Robert Arthur Willcock1

M, #12260, b. 21 October 1899, d. 6 November 1954
FatherWilliam Edward Willcock1
MotherEllen Maud Loftus1 b. 30 Sep 1872, d. 3 Aug 1960
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited8 Oct 2022
Name Variation Wilcox2 
Birth*21 October 1899 Condobolin, NSW, Australia1 
Marriage*18 April 1932 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Bride=Alice May Tomamichel2 
Death*6 November 1954 Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia;
Father Of Woman Champion Dies
Mr. Robert Wilcox (52), former Forbes resident, whose daughter Roma was former Australian swimming champion, died in Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, on November 6, after a brief illness.
Wilcox, who had lived at Parkes for some years, worked on construction of the Forbes Services' Memorial Hall, officially opened by the Governor (Lt.-Gen. Sir John Northcott) on September 9.
Mr. Wilcox had been a Digger in World War II.
He leaves a widow and five children, Roma, Ruth, Edith, Harold and Garry.
Mrs. Jack Acret, of Forbes, is a sister of the late Mr. Wilcox.
The funeral was to the Church of England cemetery at Botany.3 

Family

Alice May Tomamichel

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 29704/1899 Robert A Willcock.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 5499/1932 Robert A Wilcox & Alice M Tomamichel.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Tuesday, November 16, 1954.