Roger TYSOE

Born 1913 in Denmark, Western Australia ^[15]
Son of Roger TYSOE and Martha Ann WALKER ^[15]
Married Agnes PATERSON in Denmark in 1939 ^[15]
Worked for the Shell Oil Company's depot in Wyalkatchem until being transferred to Carnamah in March 1947 ^{[552: 14-Mar-1947]}
Truck Driver for the Shell Oil Company’s depot in Carnamah ^[P22] 1947-1953 ^{[4: 11-Apr-1953] [6] [53]}
Became a member of the Carnamah Masonic Lodge No.150 WAC on 21 May 1948 ^[96]
Member of the Carnamah Football Club - was Secretary in 1948 ^{[12: 12-Mar-1948]}
Committee Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1948 and 1952 ^[58]
Member of the Carnamah Tennis Club 1948-1952 - in 1950 he played for Carnamah Town ^{[5: 16-Nov-1950] [12: 16-Dec-1948]}
     In 1952-53 he was Secretary of the Carnamah Tennis Club and played for Carnamah Country ^{[5: 25-Sep-1952, 11-Dec-1952]}
Committee Member of the Carnamah Parents & Citizens Association in 1949 ^{[5: 24-Mar-1949]}
Member of the Carnamah Men’s Hockey Club in 1951 and 1952 ^{[12: 28-Aug-1952] [86: 17-Jul-1951]}
He, his wife and their children spent a holiday in Denmark during April 1952 ^{[5: 10-Apr-1952]}
Received electricity at his home from Carnamah firm Henry Parkin & Son; in July 1952 paid £2/1/- for the month’s electricity ^[53]
He and his wife were the recipients of a surprise party at the home of Ruby and Don ROWLAND in Carnamah on 31 April 1953 ^[4]
     The party was arranged by Carnamah's men's and women's hockey clubs, in which they "had evinced a lively interest" ^{[4: 11-Apr-1953]}
     He men's club presented him with a pen and pencil set and in thanks for umpiring the women's club gave him a set of brushes ^[4]
Following his transfer they left Carnamah in April 1953 and shifted to Bunbury ^{[4: 11-Apr-1953] [12: 9-Apr-1953]}

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