Walter Joseph Leys1

M, #782, b. 26 April 1922, d. 7 October 1992
FatherGeorge Oxley Leys1 b. 1884, d. 1947
MotherClarice Regent1 b. 1884, d. 4 Nov 1968
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Timothy George Sheens
Last Edited6 Sep 2013
Birth*26 April 1922 Sydney, NSW1 
Enlisted*17 March 1942 Paddington, NSW;
Name: Leys, Walter Joseph
Service: Australian Army
Service Number: NX92822
Date of Birth: 26 Apr 1922
Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 17 Mar 1942
Locality on Enlistment: Church Point, NSW
Place of Enlistment: Paddington, NSW
Next of Kin: Leys, George
Date of Discharge: 10 Apr 1941
Rank: Sapper
Posting at Discharge: 2/9 Australian Infantry Battalion
Prisoner of War: No1 
Marriage*1944 Parramatta, NSW;Bride=Elsie Dorothy Walker2 
Death of Father1947 Randwick, NSW;Principal=George Oxley Leys3 
Death of Mother4 November 1968 Tamworth, NSW;
LEYS, Clarice. – November 4, 1968, at Tamworth, of Dee Why, and formerly of Church Point, beloved wife of George Oxley Leys, loving mother of George (deceased), Robert (deceased), Victor, Rene (Mrs R. Watts), Vera (Mrs. A Clarke), Bill and Wal, loving mother-in-law of Hilda (deceased), Edna, Violet, Monica, Elsie, Dick and Bert, and fond grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother to their children, aged 84 years. In God's care.
At peace.
The family and friends of MADGE are warmly invited to attend her funeral service being held in the Pine Grove West Chapel, Great Western Highway, Eastern creek on Tuesday (November 27, 2001) at 10.30 a.m. Following the service the cortege will proceed to Kingswood Cemetery.;Principal=Clarice Regent4 
Death*7 October 1992 NSW;
Walter Joseph Leys, age 70, late of Noraville5 

Family

Elsie Dorothy Walker

Citations

  1. [S302] Department of Veteran Affairs - WW2 Nominal Roll, online http://www.ww2roll.gov.au, Walter Joseph Leys.
  2. [S12] NSW Marriage Index, 4828/1944 Walter Joseph Leys & Elsie Dorothy Walker.
  3. [S304] Ancestry, online www.ancestry.com.
  4. [S192] The Sydney Morning Herald, Death notices - Clarice Leys - MarchNovember 4th 1968.
  5. [S7] Ryerson Index of Death Notices.