WALKER Fergus

Other Events:

• Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon
• _UID: 36F5F4DA8BE64AADB7496593B5E6622C82EE
• Military: Between 24 May 1941 and 21 Dec 1945; Served during WWII as No. 411671, Flying Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Thomas married Dr. FARR Kathleen Ionie, OAM 11 Oct 1946, Coolootai Station NSW. Kathleen (daughter of FARR Walter Percy Joshua, DSO and BOWDEN Ionie St. Clair) was born 14 Mar 1917, Sale VIC; died 19 Jun 2009, Warialda NSW; was buried 26 Jun 2009, Inverell NSW. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Kathleen Ionie WALKER
• _UID: 9F894629C0324CBAAA84FB7A5D9DE088944B
• Occupation: 1938; Veterinary Surgeon
• Military: Between 10 Apr 1943 and 20 Feb 1946; Served during WWII as No. VF508263, Captain, in the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS).
• Honors: 14 Jun 1999; Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) (General Division)

Notes:

At the time of her passing Kathleen Ionie WALKER (m.n.FARR, 1917-2009) was survived by her husband, two sons, five granddaughters, one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

Birth:
VIC Birth Registration
Number: 15614, Year: 1917, Name Kleen Ionie FARR, Father: Walt Percy FARR, Mother: Ionie St Clair BOWDEN, Place: Sale VIC

Occupation:
Graduated from Sydney University. She was only the fifth female to graduate in that discipline from that institution.

Military:
Working in the field of Veterniary Science. NOK: F. Bowden.

Honors:
For services to veterinary science particularly through the Australian Veterinary Association.

Other Events:

• _UID: 48240634BC5E4450834B76768A57E3ECBEFC
• Occupation: Between 1909 and 1923; Teacher, Professional Soldier and Senior Administrator
• Military: Between 18 Oct 1914 and 31 Mar 1919, Gallipoli, Turkey and the Middle East.; Meritorious service during WWI, rising to the rank of Lt.-Col. in many postings, mainly in the ANZAC Mounted Corps and latterly in the Desert Mounted Corps. Also served briefly during WWII prior to his sudden passing.
• Occupation: Between 1932 and 1940; Senior Horse Racing Administrator
• Military: Between 1 Jul 1940 and 16 Nov 1940, Eastern Command, Sydney NSW; Served briefly during WWII as No. N75890, Lt.-Col., G.S.O.1 at Headquarters, Eastern Command.
• Cremated: 18 Nov 1940, Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Botany NSW

Notes:

Birth:
VIC Birth Registration
Number: 31148, Year: 1889. Name: Walt Percy Joshua FARR, Father: Chas PARR, Mother: Jane Walters (sic) JOHNS, Place: Fitzroy South VIC

Occupation:
Commissioned in 1909. Served with the 1st., 3rd. and 9th. Light Horse Regiments and with the HQ of the ANZAC Mounted Division in the AIF at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. This distinguished soldier was Mentioned in Despatches on five occasions and was decorated with a DSO toward the end of the war. He also received the Order of Karageorge 4th. class with swords from the King of Serbia. Following the end of WWI in which he had risen to the rank of Lt-Col. he was sent to the Imperial Staff College at Camberley in England on a Staff course.

Military:
See attached Statement of Service of Lt. Col. W.P. FARR.

Occupation:
Assistant Secretary of the Australian Jockey Club (AJC).

Cremated:
After a service with full miitary honours held at 10:15 am at the Kinsella Chapels, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW.

Remembered on Panel #3 (bronze plague), soldiers who died during WWII who were cremated, Sydney War Cemetery, Memorial Avenue, Rookwood NSW 2141, Australia.

Walter married BOWDEN Ionie St. Clair 23 Sep 1914, St. George's Church, Royal Park VIC. Ionie was born 1889, Tarraville VIC; died Aug 1941, Yarram VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Ionie St. Clair FARR
• _UID: A06EB76E8A8A45329EEE7159D1664DCF6798
• Cremated: 19 Aug 1941, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale VIC

Notes:

Birth:
VIC Birth Registration Nor: 8090, Year: 1889, Name: Jonie (sic) St Clair BOWDEN, Father: James Jonathon BOWDEN, Mother: Annie St Clair SPEAR, Place: Tarraville VIC.

Cremated:
The cremated remains have been collected.

Notes:

Married:
Married according to the rites of the Church of England by the Rev. Charles A. Brewer. Witnesses: Annie St. Clair BOWDEN and Jane FARR.

Other Events:

• Military: For 38 years a member of the staff of the 'Argus' newspaper in Melbourne VIC.
• Occupation: Journalist and first editor of the 'Bendigo Times'.
• _UID: 279E2FC14F0F400DADE08B9DF1853C703775

Notes:

Buried:
Location: CofE C 6086

Charles married JOHNS Jane Walter 22 Aug 1872, Fenwick Street Baptist Church, Geelong VIC. Jane (daughter of JOHNS William and WALTER Margaret Julia) was born Jun 1849, Buckland Brewer DEV; died 14 Mar 1923, 'Bedfordia', 3 Drysdale Street, Malvern VIC; was buried 15 Mar 1923, Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jane Walter FARR
• _UID: A51DE1CF846B43488EF1D879B8CE5556ED81
• Immigration: 30 Jul 1855, Port Adelaide SA on board 'South Sea' of 953 tons, Master: Capt. George GEERE

Notes:

Immigration:
Departed 2 May 1855
From Place: Plymouth DEV

Buried:
The funeral moved from the home of her son-in-law Edwin TANSLEY 'Bedfordia', 3 Drysdale Street, Malvern VIC at 3:00 p.m.

Grave Location: CofE C 6086.

Died:
Cemetery record says age at death was 72 years which seems to be incorrect.

Notes:

Married:
By Rev. George Slade.