STALEY, Robert William (Bob)

STALEY, Robert William (Bob)

Male 1916 - 2006  (89 years)

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  • Name STALEY, Robert William (Bob) 
    Birth 16 Dec 1916  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Jun 2006  Wantirna, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 15 Jun 2006  The Necropolis, Springvale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I160  Staleys
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2011 

    Father STALEY, Edwin,   b. 9 Jun 1882, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1943, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother LOMAX, Victoria Alice Maude,   b. 1887, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1957, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1906  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Photos
    Edwin Staley and Victoria Alice Lomax
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 2008, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1939  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 2010, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     4. Living
    Photos
    Robert Staley and Dorothy Evans
    Dorothy Muriel Evans and Robert William Staley
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1916 - Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Dec 1939 - Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Jun 2006 - Wantirna, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Jun 2006 - The Necropolis, Springvale, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Robert Staley and Dorothy Evans
    Dorothy Muriel Evans and Robert William Staley

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Family Sources.

    2. [S88] Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Deceased Enquiries, Pittosporum-Rose Tree Garden, G2, Bed 2, Rose 11 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S63] RMIT Publishing, Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913 on CD, 2825 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S66] Victorian Marriages Index 1921-42 on CD, Macbeth Genealogical Services, 17201 (Reliability: 3).