Gertrude "Trudy" Wilhelmine Regine Warwick (Wengraf)

Gertrude "Trudy" etc. Wilhelmine Regine WARWICK, formerly WENGRAF, née ?: b. circa 1906, Wien - d. circa 7 Oct 1990, Sydney, Australia

Information courtesy of various sources including the following:

Basic birth data from IKG-Wien archives courtesy of www.genteam.at

Nr. 138061
Familienname Sachsel
Vorname Gertrud Wilhelmine Regine
Code 1
Vorname des Vaters Ernst Dr.
Name der Mutter Schwarz
Vorname der Mutter Therese
Ort Wien
Buch Nr. 1906 III
Band 1906
Datum 15.06.1906
Zahl 1234

Details from actual IKG-Wien birth registration, viewable courtesy of:

Birth record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB24-GXN?i=158&wc=...

Father: Ernst SACHSEL, "Hof- & Gerichstsadvokat?", b. 20.01.1865, Neubydschau, son of Efraim Elias SACHSEL & Regina née BRAUNSCHWEIG

Mother: Therese SCHWARZ, b. 03.04.1873, Brünn, daughter of Eduard SCHWARZ & Sophie née JELLINEK

m. 29.06.1904, Wien

Witnesses: Dr. Richard GOLDMANN & Friedrich MACHOLSKY

.Left the Jewish community as per www.genteam.at

Nr. 26605
Familienname Wengrad
Vorname Gertrud
Geburtsname Sachsel
Zahl 2262
Zahl Zusatz
Alter 32
Austrittsdatum 22.04.1938
Geburtsdatum 15.06.1906
Geburtsort Wien
Bezirk
Land
Stand verh.
Beruf
Wien Bezirk 4
Wien Strasse Prinz Eugenstr.
Haus Nr. 48/10
..

Apparently fled to England in early 1938 and then travelled from there via Jakarta to Australia with wife Gertrude - presumably married already in Vienna?

cf. Migration from UK:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68P6-H38T

Name Gertrud Wengraf
Geschlecht Female
Alter 32 years
Travel Place JAKARTA (BATAVIA), INDONESIA
Ankunftsort INDONESIA
Geburtsdatum 1906
Familienstand Married
Beruf NIL
Art des Ereignisses Emigration
Datum des Ereignisses

8 November 1938
Ereignisort England, United Kingdom
Ereignisort (original) England

On arrival in Sydney, Australia, amongst a group of other refugees, Paul WENGRAF is interviewed by a local newspaper and his thoughts are cited in two articles - one with the heading: "Refugee Laments Vienna, Gone Forever":

cf.

22 Dec 1938 - MORE JEWISH REFUGEES IN SYDNEY - Trove

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167335882?searchTerm=Wen...

&

23 Dec 1938 - Refugee Laments Gay Vienna, Gone Forever - Trove

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247434634?searchTerm=Wen...

N.B. Paul's profession is given here as "interior decorator".

Several files on this couple held by Australian archives e.g.

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsRe...

Item details for: A12508, 21/4622

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Title
WENGRAF Paul Robert born 22 May 1903; Gertrud aged 32; nationality German; travelled per MARELLA arriving in Sydney on 12 December 1938
Contents date range
1938 - 1938
Series number
A12508
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Control symbol
21/4622
Citation
NAA: A12508, 21/4622
Item ID
7113051
Location
Canberra
Access status
Open
Date of decision
19 Feb 2004
Physical format
PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level)
Extent
1 folio
Date registered
30 Jan 2003

The surname was changed from WENGRAF to WARWICK.

Plus -

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsRe...

Item details for: C123, 4045

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Title
Warwick [formerly Wengraf], Gertrud Wilhelmine Regine (Austrian - naturalised British subject) [Box 114]
Contents date range
1940 - 1945
Series number
C123
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Control symbol
4045
Citation
NAA: C123, 4045
Item ID
4326401
Location
Sydney
Access status
Open
Date of decision
10 Nov 2021
Physical format
PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level)
Extent
5 pp
Date registered
12 Jul 2000

Basic death data - thanks to Alan!

https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/...

WARWICK GERTRUDE20928/1990 ERNSTTHERESA001

Basic burial data:

https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=3572658

Gertrude

Family Name
Warwick

Birth/Maiden Name
Birth Date
Gender
F

Birth Town and State
Birth Country
BDM Birth Reg
Death Date
Age
Military Service No
BDM Death Reg
Interred Date
8 Oct 1990

Cemetery
Macquarie Park

Cem Portion
RC

Cem Row
Ff9

Cem Plot
0057

And also -

https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/145669661/gertrude-warwick

Gertrude Warwick
GEBURT
unbekannt
TOD
8 Okt 1990
BESTATTUNG
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium
North Ryde, Ryde City, New South Wales, Australia
GEDENKSTÄTTEN-ID
145669661

Grave images thanks to Alan.

Birth record https://www.genteam.at/index.php?option=com_gesamt