Locate Grandfather

Hi, my partner is trying to locate a photo of his grandfather. He has never seen what he looks like. Ive found some details but dont know where or how to locate pictures. Details ive found are
NAME: Douglas Grenville Major
DOB 21/02/1923 (or 1920/1923 which be used to be enlisted)
LOCALITY: Brunswick Victoria
DEATH: 1968
PARENTS Stanley and Vera/Lillua Major.

Any advice or assistance would be so appreciated.
Thanks so much

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Permalink Reply by Sylvia on December 19, 2017 at 14:30

I'm wondering whether the army might have taken a photo at some stage. Not sure whether there might be one on one of his enlistment files (with a shifting YOB as time went by!). He was arrested a few times as well. Sometimes there are files with a mug shot. I could not see one for Victoria, but maybe the archives in SA might have something for you.

I'm not sure how experienced you are, so I have added everything I could find for him (except for electoral rolls). There might be something amongst it that you did not know yet.

Sylvia

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Name	MAJOR, DOUGLAS GRENVILLE
Service	Australian Army
Service Number	V4345
Date of Birth	21 Feb 1920
Place of Birth	BRUNSWICK, VIC
Date of Enlistment	12 Jul 1940
Locality on Enlistment	FITZROY, VIC
Place of Enlistment	ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin	MAJOR, STANLEY
Date of Discharge	19 Oct 1940
Rank	Private
Posting at Discharge	AASC SCH
Prisoner of War	No
Honours	None for display

Name	MAJOR, DOUGLAS GRENVILLE
Service	Australian Army
Service Number	V13264
Date of Birth	21 Feb 1922
Place of Birth	BRUNSWICK, VIC
Date of Enlistment	17 Apr 1941
Locality on Enlistment	FITZROY, VIC
Place of Enlistment	ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin	MAJOR, STAN
Date of Discharge	02 Aug 1941
Rank	Private
Posting at Discharge	10 A A BTTY
Prisoner of War	No
Honours	None for display

Name	MAJOR, DOUGLAS GRENVILLE
Service	Australian Army
Service Number	VX76640
Date of Birth	21 Feb 1923
Place of Birth	BRUNSWICK, VIC
Date of Enlistment	26 Feb 1942
Locality on Enlistment	NORTH FITZROY, VIC
Place of Enlistment	CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin	MAJOR, FRANCIS
Date of Discharge	11 Feb 1946
Rank	Private
Posting at Discharge	113 BRIGADE WORKSHOP
Prisoner of War	No
Honours	None for display

The Dandenong Journal (Vic. : 1927 - 1954) - Wed 22 Jul 1942

Prisoner Alleged To Have Been A.W.L. For 2 Months

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215709744?searchTerm=%22...=

Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954)- Sat 21 Jun 1947

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78609766?searchTerm=%22D...=

Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954) - Thu 18 Sep 1947

COURTS STOLE MONEY FROM CAMP MATE

“Douglas Grenville Jenkins (alias Major)”

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78598005?searchTerm=%22D...=

Event Death

Event registration number 23136

Registration year 1968

Personal information

Family name MAJOR

Given names Douglas Grenville

Sex Male

Father's name MAJOR Stanley Ernest

Mother's name Vera Lillian (Smith)

Place of birth Melbourne

Place of death Broadmeadows

Age 44

An Inquest took place:

Surname: MAJOR

Given Names: Douglas Grenville

Year: 1968

Reference: 1775

Cause: Overdose Barbiturate

Inq Date: 1968-6-7

PROV has a body card (available in North Melbourne)

1968/146

Douglas Grenville MAJOR

DATE: 1968

SERIES: Body Cards

AGENCY: Coroners Courts

CITATION: VPRS 10010/ P1 unit 358, item 1968/146

Douglas is buried with his father:

Burial

Number

Surname

GivenName

Age

ServiceDate

Service Type

Cemetery

Area

GISLocation

642280

MAJOR

DOUGLAS GRENVILLE

44 Y

15/01/1968

Interment

Fawkner Memorial Park

Roman Catholic

FA-R/C*U***13683

642281

MAJOR

STANLEY ERNEST

56 Y

9/09/1949

Interment

Fawkner Memorial Park

Roman Catholic

FA-R/C*U***13683

There is also an inquest for his father:

Surname: MAJOR

Given Names: Stanley E

Year: 1949

Reference: 1375

Cause: Motorcar accident

Inq Date: 1949-10-24

Note: His brother is buried in Springvale:

https://sbc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/result/393178

Stanley Charles Major

springvale botanical cemetery

For further details please contact Administration on (03) 8558 8278 or click here.

Date of Service: 27 June 1974

Religion or Cultural Preference: None

Burial Type: Buried

Tenure Expiry Date: In perpetuity - for all time.

BDM Event Death:

Event registration number 15317

Registration year 1974

Personal information

Family name MAJOR

Given names Stanley Charles

Sex Male

Father's name MANGER Stanley

Mother's name Vera (Smith)

Place of birth Carlton

Place of death Melbourne

Age 55

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Permalink Reply by Meg Greene on December 19, 2017 at 17:28

thanks so much for getting back to me. i literally have no idea what I'm doing so your help has been invaluable. How would i access the enlistment files? I had a similar thought with the army having a picture, but again no idea where i would go for that. sorry to sound daft, but how do i access/contact the SA archives and electoral rolls?

thank you so so much for the links etc, theres information in their that we had no idea about!

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Allen on December 20, 2017 at 16:56

Meg, If you put his name into Record Search it will bring up the 3 records - if you click on them it will bring up a page where you an request a copy

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScr...

There is a fee involved - hopefully there will be a photo of him included in his file - you can also access these files free of charge in the National Archives in Canberra

Elizabeth

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Permalink Reply by Warren Major on February 1, 2019 at 6:29

Hi Meg,
How are you? I have just read the above information and I think there is a pissibilty that I am related to your husband. I have just tracked down information on my great grandfather, his name is Douglas Grenville Major born 21/02/1923 and was enlisted in the military forces under the number VX76640. If this is the same person he had a son called Lawrence Major who was my grandfather.
Pleqse feel free to contact me as I am trying to piece together my ancestory.
Thank You

Warren Major

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Permalink Reply by Warren Major on February 1, 2019 at 6:30

P.S I also have a photo of Douglas Grenville Major : )

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Permalink Reply by Meg Greene on February 1, 2019 at 7:41

Hey Warren!
Thanks so much for getting in contact! That is the same one Douglas Major, how awesome to be in contact with a relative!
We managed to track down all his army listings, (he enlisted and left 3 times), copies all but 1 that is still sealed, but we’ve requested to open it, and from what we’ve read was a character. Would love to get in contact and share our findings. What would be the easiest way for you? Happy to send you an email or something if you’d like?
From Meg and Alec

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Permalink Reply by Warren Major on February 1, 2019 at 8:07

How exciting, I wasn't expecting this at all!

I have just recently taken an ancestory test and after doing so I thought I would try and find out a little more about where I came from. I only started researching a couple of hours ago and this forum link came up in a Google search. Yeah i would definitely love to share information. My email address is warren_major@outlook.com : ) I'll catch u on email!