Personal Details
| Surname | Willis |
|---|---|
| First name | George |
| Date of death | 07/03/1888 |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Cause of death | Drowning. |
Details
Cemetery Record
Download the Cemetery Map| Cemetery | Cornish Creek Bowen Downs |
|---|---|
| Location | Bush Graves |
| Date of funeral | 09/03/1888 |
| Comment | Qld Ref: 1888/000017 Cause of Death – Accidental drowning on Cornish Creek. The police have received information from Muttaburra that a man, name unknown, was drowned at Bowen Downs station on Thursday while crossing a creek which was flooded. The police are searching for the body. News has arrived from Muttaburra giving particulars of the drowning of a young man named Geo. Willis in Cornish Creek, on the 7th instant. Willis, who is about twenty-three or twenty-four years of age, and of fair complexion, attempted to cross the flooded creek in search of a lost horse, and was carried away by the current. Two days later the body was found by a search party hidden in a lot of rubbish and was subsequently decently interred. |