
  	Served during WWII as No. VF395808, Corporal, with the AWAS.
  	Military Occupation: Storewoman
  Occupation	Retired shop assistant
  _UID	86E72702A1364D1C88DC51ED19AF5C53EF48
  Died	21 Jan 2005	Geelong Hospital, Geelong VIC   [4]
  	Age: 85y
  Buried	25 Jan 2005	Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton VIC   [5]
  	HGH-LAWN-EB-808-15
  Person ID	I3493	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	HERD Frederick Forbes,   b. 28 Jun 1872, Highton VIC ,   d. 17 Dec 1944, Riviera Private Hospital, Myers Street, Geelong VIC  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	SUMNER Alice Rose,   b. 23 Aug 1881, Fitzroy VIC ,   d. 15 Jul 1954, 105 High Street, Belmont VIC  (Age 72 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1903	426 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC   [6]
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Melva Lynette HERD (1919-2005)
  		The HERD sisters. The seven surviving daughters of Frederick Forbes HERD (1872-1944) and his wife Alice Rose (m.n. SUMNER, 1881-1954). Five of the seven are wearing the school uniform of The Hermitage, Geelong C.E.G.G.S. (Left to right:) Melva Lynette (1919-2005), Myra Olive (Lil, 1910-1992), Eileen Beatrice (1903-1966), Brenda Lorraine (1917-2004), Ethel Rose (Jo, 1905-1979), Edna May (1908-1994) and Margaret Esma (Peg, 1920-2012).
  		The HERD sisters. The seven surviving daughters of Frederick Forbes HERD (1872-1944) and his wife Alice Rose (m.n. SUMNER, 1881-1954). Front to rear: Margaret Esma (Peg, 1920-2012), Melva Lynette (1919-2004), Brenda Lorraine (1917-2004), Myra Olive (Lil, 1910-1992), Edna May (largely obscured, 1908-1994), Ethel Rose (Jo, 1905-1979) and Eileen Beatrice (partly obscured, 1903-1966).
  		Melva Lynette HERD (1919-2005). Image believed to have been taken in Swan Hill VIC.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Melva Lynette HERD (1919-2005).

  
  

• Sources

  [S781] ZZ Place Record: Belmont VIC, Place Rec Id [P281]. [S2356] ZZ Place Record: The Hermitage, The Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Place Rec Id [P2211]. [S932] ZZ Place Record: AUS, Place Rec Id [P463]. [S1222] ZZ Place Record: Geelong Hospital, Geelong VIC, Place Rec Id [P791]. [S1107] ZZ Place Record: Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton VIC, Place Rec Id [P668]. [S1012] ZZ Place Record: 426 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC, Place Rec Id [P561].