Eric James Minter

1917 - 1985  (67 years)

• Name	Eric James Minter
  Birth	13 Sep 1917	Kempsey NSW RD, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Jim
  Reference Number	463
  _UID	9614758DC83C41D5ADFF95169F979F251707
  Death	2 Jul 1985	Vincentia, NSW, Australia   [2, 3]
  Burial	Nowra General Cemetery, Nowra, Shoalhaven City, NSW, Australia   [4]
  Notes	Gail Gniewosz, April 2007: He was a cricketer and played cricket for the state of NSW in 1938/39 as a right-hand bat. Aunty June (Beryl) has a wonderful photo of when he was a youngster with Bradman who trained him. He was shot in the foot during the war so had to give up cricket when he returned to Australia. Cliff Minter (Australia), July 2007: Eric enlisted in the Australian Army 18/6/1940 service no. NX26289. He was a Lieutenant (2/6 Commando Squadron). This is confirmed by an entry in the National Archives of Australia. The 1949 Electoral Roll for Strathfield, Lowe, NSW included at Lot 85 Macarthur Avenue: Eric James Minter, customs officer Beryl Joyce Minter, home duties Margaret Ann Minter, home duties [Eric's mother]. The 1954 Electoral Roll for Burwood, Lowe, NSW included at 18 Macarthur Avenue: Eric James Minter, customs officer Beryl Joyce Minter, home duties Margaret Ann Minter, home duties [Eric's mother]. The 1958 & 1963 Electoral Rolls for Strathfield, Lowe, NSW included at 20 Macarthur Avenue: Eric James Minter, customs officer Beryl Joyce Minter, home duties. The 1980 Electoral Roll for Nowra, Macarthur, NSW included at Lot/1378 Elizabeth Drive, Vincentia: Eric James Minter, no occupation stated Joyce Beryl Minter, home duties. Death notice published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 3 July 1985. Aged 68 'late of Vincentia'.
  Person ID	I463	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Morphew Minter,   b. 24 Feb 1876, Alstonville, Richmond River, New South Wales d. 29 Dec 1933, Waterview Street, Fivedock, Sydney, NSW (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann BENSON,   b. 22 Apr 1879, Armidale, NSW RD, Australia d. 19 May 1963, Croydon, NSW, Australia (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1895	Kempsey NSW RD, Australia   [5]
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce Beryl COOKE,   b. 1923, Sussex, England d. 4 Feb 1981, Vincentia, NSW, Australia (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1941	All Souls, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia   [6]
  	From marriage register at ancestry.com: Eric James Minter, soldier of Summer Hill, bachelor, born Kempsey, NSW, 24, father Henry Martin Minter, carpenter, mother Margaret Ann Benson. Joyce Beryl Cook, mender of Auburn, spinster born Sussex, England, 18, father Frederick John Cook, soldier, mother Ida Lillian Freeland.
  Children	1. Wayne Eric Minter,   b. 3 May 1943, Sydney, NSW, Australia d. 28 Jul 2012, Coastal Waters, NSW, Australia (Age 69 years)   2. Warren John Minter,   b. 10 Nov 1945, Sydney, NSW, Australia d. 18 Mar 1992, Queensland, Australia (Age 46 years)   3. Lindsay Robert Minter,   b. 17 Apr 1953, Sydney, NSW, Australia d. 2008, Mackay, Queensland, Australia (Age 54 years)   4. Julie Ann Lee Minter
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2017

  
  

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  Eric James (Jim) Minter born 1918 Kempsey, NSW, Australia

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (from John Spencer, July 2008). [S115] Cricinfoaustralia website, April 2007. [S202] Queensland online BMD index, October 2010 and later, reg no. 1985/5351. (Reliability: 3). [S310] findagrave.com, December 2012 and later. [S6] Merrilyn Minter. [S75] Gail Gniewosz, April 2007.