Yvonne Gillham Jentzsch
| Yvonne Gillham Jentzsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yvonne Doreen Harding-Wilson October 20, 1927 Toowong, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | January 23, 1978 (aged 50) Clearwater, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Scientologist |
Yvonne Gillham Jentzsch (October 20, 1927 - January 23, 1978) was a major figure in the Church of Scientology. Yvonne was the founder of Scientology's Celebrity Centers. She was one of the most beloved people in Scientology. Yvonne devoted practically her whole adult life to the church, but sadly passed away at the early age of 50.
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Lineage
Yvonne Doreen Harding-Wilson was born into a family that had a proud heritage of very important and prominent people of Australia.
Great Grandfathers
George Rogers Harding (December 3, 1838 - August 31, 1895). The only son of an English Vicar. He wrote and had published his first book of law in 1860, moved to Brisbane, Queensland in 1866 and rose to the position of Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland. With his first wife he had fifteen children, twelve of whom survived. His brother-in-law also had a law practice in Brisbane and owned two of the newspapers there. The Harding's were well known for their banquets and entertainments at their expansive home. Prince Albert and Prince George were entertained by the Harding's during their visit to Brisbane in 1881. Family members still have pieces from the 250 piece gold plate dishes that were made just for their visit. Justice Harding published six more law books prior to his death at 56 years of age.
Walter Horatio Wilson (July 15, 1839 - February 28, 1902). Minister of Justice for ten years, Supreme Court Justice from 1866, Postmaster General and later the Minister of Education for Queensland.
Grand Uncles
George Rogers Harding. Eldest son of Justice Harding. Justice of the Peace for fifty years. Owned one of the first cars in Queensland and the eleventh in Australia.
Walter Charles Harding. Third son of Justice Harding. Law practice for forty five years. Member of the old Toowong town council, responsible for the establishment of Anzac Park and the trees that he planted there in memory of the soldiers who fought in World War I.
Grandfather
Walter Frederick Wilson. Son of Walter Horatio Wilson. Judge of the land court and member of the Toowong Shire Council. Married to Ada Ethel Harding-Wilson, forth child of Justice Harding.
Parents
Lionel Sandys Harding-Wilson (February 8, 1893 - April 21, 1950). Born in Toowong, the second son of Walter Frederick and Ada Ethel Harding-Wilson. He went to work at the Head Office of the Queensland National Bank Ltd. on February 24, 1913. During World War I he enlisted in the 1st Australian Division on August 19, 1914 and served until 1918. He was seriously wounded on May 6, 1917, but healed well enough to go back to work as an officer in the Branch Accountants Department of the Q.N. bank2. a colloquial name for the reactive mind. This is what the procedures of Scn are devoted to disposing of, for it is only a burden to an individual and he is much better off without it. (Scn AD)...more
on January 13, 1921. A car engine fell on his chest reopening his old war wound, rendering him an invalid and forcing him to take an early retirement on March 31. 1945. He died at the early age of 57 and was cremated.
Lionel Harding-Wilson served his country in the following conflicts;
- Egypt.
- Gallipoli Campaign. April 25, 1915 - withdrawal, December 19/20, 1915. (Lionel was treated for diarrhea/dysentery twice; August 23, 1915 to September 8, 1915 at the Australian General Hospital . Lemnos Island, Greece, near Gallipoli. Then September 22, 1915 - October 8, 1915 at the 2nd General Hospital, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England. January 1916 Lionel was admitted to the hospital in Cairo for Mumps, rejoining his unit on March 6, 1916.
- France and Flanders. July 23, 1916 - September 3, 1916, Battle of Pozieres. Lionel was wounded in the buttocks on July 23, 1916 and was sent to Brook War Hospital, London, England from July 27, 1916 - October 14, 1916. He rejoined the 9th Battalion Australian Imperial Forces in France on November 17, 1916.
- France. Lionel fought in the following battles in France, November 17, 1916 - May 6, 1917;
- Capture of Ligny-Thilloy. February 25, 1917 - March 2, 1917. On March 24, 1917 Lionel was made a temporary Corporal. (Noted in Lionel's war record: On February 25, Cpl. Wilson was in command of a bombing team, worked down a portion of the enemyWhen a person is an avowed and knowing enemy of an individual, a group, project or org, a condition of enemy exists. (Modern Management Technology Defined (C) 1976).'s trench and established a bomb-stop while under heavy artillery and machine gun fire)
- German attack on Lagnicourt, April 15, 1917.
- Second Battle of Bullecourt, May 3 - May 17, 1917. During this battle, on May 6, Lionel was seriously wounded with gun shot wounds to the chest. The small bible that he kept in his left chest pocket took most of the bullets and saved his life. He was left for dead on the battle field and not discovered until the bodies were being cleared off of the field. Lionel was promoted to Lance Corporal on May 7, 1917 and ended up at the Edmonton Military Hospital in England on June 7, 1917.
- Capture of Ligny-Thilloy. February 25, 1917 - March 2, 1917. On March 24, 1917 Lionel was made a temporary Corporal. (Noted in Lionel's war record: On February 25, Cpl. Wilson was in command of a bombing team, worked down a portion of the enemyWhen a person is an avowed and knowing enemy of an individual, a group, project or org, a condition of enemy exists. (Modern Management Technology Defined (C) 1976).
Irene Joyce Wotherspoon (August 23, 1903 - 1980). Born in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wotherspoon. She was a nurse and was very involved, for over twenty five years, with the Red Cross; serving as president of the Toowong branch of the Red Cross in Queensland. On May 8, 1963 she received the International Red Cross Distinguished Service Award. In 1964 she was awarded a five month, around the world, tour meeting people that she knew or helped during her years of service to the Red Cross. During that trip she traveled to; Sacramento, California, Augusta, Georgia, Fort Gordon Red Cross Section, Georgia, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, DeKalb, Illinois, Lawton, Oklahoma, New York and the Worlds Fair, London, England, Rome, Carthage and Singapore.
Early Years
Yvonne Doreen Harding-Wilson was born October 20, 1927 in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She lived across from Anzac Park at the corner of Dean and Wool Street, streets where her grand uncles G.R. Harding and W.C. Harding had both lived.
