CARGEEG AND JOHNSTON GOLF PARTY

Overview

Print of sepia photo of a group of five women and three men with golf clubs. The women are all dressed in long-sleeved, light, long dresses and enormous hats. The woman on the right is Ethel Johnston. Peering around her hat is a man with hand on hip and wearing a three piece suit, with watch chain. Seated on the left is Reg Cargeeg, also in three piece suit with buttonhole, high buttoned waistcoat, white shirt and tie. He has a club in his hand. John Johnston, on the right, is possibly wearing light trousers and shirt, tie and an open jacket with buttonhole. The men are all wearing boaters.

Historical information

Reginald Ewbank Cargeeg was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1893. He was the son of Louisa and George Cargeeg. Went to Perth Boys and then Scotch College before studying agriculture at Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia.

The family lived in Adelaide Tce and later Stirling Street, Perth, before purchasing The Grange in 1907. They subsequently sold parts of the large property through 'Cargeeg Bros Real Estate' which was a business belonging to their sons Harold and Garfield and then in 1913, exchanged 11 acres for a farming property Parkfield for their sons Victor and Reginald.

They retained 3 blocks in Parry Street and built Keswick at 20 Parry Street, Claremont.

Reg joined active service on August 17, 1914. Part of the Gallipoli landing. Wounded in the thigh April 27, 1915 and declared unfit for further service. Hospitalised in Cairo.

As a woolclasser, he acted as an instructor at Technical schools in Melbourne and Fremantle, ran sheep on the family's property Parkfield and was a keen photographer.

He died on 23 February, 1921, during surgery in WA to treat the leg injury sustained at Gallipoli. His death is considered a WWI death. He is buried in Baptist section of Karrakatta Cemetery. Leonard's sister Ethel May Cargeeg married George 'John' McNab Johnston in 1905.

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