WALTER Stanley Frederick

Other Events:

• Occupation: Grazier/Salesman/Manager/Small Businessman
• _UID: CC279738AE744CA2AF0E628A9119C77F6B65
• Education: Between 1919 and 1924, Casterton Higher Elementary School, Casterton VIC; Primary Education
• Education: Between 1925 and 1929, The Geelong College, Newtown VIC; Secondary Education
• Education: Between 1930 and 1932, Longerenong and Dookie Agricultural Colleges VIC; Tertiary
• Military: Between 1 May 1938 and 3 Jan 1942; Served during WWII as No. V59322, Private, 23/21 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), 2nd. AIF.

Notes:

Geelong Advertiser, 24 Oct 1945

Talented Singer

Mr. Stanley F. Walter, of Paraparap who was a successful vocalist at the South Street Eisteddfod, where he just missed the grand aggregate for the whole festival in the men's vocal sections. He was placed first in men's sacred solo (94 points); second in the baritone solo (89); third in the men's vocal championship, two items (187); third in the Leider section for ladies and gentlemen (95); and hon. mention in the section for men who had never won a first prize at South Street (88).

The adjudicator made some complimentary comments, such as; "Good rich voice"; "good clear-cut enunciation"; "moods and tempi well expressed"; "a sense of dignity and reverence displayed" (in the sacred song); "you play your voice nicely"; "tone well supported on breath"; "excellent diction and vocal line"; "a very artistic and nicely restrained performance." "You caught the spirit of the old patriarch, and sang with fine devotional spirit and effect." These latter remarks applied to his singing of "Lord God of Abraham" ("Elijah") in the men's championship. Mr. Walter is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Walter of Casterton. His parents died when he was quite young. He was educated at the Geelong College, and subsequently he studied at the Longerenong and the Dookie Agricultural Colleges. At Dookie his father was one of the original students. All his vocal training has been under the direction of Mrs. R.M. Black, who, during the past three years in particular, has put him through an intensive course. In some of the sections at South Street there were more than 100 competitors, including talented vocalists from every State in the Commonwealth and from New Zealand.
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The Sun-News Pictorial, 31 Aug 1990

Father and son in tune

Denis Walter appears on TV today with his Dad, Stan. "It's taken Stan 77 years to get his first break on TV," Denis joked.

Father and son will sing a duet, Bless This House, on Channel Nine's In Melbourne Today. "My dad is a bass baritone like myself," Denis said. "So my deep voice wasn't caused by an accident at birth - it is actually inherited!"

Host Ernie Sigley invited Stan on to the show after hearing him sing after a Footscray - Geelong game. "Ernie thought Stan would make a perfect Father's Day guest," Denis explained.

Education:
Attended Longerenong Agricultural College for two years where he was deputy head prefect, graduating in 1931. Attended Dookie Agricultural College for a further year in 1932 graduating with a further more prestigious Diploma of Agriculture. It is interesting to note that his father Frederick Joseph WALTER (1872-1925) also attended Dookie Agricultural College in the first ever intake which graduated in 1888.

Military:
His term in the VDC was probably terminated due to the fact that as Farmer/Grazier/Land owner he was engaged in a reserved occupation.

Late in his life it was discovered that his real priority during WWII was to join the Navy. Once again his reserved occupation status probably snuffed out that ambition.

Buried:
HGH-LAWN-GK-808-02

Stanley married HERD Brenda Lorraine 28 Nov 1942, Yarra Street Methodist Church, Geelong VIC. Brenda (daughter of HERD Frederick Forbes and SUMNER Alice Rose) was born 21 Jan 1917, Belmont VIC; died 25 Jun 2004, Geelong Hospital, Geelong VIC; was buried 2 Jul 2004, Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

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• Residence: Between 1943 and 2018, Geelong and district
• Education: Between 1950 and 1953, Leopold Primary School, Leopold VIC; Primary
• Baptism: 19 Jul 1953, St. Mark's Church Vicarage, Leopold VIC
• Education: Between 1954 and 1955, Torquay Primary School, Torquay VIC; Primary
• Education: 1956, Geelong Junior Technical School, Geelong VIC; Secondary
• Education: 1957, Wangaratta Technical School, Wangaratta VIC; Secondary
• Education: Between 1958 and 1959, Geelong Junior Technical School, Geelong VIC; Secondary
• Military: Between 7 Jan 1960 and 6 Jan 1969, Australia and South Vietnam; Served in the Australian Regular Army for nine years including active service in South Vietnam.
• Occupation: Between 7 Jan 1960 and 6 Jan 1969; Retired, Soldier (Army Apprentice), Craftsman, Corporal, Sergeant and Staff-Sergeant (Radar Technician)
• Occupation: Between 21 Apr 1970 and 28 Nov 2003, Gordon Institute of Technology and Deakin University, Geelong VIC; Senior Electronics Technician
• Retired: 28 Nov 2003, Waurn Ponds Campus, Deakin University, Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds VIC

Notes:

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INDI: [I890] Frederick Lionel WALTER

Fred enlisted in the Australian Regular Army on 7 Jan 1960, firstly spending three years at the Army Apprentices' School in Balcombe VIC where he undertook training as a Radio Technician. On graduation (as App/Staff Sgt.) he joined RAEME (Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) to complete his training as a Radar Technician. During the next six years he was posted to Moorebank NSW, Bandiana VIC, Woomera SA, Holsworthy NSW, Nui Dat South Vietnam (Australian Force Vietnam) and finally to Albert Park Barracks in Melbourne VIC. During that time he was promoted to the rank of Temporary Staff-Sergeant. Fred is often heard to say that he does not regret one minute of his time in the Army and his first love is still anything to do with radar.

Short periods working at Laverton and back in Geelong followed his discharge, prior to joining the staff of the Gordon Institute of Technology as an Electronics Technician in the Physics Department. Over the following 33 years he working firstly for that institution and then Deakin University where he was a Senior Technician in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Workshop. His duties in the workshop include a considerable input into many research projects. A consequence of this is that Fred has co-authored several scientific papers particularly in the area of electronic instrumentation as applied to electro-chemistry. Retirement from the workforce came on 28 Nov 2003 when Fred was very graciously farewelled from Deakin University. Since retirement it is very difficult to see where work fitted into the scheme of things!

On 22 Aug 1970 Fred married Ruth Elaine WARD at Ashby Methodist Church, Manifold Heights. Fred and Ruth have two children, Jennifer Lorraine who is married to Brad PHILP has three children from an earlier marriage - Lyndall, Claudia and Patrick. Son, Bradley Frederick completed a post-graduate diploma majoring in voice after completing a four year B. Mus under-graduate degree at the Conservatorium of Music at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. He currently is employed as a Manager Learning and Social Techniques at the Geelong Grammer School, Corio VIC.

Fred was a foundation member of the Genealogical Society of Victoria, Geelong Group (now the Geelong Family History Group Inc.) and he has held the offices of president and secretary of that group. He is still very much an active researcher looking at many names and has with the help of his family transcribed the cemeteries at Steiglitz, Lorne, Birregurra and Sutherland's Creek. He has also jointly indexed and published the Admission Books of the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum with Heather COX who coincidentally also has very strong connections with the Victorian town of Casterton. More recent projects have been the editing of the Pre-registration Burials from Christ Church, Geelong and the placing of the Admission Books mentioned above on the world wide web.

Fred's great grandfather, Ambrose Willcock WALTER (1833-1915) is an abiding interest as is the early history of the Barrabool Shire where Ambrose was an early councillor.

The highlight of Fred's family history search will be the day he manages to locate the death of Henry Thomas SUMNER (1857-?) a maternal great grandfather, last known leaving Pentridge Gaol on 22 July, 1892.

Chronological Events in the life of Frederick Lionel WALTER (b. 1943)

7 Jan 1960 to 8 Dec 1962: Army Apprentices' School, Balcombe, VIC.

Jan 1963 to Jul 1964: 2 Base Workshop RAEME, Moorebank, NSW.

Jul 1964 to Dec 1966: Australian Guided Weapons Trials Unit, Woomera, SA.

Dec 1966 to May 1967: 131 Div. Loc. Battery Workshop, Holsworthy, NSW.

May 1967 to Apr 1968: Det. 131 Div. Loc. Battery Workshop, Nui Dat, South Vietnam.

Apr 1968 to 6 Jan 1969: Technical Services Unit, Albert Park Barracks, Melbourne, VIC.

8 Jan 1969: Appointed as a electronics technician by Hawker de Havilland Australia to work as a civilian with the RAAF at the Laverton Transmitter Station. Without a doubt the most boring and uninteresting job I have ever experienced.

Apr 1969: Cut my losses and took a job with a local electronics firm servicing domestic appliances. Not to be recommended to anybody!

21 Apr 1970: Applied for and obtained a position as a Laboratory Technician with the Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong. Technician in charge of the Physics Workshop until Apr 1977. With the exception of Woomera the most interesting time of my professional life.

22 Aug 1970: Married Ruth WARD who is a Teacher/Librarian at a local Lutheran primary school. We have two children. Jenny, b. 1972, who is a housewife and Brad, b. 1974, who is a Manager Learning and Social Techniques and trained singer.

1 Apr 1977: Gordon Institute of Technology and Geelong Teachers' College amalgamate to form Deakin University and I become Senior Technician in the Faculty of Science Workshop (now the Biological & Chemical Sciences Workshop). Responsibilities are mainly designing and building electronics equipment for research purposes in all parts of the faculty including Chemistry and Biological Sciences. We do a lot of work with PCs and build dedicated microcomputers, particularly for Electrochemistry.

28 Nov 2003: Retirement from Deakin University.

My other interests these days include a passion for history and particularly family history which afflicted me about 1978. I have been president and secretary of the Geelong Family History Group Inc.
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Geelong Advertiser, early May 1968

Army Man Back From Vietnam

Sergeant Frederick Walter, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S.F. Walter, of Merrawarp Road, Ceres, returned recently by charter flight after 12 months service as a radar technician with the Australia Task Force in Vietnam.

After graduating at Balcombe Army Apprentices' School, he was stationed at Moorebank, near Sydney for 18 months, then posted to Woomera Weapons Research Establishment for two and a half years.

Sergeant Walter, who is in his ninth year of service with the Regular Army, has acquired a varied and interesting collection of colored slides covering Woomera, Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam.

On completion of leave he is to be posted to Army Headquarters, Melbourne.

Birth:
The midwife in attendance at the birth of Frederick Lionel WALTER (1943- ) was the much-loved and well-known Sister PONTING (married name: Florence Maud Ann ELDRIDGE, 1902-1997).

Residence:
Fred and his parents, along with his brothers (Ken and Denis) and sister (Helen), lived in several places mainly in Geelong and district including Paraparap, Rockbank, Leopold, Torquay, Bellbrae, Wangaratta, Belmont and Ceres.

Education:
Dux of the School, 1955

Military:
Enlisted on 7 Jan 1960 in the Australian Army (No: 342848) as an Apprentice Radio Technician.

Saw active service between 11 May 1967 and 23 Apr 1968 as a Sergeant radar technician with Detachment, 131 Divisional Locating Battery Workshop, RAEME, part of the Australian Task Force at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. Discharged on 6 Jan 1969 with the rank of Staff-Sergeant.

Occupation:
Apprenticeship served at the Army Apprentices' School, Balcombe VIC and 2 Base Workshop RAEME, Moorebank, NSW. At the completion of the apprenticeship continued serving at 2 Base Workshop before being posted to the Army Guided Weapons Trials Unit at Woomera, South Australia. Returned to Sydney (Holsworthy) for a short while prior to posting to South Vietnam (SVN) with the Detachment from 131 Divisional Locating Battery Workshop, RAEME. Spent 349 days in SVN prior to a final posting at the Technical Services Unit (RAEME) at Army Headquarters, Albert Park Barracks in Melbourne, VIC. Discharged from the Army on 6 Jan 1969.

Frederick married WARD Ruth Elaine 22 Aug 1970, Ashby Methodist Church, Manifold Heights VIC. Ruth was born 27 May 1947, Newtown VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Retired Public Servant/Manager
• _UID: 79C78D5659E7437FBC45C96418ABF15D6488
• Baptism: 19 Jul 1953, St. Mark's Church Vicarage, Leopold VIC

Kenneth married GIBBS Raema Lynette 18 Apr 1970, Fenwick Memorial Church, East Geelong VIC. Raema was born 20 Jun 1946. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Helen Rose SIMS
• _UID: 7C2917E5128D4A91BE54B2BE69D443425FF4
• Baptism: 19 Jul 1953, St. Mark's Church Vicarage, Leopold VIC

Helen married SIMS Trevor Wayne 3 Apr 1971, Methodist Church, Ceres VIC; divorced Yes, date unknown. Trevor was born 21 Feb 1944, TAS. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 25FF21ACC99441148AC6C7EC86DD7FB43C32
• Inquest: 25 May 1951, Hospital for Mental Hygiene, Kew VIC

Notes:

Janet Louise WALTER was born in Ward 6 of the Geelong Hospital on 30 Nov 1950. Unfortunately, she was afflicted by severe Down's Syndrome and suffered a severe congenital mental deficiency.

Little is known of her short life but we do know that she was admitted to Kew Cottages on 1 May 1951 where she progressed fairly well until 17 May 1951. She became very ill and died at 4:00 p.m. on 21 May 1951.

On 25 May 1951 an inquest (No. 706 of 1951) was held into her death (No. 5292 of 1951) and the cause of death was established as broncho pneumonia. The undertaker employed for her funeral was W.V. Raven, 227 Smith St., Fitzroy. She is buried at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery in an unmarked grave (Ref. No. 161510, CofE Area, Denominational Grave, Location L19/23) in an area where unmarked graves seem to be the norm.


Inquest:
Before Mr J.R. Bourke the Melbourne City Coroner
Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia

Buried:
Church of England, Monumental, Compartment L, Section 19, Grave 23

Other Events:

• Education: Ceres Primary School, Ceres VIC; Primary Education
• Education: Belmont High School, Belmont VIC; Secondary Education
• Occupation: Entertainer (Singer)/Businessman
• _UID: 14AF10AB5FB348F28C95A413DAB679ED989A
• Honors: 8 Jun 2015; Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division

Notes:

Honors:
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Denis Walter Geelong VIC
For service to the performing arts as a singer and entertainer, and to the broadcast media.

Denis married WOOD Annette Cecile, (m.n. STAFFORD) 11 Aug 1984, 4 View Street, Belmont VIC. Annette was born 1 Mar 1947. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jennifer Lorraine PHILP
• Occupation: Inward Goods Manager
• _UID: F55DB9B3FF834375A831ABC3F824AD9BA3F1
• Baptism: 3 Sep 1972, Ashby Methodist Church, Manifold Heights VIC
• Education: Between 1977 and 1983, St. John's Lutheran School, Newtown VIC; Primary
• Education: Between 1984 and 1985, The Geelong Grammar School, Highton VIC; Secondary
• Education: 1986, Geelong Grammar School, Timbertop Campus, Merrijig VIC; Secondary
• Education: Between 1987 and 1989, Geelong Grammar School, Corio VIC; Secondary

Jennifer married BLAIN Maxwell James 12 Dec 1992, Regent Street Uniting Church, Belmont VIC; divorced Yes, date unknown. Maxwell was born 1 Jun 1971, Geelong VIC. [Group Sheet]

Jennifer married PHILP Bradley John 17 Feb 2017, 'Barwon Edge Boathouse', Newtown VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Geelong Grammar School, Corio VIC; Manager, Learning and Social Techniques
• _UID: 9903C8E378BB4C79B7FD9D7BC01006381942
• Baptism: 13 Oct 1974, Regent Street Methodist Church, Belmont VIC
• Education: Between 1979 and 1984, St. John's Lutheran School, Newtown VIC; Primary
• Education: Between 1985 and 1987, The Geelong Grammar School, Highton VIC; Secondary
• Education: 1988, Geelong Grammar School, Timbertop Campus, Merrijig VIC; Secondary
• Education: Between 1989 and 1991; Secondary
• Education: 1992, The Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania, Hobart TAS; Tertiary

Notes:

Education:
Trained Singer, B Mus, Grad. Dip. Mus (Vocal Performance)

Bradley married NITIWALUJO Anggraini Dewi 27 Jul 2018, Registry Office, Geelong VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Senior Manager
• _UID: 2A6F726F00B94892A42D124CA9A070C8BD54

Ross married HICKEY Melanie 28 Jan 2006, Royal Leamington Spa WAR. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Electronics Engineer
• _UID: E38605AC3F844FBEBE08AF0C38B5D5416ED8

Mark married BUCKLEY Angela 9 Oct 2010, St. Ignatius' Church, 326 Church Street, Richmond VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Julie Lynette SGRO
• Occupation: Professional Singer
• _UID: 225AE109F1304DDD9CE47DFA5E0D7336BCF3

Julie married SGRO Patrick 30 Mar 2007, Ceres Uniting Church, Ceres VIC. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Fiona Lee MART
• Occupation: Shop Assistant
• _UID: 94348DBDFDCC4C58A8EDEAAD0273777209A4

Fiona married MART Stephen 18 Feb 1995, Devonport TAS; divorced Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: F86550C4527E4F36908B1B21C03AD9180809

Lyndall — O'BRIEN Calvin. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: F2AFD015E2E8466B9BFA5F290ACCB9711E05

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Notes:

Birth:
Born at 12:30 p.m. weighing 8lb. 12oz.

Other Events:

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