Walter Adolphus WILTON
Born 1904 in Greenough, Western Australia [15]
Son of Walter WILTON and Charlotte POOLE [15]
Resided with his parents in Arrino 1907-1912 and later in Three Springs 1922 onwards [6] [19]
He went shooting with Ernest E. W. BRIMSON and his brother Alfred E. WILTON in Three Springs on 25 November 1923 [86]
Alfred had a shotgun and he and Ernest small bore rifles, and after shooting rabbits and parrots they went to a dam for water [86]
While Alfred's gun was on the ground it discharged, having possibly been knocked, and shot him in the buttuck [86]
Ernest ran to Mrs Minnie M. WATSON's farmhouse and she returned to rush him to Three Springs for medical attention [86]
Local doctor James P. MCALEER found "that the injury was a rather serious one" [86: 27-Nov-1923]
Labourer for the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee for one day in 1925, for which he was paid 12/- [124]
Labourer in Three Springs 1926-1932 [19]
Married Mary Ann Elizabeth PEARCE in 1933 [66]
Farmer of Fern Hill Farm in Mingenew 1933-1935 [19]
Farmer in Three Springs in 1936, Labourer in Three Springs 1938-1943, and Overseer in Three Springs 1947-1949 [19]
Repairer in Mingenew 1950-1953, and Railway Repairer in Mingenew 1955-1962 [19]
Resided at Lot 12 King Street in the Mingenew townsite [19]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Bassendean [2]
Father of Gavan, Bernard, Yvonne, Ray, Wendy and Trevor [45]
Died 21 May 1975; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, PD, 173) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Walter Adolphus Wilton' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/walter-adolphus-wilton [reference list] |
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