Marjory HENDERSON [11845]

  General Notes:

Marjory had married Lieut Frederick William Gibbes 1888-1917 who died during WW1.

Marjory and Frederick had one son, Peter John Gibbes, who won the DFC during WW2 and was a commercial pilot for many years. Peter was a pilot before the war, working for ANA. He married in 1942 but divorced shortly afterwards.

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954) Wed 30 Dec 1942 Page 2 Dodges Bullets To Start Plane
Dodges Bullets
To Start Plane
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Flying-Officer Peter John Gibbes, 27, a former civil airline pilot, has been awarded the D.F.C. for "brilliant exploits in Malaya, the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) announced today.
When the Japanese occupied a Malayan aerodrome at which Gibbes was stationed. Gibbes ran the gauntlet of fire from the enemy tanks and motor cycle troops armed with machine-guns to reach his plane. - He started his plane while lying on the floor to avoid the machine-gun bullets. '

The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Tue 2 Jan 1945 Page 4 Pilot Rejoins ANA
Pilot Rejoins ANA
MELBOURNE, Mon. - Sq-Ldr Peter John Gibbes, DFC who was awarded the Air Force Cross in the New Year honours list, has rejoined the staff of Australian National Airways as senior captain in Sydney.
He learned to fly with the Royal Victorian Aero Club and later joined the staff of ANA. being promoted to captain's rank. He was released in December, 1939. to join the RAAF, in which he has had a distinguished career, gaining the DFC for brilliant exploits I during the Japanese invasion of Malaya.

Date listed: 19/7/2003
GIBBES. - Peter John, on July 18, 2003. Loved and loving husband of Virginia. Father of Meredith and Caroline and father-in-law of Drew.

Publication: Herald Sun

from Ryersons Index
CATO Marjory Death notice 08AUG1958 Death at Peter McCallum Clinic, Melbourne, late of Toorak, Melbourne Sydney Morning Herald 12AUG1958
CATO Marjory Death notice 08AUG1958 Death at Peter MacCallum Clinic Melbourne, late of Toorak The Age (Melbourne) 14AUG1958

Marjory married Dr Edwin Thomas CATO [11844] [MRIN: 4031] about 1922 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (Dr Edwin Thomas CATO [11844] was born about 1891 and died in 1966 in Melbourne East, Vic, Australia ⁸⁷⁰¹.)