EDGOOSE, John Franklyn

1923 - 1941  (18 years)   Has 40 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry

1884 - 1944  (60 years)

Birth	26 Aug 1884	Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
Died	9 Sep 1944	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Father	EDGOOSE, John James,   b. 7 Oct 1830, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	ADAMS, Sarah Ann,   b. 11 Oct 1844, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Relationship	natural
Married	18 Jun 1870	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Family	EDGOOSE, Ethellyn Elizabeth,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Thalia, Victoria, Australia
Married	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Winfrey Le Lievre,   b. 24 Mar 1921, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   2. EDGOOSE, John Franklyn,   b. 4 Jun 1923, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

EDGOOSE, Ethellyn Elizabeth

1894 - 1979  (85 years)

Birth	13 Aug 1894	Thalia, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 Nov 1979	Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Father	LE LIEVRE, Edward,   b. 7 Aug 1855, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Mother	WARNE, Mary Anne Burns,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	23 Feb 1881
Family	EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
Married	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. EDGOOSE, Winfrey Le Lievre,   b. 24 Mar 1921, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   2. EDGOOSE, John Franklyn,   b. 4 Jun 1923, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Name	EDGOOSE, John Franklyn
  Birth	4 Jun 1923	Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Nov 1941	Active Service In World War 2
  Person ID	I454	Edgoose
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	EDGOOSE, Herbert Harry,   b. 26 Aug 1884, Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia d. 9 Sep 1944, Richmond, Victoria, Australia (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	EDGOOSE, Ethellyn Elizabeth,   b. 13 Aug 1894, Thalia, Victoria, Australia d. 7 Nov 1979, Malvern, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Apr 1920	Corack, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Biographies

  EDGOOSE, John Franklyn (1923-1941) John Franklyn EDGOOSE was born at Fairbank private hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, on 4 June 1923, son of Herbert Harry and Ethelyn Elizabeth EDGOOSE. Herbert Harry EDGOOSE had married Ethellyn Elizabeth LE LIEVRE on 28 April 1920. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve he was mobilised on 2 April 1941 and allocated to HMAS Lonsdale as an Ordinary Seaman II, Service No. PM. 3480. At that time he was said to be 5 feet 7.1/2 inches tall with dark brown hair, brown eyes and a fresh complexion. By 4 June 1941 when he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman his height had grown to 5 feet 8.1/4 inches; his hair was now fair and his eyes hazel. He trained on HMAS Cerberus from 3 May until 14 September 1941. According to his mother, early in August he was chosen to go on an Officers Training Course but no corroboration of this has been found. On 15 September he joined HMAS Sydney. About three weeks later on 20 November 1941 the ship was lost with all hands in action against the German raider Kormoran off the West Australian Coast. There is an extensive account of this action on pages 450-460 in the Australian History of World War 2. See also www.ww2roll.gov.au and http://naa12.na.gov.au. His name is listed on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, Panel 60 Column 3. (revised 09.02.2026)