STANLEY SAMUEL WALKER

Born

On 3 April 1910 at South Riana.

Connection to South Riana

Born in South Riana.

Parents

Arthur William WALKER and May Rebecca WALKER who were married at Westbury in 1901.

Siblings

Hector Allan 1901 – 1982

Emily May 1903

William Thomas 1906 – 1991

Married

Doris Emma BANHAM (1913 – 1998) on 11 July 1933 at South Riana.

Family

Margaret June 1935

Kathleen Doris 1939

Trevor Stanley 1942

Allen Geoffrey

Died

On 23 December 1980 at Latrobe and is buried at the Central Coast Memorial Park.

School Records

Enrolment #169 South Riana. Admitted on 19 April 1917 by his father Arthur, a labourer from Riana, living  2 ½ miles from the school. In 1917 Stanley was in P, 1918 I, 1919 I, 1920 II, 1921 II and III, and 1922/23 in III, leaving in April 1924 as he was over 14 years of age.

Military Records

Service number T28734, enlisting at Riana on 26 January 1942 with his next of kin being his wife Doris, and stating that he had two children. He was placed in the 12 Field Ambulance section. He suffered from severe asthma during his short service, and was discharged on 12 March 1942 to continue his occupation as Farm Hand.

All three photographs of Stanley courtesy of daughter Margaret Fielding.