Their only child, a son who lived only a few hours, was born while Rivett was a prisoner on Java. They later divorced. On 17 October 1947, he married actress Nancy Ethel "Nan" Summers. They had three children: (Katherine) Rhyll (June 1948 – ) commenced, but never completed, a biography of her father. David Christopher (June 1948 – ) Keith Rohan (12 February 1953 – ) Recognition Rohan Rivett Crescent, in the Canberra suburb of McKellar, is named for him. Bibliography Rivett, Rohan D., Behind Bamboo Sydney, 1946 Rivett, Rohan, The Listener in Test Cricket 1948 Rivett, Rohan, Australian Citizen: Herbert Brookes, 1867–1963 (1965) Rivett, Rohan, David Rivett: Fighter for Australian Science (1972) References Australian people of English descent Australian newspaper editors Australian prisoners of war 1917 births 1977 deaths People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) University of Melbourne alumni Burma Railway prisoners 20th-century Australian journalists The Herald (Melbourne) people The Argus (Melbourne) people