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GLENISTER, Keith Putman Ward

GLENISTER, Keith Putman Ward

Male 1905 - 1999  (94 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name GLENISTER, Keith Putman Ward
    Birth 12 Feb 1905  North Carlton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Fact Abt 1956  Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Comodore of Mordialloc Yacht Club 
    Address:
    Mordialloc Yacht Club 
    Fact 5 Feb 1956  Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    helped save several lives 
    • Three people were drowned in Victoria at the weekend, bringing the death toll by drowning to ten in six days - a record for a non-holiday week.
      Seven people including four children, were saved from the sea. The other three were men whose dinghy was swamped, off mordialloc.
      One of the drowning victims was an 18-year-old youth who was with the three men - two of them his brothers - in the dinghy.
      The youth, Robert Thomas, of Alex- ander parade, Melbourne, sank seconds before a rescue launch arrived.
      His brothers, Graham, 21, and Brian, 23, were only semi-conscious when picked up.
      The other man; Keith Doherty, 27, also of Alexander parade, had ceased to breathe, but was revived by artificial respiration.
      The three survivors owe their lives to the fact that the Mordialloc Motor Yacht Club was holding a race nearby-and the commodore discarded normal race procedure by glancing seawards instead of watching the handicapper.
      The four men were plunged into the sea at about noon, when choppy waves swamped their hired 10-foot boat nearly a mile off-shore.
      Brian Thomas, a non swimmer, stayed with the capsized dinghy as the other men struck out for the shore to get help.
      Robert Thomas was soon struggling frantically to keep afloat. Keith Doherty tried to support him as he fought towards the beach.
      The men had been struggling for 20 minutes when Mr. Keith Glenister, Mordialloc club commodore, saw them.
      No sign of his mate

      Mr. Glenister signalled to the other boats to join him, and sped towards Doherty.
      Doherty, before collapsing, gasped: "The boat's over-turned-I've a maté with me."
      But there was no sign of Robert Thomas. I
      Brian and Graham Thomas were rescued by other launches.

      Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 6 February 1956, page 1
    Reference Number 1551 
    _UID 860420E367FB459990671BB0B578481D21DF 
    Death 17 Dec 1999 
    • GLENISTER, Keith

      GLENISTER. - Keith Putman Ward, passed away on Dec. 17, 1999. Loved husband of Irene (dec.), loving father of Patricia, Pamela and Barry. Father-in-law of Harold.Mum and Dad reunitedRest in Peace

      Date listed: 18/12/1999

      Publication: Herald Sun
    Cremation 20 Dec 1999  Dandenong South, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Bunurong Memorial Park, 
    Person ID I4723  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2026

    Father GLENISTER, William Lee,   b. 1864, Malakoff, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Mother WARD, Margaret Julia,   b. 1866, Williamstown, Colony Of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Marriage 1887  [2] 
    • CHAN: _WT_USER laurie
    Family ID F1575  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DOWNES, Irene May,   b. 1907, Hotham West, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1981, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Marriage 14 Apr 1928  Elwood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    5 Austin Avenue 
    • GLENISTER—DOWNES.—On the 14th April, 1928, at 5 Austin avenue, Elwood, by the Rev. S. C. Hadley, Keith, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Glenister, Elwood to Irene, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Downes of North Melbourne.

      Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 16 June 1928, page 13
    Children 
     1. GLENISTER, P.M.
     2. GLENISTER, Pamela Irene,   b. 3 May 1930, Gardenvale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 2013 (Age 83 years)
     3. GLENISTER, Barry Keith,   b. 20 Oct 1934   d. 5 Sep 2012 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F1554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

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    Bunurong Memorial Park, - 20 Dec 1999 - Dandenong South, Victoria, Australia    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, 1850 / 1905, Sau 0006.

    2. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, 6963 / 1887, Sau 0006. (Reliability: 2).
      MARR
      Source is for role as:SPOU

    3. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, 5624/1928, Sau 0006.