Fletcher Livingstone Brown Herps1

M, #1451, b. 1884, d. 5 October 1944
FatherJohn Joshua Herps1 b. 20 Oct 1849, d. 27 Nov 1922
MotherAgnes Chaseling1 d. 10 Mar 1937
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Timothy George Sheens
Last Edited25 Nov 2017
Birth*1884 Windsor, NSW1 
Marriage*1911 Annandale, NSW;Principal=Ida May Baker2 
Birth of Daughter1912 Annandale, NSW;Principal=Sarah J Herps3 
Birth of Son1914 Windsor, NSW;Principal=John Alexander Herps4 
Birth of Son1916 Windsor, NSW;Principal=Oswald Bernett Herps5 
Birth of Son4 June 1918 Windsor, NSW;Principal=Mervyn Bruce Herps6 
Death of Father27 November 1922 Lower Portland, NSW;Principal=John Joshua Herps7 
Death of Son13 October 1934 Windsor Hospital, Windsor, NSW;
OSWALD BERNETT HERPS
HEARTFELT sympathy has been expressed on all sides for Mr . and Mrs. Fletcher Herps, of Lower Portland, on the very sad death of their second son, Oswald Bernett, an extremely popular and likeable young man, who passed away in the Windsor Hospital on Saturday last at the early age of 18 years. For about a week the deceased had been an inmate of the hospital with an acute attack of influenza, when pneumonia supervened and was the ultimate cause of death.
By his quiet and unassuming manner, ''Ossie" Herps, as he was affectionately known to his intimates, was universally respected, and when the news of his death became known at midday on Saturday, it came as a severe blow (although perhaps not altogether unexpected), and his young associates were visibly affected. He was a keen and enthusiastic footballer and cricketer, and it was a sympathetic gesture on the part of the Sackvile B Grade cricketers, with whom he played, when they decided to forfeit their match on Saturday rather than play under such circumstances.
The funeral took place on Monday from the Methodist Church, Windsor, whence the casket had been taken for a service conducted by the Rev. A. Graham, the remains being laid to rest in the West Portland cemetery. The funeral was largely attended, and as the officiating clergyman (Rev. A. J. Simson) remarked, was evidence of the respect and esteem in which the deceased and his family were held. Among the many beautiful floral tributes were wreaths from the Sackville Cricket Club and Lower Portland Football Club, both of which were well represented at the funeral. Mr. Chandler, was the undertaker.
We extend sympathy to the parents and three brothers in their sad loss.;Principal=Oswald Bernett Herps8 
Death of Mother10 March 1937 156 Queen Victoria Street, Bexley, NSW;
age 83;Principal=Agnes Chaseling9 
Death of Son23 December 1943 Tokyo, Japan;
HERPS. — NX72535, Pte. M. B., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Herps, Lower Portland, passed away 23rd December, 1943, Prisoner of War in Tokio, Japan, aged 25 years and 8 months.;Principal=Mervyn Bruce Herps10 
Death*5 October 1944 Lower Portland, NSW;
HERPS.—October 5, 1944 (suddenly), at his residence, Lower Portland, Fletcher, dearly-loved husband of Ida Herps and father of John and Phillip, aged 60 years.11 

Family

Ida May Baker
Children

Citations

  1. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 21987/1884 Fletcher L B Herps.
  2. [S12] NSW Marriage Index, 702/1911 Fletcher L B Herps & Ida M Baker.
  3. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 896/1912 Sarah J Herps.
  4. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 19127/1914 John A Herps.
  5. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 31340/1916 Oswald B Herps.
  6. [S337] Website National Library of Australia (https://nla.gov.au) "Service Record Mervyn Bruce Herps NX72535."
  7. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, Windsor and Richmond Gazette, Friday, December 1, 1922.
  8. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Windsor and Richmond Gazette, Friday, October 19, 1934.
  9. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday, March 11, 1937.
  10. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Windsor and Richmond Gazette, Wednesday, February 16, 1944.
  11. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, October 6, 1944.