STALEY, Robert William (Bob)
1916 - 2006 (89 years)-
Name STALEY, Robert William (Bob) Birth 16 Dec 1916 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia [1] Gender Male Death 12 Jun 2006 Wantirna, Victoria, Australia [1] Burial 15 Jun 2006 The Necropolis, Springvale, Victoria, Australia [2] Person ID I160 Staleys Last Modified 7 Jun 2011
Father STALEY, Edwin, b. 9 Jun 1882, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Feb 1943, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia (Age 60 years) Mother LOMAX, Victoria Alice Maude, b. 1887, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia d. 30 Nov 1957, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years) Marriage 1906 Victoria, Australia [3] Photos Edwin Staley and Victoria Alice Lomax Family ID F72 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EVANS, Dorothy Muriel (Dot), b. 2 Aug 1916, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Oct 2008, Victoria, Australia (Age 92 years) Marriage 9 Dec 1939 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia [4] Children 1. STALEY, Judith Lynette, b. 20 Jul 1942 d. 20 Jul 1942 (Age 0 years) 2. Living 3. STALEY, Sandra Denise, b. 4 Jan 1948, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia d. 30 Apr 2010, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Age 62 years) 4. Living Photos Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Feb 2008
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Notes - Bob spent his early years at Millgrove. However he soon moved with his family down to the Caulfield area and began his schooling at Caulfield PS in 1922. From 6th Grade he went to Glenhuntly PS where he achieved the Merit Certificate at the completion of 8th grade. He then attended Zerchos Business College for two years before commencing work at Waters Trading Co as a temporary clerk in 1931 at the age of 15 years. The company specialized in the importation and export of spices. He joined the Army on 8 April 1942 in the Training Battalion of the Australian Army Service Corps. He was later seconded to "C" Company -24th Infantry Battalion with the rank of Private. He was posted overseas to Papua New Guinea from March 1943 to September 1944. He was home in Australia until the end of 1944. 1st January 1945 saw Bob posted to Bougainville for 12 months before being discharged as a Sergeant in early 1946. It was during this time that Bob received his Military Medal for "B"Bravery in the Field" in April 1945. After his discharge from the Army, he returned to Waters Trading as Factory and Warehouse Manager, where he remained until his retirement on December 24,1976 at the age of 60. He married Dorothy in 1939 and after the war they lived in Caulfield, in 1957 they moved to Mt. Waverley where their 3 daughters grew up, in 1982 they moved to Vermont.
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Sources - [S44] Family Sources.
- [S88] Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Deceased Enquiries, Pittosporum-Rose Tree Garden, G2, Bed 2, Rose 11 (Reliability: 3).
- [S63] RMIT Publishing, Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913 on CD, 2825 (Reliability: 3).
- [S66] Victorian Marriages Index 1921-42 on CD, Macbeth Genealogical Services, 17201 (Reliability: 3).
- [S44] Family Sources.