Walter Joseph Leys1
M, #782, b. 26 April 1922, d. 7 October 1992
Father | George Oxley Leys1 b. 1884, d. 1947 |
Mother | Clarice Regent1 b. 1884, d. 4 Nov 1968 |
Relationship | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Timothy George Sheens |
Last Edited | 6 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 Father | 1947 | Randwick, NSW;Principal=George Oxley Leys3 |
Death of Mother | 4 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
- [S302] Department of Veteran Affairs - WW2 Nominal Roll, online http://www.ww2roll.gov.au, Walter Joseph Leys.
- [S12] NSW Marriage Index, 4828/1944 Walter Joseph Leys & Elsie Dorothy Walker.
- [S304] Ancestry, online www.ancestry.com.
- [S192] The Sydney Morning Herald, Death notices - Clarice Leys - MarchNovember 4th 1968.
- [S7] Ryerson Index of Death Notices.