John Francis "Jack" JULIUS [748]

   Cause of his death was emphysema.

  General Notes:

John (Jack) attended Cudgen Primary School and the Murwillumbah High School ; he played Rugby League for Cudgen Headland Rugby League Football Club, and Old Boys Rugby League Club ; represented the Tweed in Football and was a surfer.

Army No. NX46405
Enlisted June 1940 - Discharged October 1945.
Joined the Light Horse in 1939 at Tweed Heads as a Trooper, then with 2 mates tried to sign up for the Navy, but by the time they were told if they were in or not, they had joined 2nd - lst Machine Gunners 6th Division. Wounded while loading a truck in Greece 1941, he was taken by ambulance to Crete and thence to Alexandria.

L/CPL. J. JULIUS
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. F, B, Julius, of Cudgen, have advised that their son, L/Cpl. Jack Julius, has been wounded in action,
Ref: The Border Star (Coolangatta, Qld.) Fri 30 May 1941.

Jack and Ailsa were given their house on the farm at Cudgen as a wedding present by Francis his father.

Jack recovered to serve in the Middle East : Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece, Crete; and New Guinea : Port Moresby, Oro Bay, Borneo : Morotai, Balikpapan.
He was active in the community and was a :
Life Member Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club.
First President Kingscliff Lions Club.
First President Kingscliff Nippers.
Kingscliffe bowling club
Cudgen Headland Football Club
Tweedheads RSL
Twin Towns Service Clubs
Jack has a Park named after him at Kingscliffe.

Life-Saving
Cudgen.
It is with deep sadness that we at Cudgen Headland record the passing of one of our life members, Jack (Pa) Julius. Julius gained his bronze at Cudgen on January 7, 1933 and was a member of boat crews and R & R teams. He was awarded life membership of the club on October 19, 1953 and was a holder of the associations fifty-year badge.
Club members extend their deepest sympathy to his sons and daughters.

Julius John Francis "Jack", at Tweed Heads private hospital, on 30 September 1989, late of Cudgen. Aged 72 years. Widower of the late Ailsa Julius, dearly loved father and father-in-law of John, Catherine and Matey Prichard, Bill and Denise, Geoffrey and Debbie, Leslie Joe and Jan and much loved grandfather of their children. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Una and Charles Hodge, Winnie and Harold Paddon, Roy and Bonnie, Jean (dec) and Frank Burley and Jack and Judy Ward.
At Rest
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral, which is appointed to leave the All Saints Anglican Church, Murwillumbah, tomorrow, Tuesday (October 3) after a service commencing at 2 pm for the Murwillumbah Lawn Cemetery.
White Dove Funerals. NSW

  Other Records

1. John (Jack) Francis Julius: WW II.
Jack was born in 1917 during WW I so was of age to serve in WW II, his unit was the 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion, they fought in Greece, Crete, New Guinea and Borneo. Formed in 1939 it was disbanded in 1945, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia).
Jack is on the left in shipboard photo.

2. John (Jack) Francis Julius: Farmer & Citizen of Cudgen.
John & Ailsa's home on the farm at Cudgen, given them as a wedding present by his father, Acknowledgements at his death to Jack's participation and leadership in the activities of his community, the rich soil of the farm at Cudgen, Jack's daughter Catherine at the sign of the Park named in memory of Jack, the notice on the sign:
Jack Julius.
Born at home in Cudgen 22 January 1970, Jack attended Cudgen and Murwillumbah schools. Enlisting in the 6th division AIF in 1940, Jack left the farm and football to serve in the Middle East, Crete, Greece (wounded in action), New Guinea and Indonesia. In 1949 Jack married Ailsa Ward from Murwillumbah.
He was the foundation and charter President of Kingscliff Lions Club, the first president of Kingscliff Nippers, a life member of the Cudgen Headland Surf Lifesaving Club and an active member of Kingscliff Bowls Club, Twin Towns RSL, Cudgen Headland football club and Murwillumbah Services Memorial club.
Predeceased by Ailsa (1983) Jack was survived at his death (30/09/89) by four sons. two daughters, a brother and two sisters.

Jack married Ailsa May Stella WARD [4988] [MRIN: 1727], daughter of William Frederick WARD [7370] and Kathleen MORIARTY [7371], on 11 Mar 1949 in St Marks Cudgen. (Ailsa May Stella WARD [4988] was born on 8 Feb 1922 in Bray St Murwillumbah and died on 16 Apr 1983 in Murwillumbah N.S.W..)