MAYCOCK Colin Ashton
Name | Colin Ashton MAYCOCK |
Country Of Origin | Australia |
Born | 1916 |
Died | 1991 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 27 February 1916, Hobart |
Parents | James Bingham (d. 1924) and Jean Maycock (formerly Bargh, d. 1919) |
Apprenticeship | Sargisons, later transferred to George W Norris |
Skills | Watchmaker |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
105 Liverpool Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | 1 November 1941, St Andrew’s Church, Hobart, to Dorothy Hawkesford |
Other | 1928: Scholarship, Hobart Technical School.
Approx. 1931: Began training in the trade. Enlisted in World War II (Royal Australian Air Force), served for four and a half years as a navigator. Employer: After the war, Rundle’s Jewellers, Hobart. 1951: Attended the Horological Guild of Australia’s first federal conference in Melbourne. 1953: Tasmanian Watchmakers’ Wages Board representative. 1950s – 1960s: Member, Secretary, Treasurer, and President of the Horological Guild of Australasia, Tasmanian Branch. Other skills: Cycle racing, hockey, cricket, tennis, and cabinetmaking. |
Death | 6 March 1991 |
References | |
The Australian Watchmaker November 1953, December 1953, September 1962. Web: Millingtons, CBC/1B 24672 James Bingham Maycock, November 1924 & Record C 23939 Colin Ashton Maycock March 1991; Ancestry: Australia World War II Military Service Record, 1939-1945. The Mercury (Hobart) 18 March 1916, 3 September 1919 [Jean Maycock], 28 January 1922, 3 October 1939, 6 December 1941, 29 March 1947, 23 March 1954; The Examiner (Launceston) 20 January 1928; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 20 December 1945, Advocate 14 February 1951; Daily Advertiser 12 February 1951; Advocate 26 May 1953. |
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