Living — Living Burton. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: marriage rec no 8456 Concord
• _MILT: Service number N177131 Citizen Military Force (Army Reserves)

Notes:

Received the name Dudley almost certainly from the family associations with Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick.

Lived in Eastwood from age 3 to 9
Spent time in childhood visiting Linden.
Worked the 1941 shearing at "Neinby" at Gular. See reference from Bert H Fisher

Lived at 33 Mary St, Beecroft in 1941-1948

During the war, was to be posted as a stretcher bearer, Medical Unit, 39th Battallion, but this was altered by a Major Ferguson who had in mind creating a coastal patrol.

Was on the National Council of Woolbrokers

Walter married Enid Harvey 26 May 1945, St Andrew's Church of England, Strathfield, Sydney, Australia. Enid (daughter of Albert Harry Harvey and Amy Owen) was born 15 Feb 1926, Sydney, NSW, Australia; died 25 Jul 1999, Gateshead, NSW, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living Preston. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Clerk, Cashier
• Occupation: marriage record reg no 2193 Liverpool
• Residence: 33 Mary St, Beecroft
• Residence: Beecroft Rd, Cheltenham
• Residence: 1919, Lane Cove Rd, Ryde

Walter married Annie Norma Childe Hughes 22 Dec 1919, St Paul's, Canley Vale, NSW. Annie (daughter of Basil Brooke Childe Hughes and Annie Norman) was born 9 Mar 1893, Ferndale, Gilmore Creek, Tumut, NSW; died 18 Aug 1975, NSW, Australia. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 13 Mar 1894
• Occupation: 1919; School Teacher, Canley Vale Public School

Notes:

Birth Registration No. 35499/1893

From the electoral rolls lived in
22 Epping Ave, Eastwood (a teacher) 1933 -35,
1936-37 lived in 4 Welham St, Epping (home duties)
1943 1949 lived in 33 Mary St, Beecroft
58 lived in 160 Beecroft Rd, Beecroft (home duties)
1968 lived in 222 Parbury Rd, Swansea (home duties)

Other Events:

• Baptism: met Amy Owen on boat whilst immigrating
• Fact 4: marriage reg no 14728, Burwood
• _MDCL: Rheumatic fever and heart disease Died of monoblastic leukaemia 9months0 and reticulum cell sarcoma (years)
• Residence: 1901, Norwich, Norfolk, England
• Occupation: 1909; Tinsmith with B Thompson & Son, Black Hill, Norwich
• _MILT: 1909; In British Army, 1st East anglia Corps, serial no 421. Four years
• Occupation: 1911; Sheet metal worker
• Residence: 1911, 14 Horns Lane, Ber St, Norwich
• Occupation: 1913; Tinsmith
• Immigration: 11 Jan 1913, As a sponsored immigrant through the Church of England Scheme. Ship the Waimana
• _MILT: 1914; Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Service number 2699. Until 1920
• Residence: 1915, 114 Miller's lane, St Clements Hill, Noneatton, Norwich
• _MILT: 3 Jul 1915, England.; 6th Re-inforcement's 20th battalion. Injured in France
• _MILT: 4 Apr 1918; Army discharge
• Occupation: 1933; Panel beater and oxy-welder
• Occupation: 1936; Panel beater 1st class
• Occupation: 1937; Leading panelbeater
• Occupation: 1945; Sub-foreman Dept of Government Transport
• Occupation: 1957; Sectional Foreman
• Death: 1961, 21357/1961 registered Burwood

Notes:

Had rheumatoid arthritis badly as a child.
Went to church school, sang in choir.
Came to Australia in 1913, on a church scheme.
Met Amy on board the ship.
Went back to England when he joined up for military service.
21st Battalion
Signed up at Liverpool, NSW on 10/7/1915
Had already served 4 years in the Territorial Field Artillery.
3/7/1915 Medical examination at Sydney: at 23yrs 9months 5'6 1/4" tall, 120lbs weight, chest measurements 31'' exp and 34'insp, fair complexion, brown eyes, dark hair, denomination C of E.
No distinguishing marks recorded.
11/9/1915 transferreed from D Company 1st Depot battalion to 6th Reinforcement 20th Battalion
Issued i pair of boots, 2 singlets, 2 shirts 2 drawers, 1 cardigan, 2 pairs of sox, 1 tinware, 3 blankets and 1 groundsheet.
31/7/1915 transferred to 21st Company. Issued with 1 pair of boots, 1 pair of laces, 2 shirts, 2 singlets, 2 underpants2 pair of sox
10/11/1916 to hospital sick in the field.
23/11/1916 embrked on the Gloster Castle at Havre for England suffering from exhaustion.
10/6/1917 rejoined 20th battalion.
21/8/1917 back in France.
16/10/1917 admitted to hospital with haemoptysis at Eastbourne.
20/9/1917 promoted from L/Cpl to temporary Cpl in France.
7/10/1917 wounded in action in France.
also reverted to Lance Cpl on evacuation of wounded.
10/1/1918 in England considered for discharge, left shoulder fractured scapula.
7/3/1918 Sent home on the Corinthie
4.4.1918 second medical officer authorises discharge.
Injured in the shoulder by shrapnell, and also developed war neurosis.
Went to Red Cross Nursing Home in Bombala.
Moved to a war service home at 198 Queen St Concord West.
During the Depression they moved, with heir two children,to live with their parents at Burwood to allow Elsie and Frank somewhere to live whilst they built their house.

Albert married Amy Owen 1919, St Lukes, Burwood, NSW, Australia. Amy (daughter of Joseph Thomas Owen and Elizabeth Ann Seddon) was born 3 Apr 1894, Preston, Manchester; died Feb 1971, Concord West, Sydney. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Was engaged to another man during war but he was killed.
Farewell in Jan 1913, from Corwen Ave Mission and St Georges (?Mission) as some family members attended both.
Huband had gone ahead to prepare, some 8 months before.
Were seen off at Victoria Station.

Leonard married Beryl Mabel Bell 25 Oct 1930. Beryl (daughter of Norman Crichton Bell and Elizabeth Jones) was born 6 Oct 1906; died 6 Mar 1980. [Group Sheet]