WALTER Mervyn Russell

1918 - 1983  (64 years)

• Name	WALTER Mervyn Russell
  Born	11 Dec 1918	Hamilton VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Hamilton and Melbourne High Schools   [2]
  	Secondary
  Education	Melbourne University, Parkville VIC   [3]
  	Tertiary
  Military	From 15 Jul 1940 to 4 Dec 1945	Australia, Malaya and Singapore   [4]
  	Enlisted at Caulfield VIC and served during WWII as No. VX43422, Private, 2/9 Field Ambulance, 2nd. AIF.
  	He was taken prisoner of war in 1942 in Singapore and was interned in Salarang Barracks and Changi Prison. He returned to Australia on the 'Largs Bay' in October 1945. Lest We Forget.
  Occupation	Teacher, Academic and Tertiary Administrator at RMIT.
  _UID	B06F73E1070C4ACEBA956BA259546D1B2F16
  Buried	Aug 1983	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale VIC   [5]
  	Plot: R W Gillard, Row AN, Grave 10
  Died	10 Aug 1983	West Heidelberg VIC   [6]
  Person ID	I963	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	WALTER Charles Albert,   b. Abt 1881, Hamilton VIC ,   d. 5 May 1946, Hamilton VIC  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	MCINTOSH Flora,   b. Abt 1883,   d. 14 Aug 1958, Hamilton VIC  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1916	St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton VIC   [7]
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MITCHELL Margaret Isobel,   b. Abt 1922,   d. 28 Nov 2011, Canberra ACT  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1947	John Knox Church, Gardenvale VIC   [8]
  Children	1. WALTER John McIntosh,   b. Abt 1949, Melbourne VIC  (Age ~ 76 years)   2. WALTER Stephen Andrew,   b. Abt 1952, Melbourne VIC ,   d. 15 May 2021  (Age ~ 69 years)   3. WALTER Anne Lucille,   b. Abt 1954, Melbourne VIC  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F3277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mervyn Russell WALTER (1918-1983).
  		No. VX43422, Private, Mervyn Russell WALTER Served with 2/9 Field Ambulance, 2nd. AIF. Taken prisoner of war in 1942, but fortunately returned to Australia in October 1945.
  		Mervyn Russell WALTER (1918-1983) and his younger brother Donald Charles WALTER (1921-1992). Image taken in 1931 at Hamilton VIC.
  		Mervyn Russell WALTER (1918-1983) Image taken c. 1924 at Gray Street School, Hamilton VIC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S809] ZZ Place Record: Hamilton VIC, Place Rec Id [P314]. [S2580] ZZ Place Record: Hamilton and Melbourne High Schools, Place Rec Id [P2555]. [S1173] ZZ Place Record: Melbourne University, Parkville VIC, Place Rec Id [P742]. [S11392] ZZ Place Record: Australia, Malaya and Singapore, Place Rec Id [P14801]. [S1103] ZZ Place Record: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale VIC, Place Rec Id [P666]. [S1116] ZZ Place Record: West Heidelberg VIC, Place Rec Id [P680]. [S975] ZZ Place Record: St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton VIC, Place Rec Id [P515]. [S656] ZZ Place Record: John Knox Church, Gardenvale VIC, Place Rec Id [P144].