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Roger Julian Chesterfield

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Roger Julian Chesterfield

Birth
Death
8 Jan 1969 (aged 9)
Parkville, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia GPS-Latitude: -37.9430139, Longitude: 145.1826778
Plot
Alway Lawn Row S Grave 49
Memorial ID
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My Great - Cousin

Died of a result of the Lara Bush Fires 8th January 1969.

Twin Son of Stanley (1918) and Joan Chesterfield.

Brother of Deborah (1955), Louise and hes twin Brother Adrian Chesterfield.

Joan was travelling down to the Geelong Beach from Melbourne with her daughter Louise and twin sons Adrian and Roger and got caught in the Lara Bush Fires. Authorites gave people the OK to travel that way but they got it wrong. As a result 18 people lost their Lives that day. Joan's eldest daughter was travelling ahead in another car with other people and had stopped further to wonder where her family was, not knowing about the fire.

Roger was found along side hes mother not far from the car. Louise was taken to hospital and died 3 days later and Adrian was taken to hospital and died 5 days after that tragic day.
My Great - Cousin

Died of a result of the Lara Bush Fires 8th January 1969.

Twin Son of Stanley (1918) and Joan Chesterfield.

Brother of Deborah (1955), Louise and hes twin Brother Adrian Chesterfield.

Joan was travelling down to the Geelong Beach from Melbourne with her daughter Louise and twin sons Adrian and Roger and got caught in the Lara Bush Fires. Authorites gave people the OK to travel that way but they got it wrong. As a result 18 people lost their Lives that day. Joan's eldest daughter was travelling ahead in another car with other people and had stopped further to wonder where her family was, not knowing about the fire.

Roger was found along side hes mother not far from the car. Louise was taken to hospital and died 3 days later and Adrian was taken to hospital and died 5 days after that tragic day.


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