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Talbot Samuel Salter
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 17 Sep 1903
Place of Birth Kelmscott, Western Australia
Death 25 March 1984, aged 81
Place of Death Kelmscott, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 38 years, 6 months
Description 6'0½" (1.84m) tall ; 149lbs
67.585 kg
; fair complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair
Occupation Bread carter
Religion Church of England
Address River road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin Wife , Mrs. Margaret Joy Salter
Military Information
Reg Number W67648
Date of Enlistment 22 Mar 1942
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate Remained in Australia


Parents

Father - Samuel August SALTER; Mother - MaryAnn Louise SALTER [nee COLLIER]

Talbot was named after the town of Talbot in Victoria. His mother MaryAnn Louise Collier had come from Talbot (halfway between Ballarat and Bendigo; 160km from Melbourne) prior to her marriage to Samuel.

Pre War

Talbot took over the family property "Sunnyside"; a property fronting the Canning River with the then Roleystone Road, later River Road and now Brookton Highway as road frontage, on the death of his father in 1963. The property consisted of an extensive mixed orchard including stone and citrus fruits as well as a large wire-netted bird proof enclosure which ran from the road to the river where table grapes were grown. Milk, cream and butter were also produced.

During 1933 Talbot married Margaret Joy Ottaway (1910 - 1998) in St Mary's Kelmscott. They raised a family of nine children. Electoral Roll entries: 1925 - 1943 at River road, Kelmscott, orchardist.

War Service

Talbot enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps at Armadale on 22 Mar 1942 and he was allocated to the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion. He was discharged at his own request on 30 Jul 1944.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1954 at River road, Kelmscott, orchardist; 1968 - 1980 at 22 Prospect road, Armadale, bus driver.

Talbot Samuel Salter
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Headstone Information
Date of Birth 1903
Age at Death 81 years
Additional Names Margaret Joy Salter
Transcription Salter. Margaret Joy (Nee Ottaway). 1910-1998. 88 years. Talbot Samuel. 1903-1984. 81 years. Who were married in St. Mary's Kelmscott in 1933. Beloved parents of Beth, Margaret, Douglas, Anne, John, Peter, Nola, Helen, Lynette, and Jane. "Everlasting memories".


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