Allan Thomas Linn1

M, #1687, b. 4 July 1901, d. 15 August 1983
FatherThomas Linn1 b. 13 Aug 1880, d. 29 Apr 1925
MotherRebecca Jane Griffiths1
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Timothy George Sheens
Last Edited10 Dec 2021
Birth*4 July 1901 Orange, NSW1 
Death of Father29 April 1925 Orange Showground, Orange, NSW;
TERRIBLE FATALITY AT ORANGE.
A terrible aeroplane disaster marred the Orange Show yesterday, afternoon, when Mr. T. Linn, well known in the west, and a woman named Mrs. Brown, were killed. Mr. Lynn had been flying at the show and was taking Mrs. Brown, who had been house-keeping for him for five years, for a flight. The machine rose to a height of 500 feet and when landing it suddenly nosed dived and crashed, and as it touched the ground it burst into flames, and the bodies of Lynn and Mrs. Brown were charred beyond recognition. Mr. Linn leaves a widow and two sons and Mrs Brown is survived, by a son and daughter. When the machine burst into flames, the would be rescuers could not get near it for the heat. It is. thought
both victims were killed by the crash and were not burnt to death.;Principal=Thomas Linn2 
Death*15 August 1983 QLD3 

Citations

  1. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 25071/1901 Allen T Linn.
  2. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Wellington Times, Thursday, April 30, 1925.
  3. [S442] QLD Death Indexes, 1983/55206 Allan Thomas Lynn.