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Hello all,
I have been trying to find out more about my Great Grandfather, George Walter or Walter George, born circa1870 and died 1929.
I can't find him arriving in Australia but can find him marrying my Great Grandmother Mary Magree in 1903, Also he is named on the birth records of his children, Walter George, Edith May, Mavis Romola , Noreen alice (my grandmother),Doris Irene (Queenie), Mabel Kathleen, Elizabeth Mary
He fought in WWI after he signed up in Adelaide in 1915, leaving Mary with young children and another on the way. On his paper work he puts his birth place as England.
A family story regarding him, is that he had to leave England due to a indiscretion with a married woman. When he arrived in Adelaide he was paid to marry my Great Grandmother as she was either with child or had already a child out of wedlock to a quite well off man, whose family did not want any association with her or the child.
He appears to interchange between his first and second names and seems to have kept under the radar. If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be very appreciated.

:-D

On the marriage registration his father is named as Walter and Mary' name is spelt as below

Name: George Walter Hore
Spouse: Mary Mcgree
Father: Walter George

I don't suppose you have any date of birth for him?
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HORE, Walter George

Service Number: 3339

Enlisted: 13 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia

Last Rank: Private

Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion

Born: London, England, 1871

Home Town: Brompton, South Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Died: Natural causes, Brompton Park, South Australia, 11 March 1929

Cemetery:
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide
Section: LO, Road: 1N, Site No: 8


Enlisted aged 44, discharged medically unfit on 15 Sep 1917 aged about 46

"HORE.- The Friends of the late WALTER GEORGE HORE, late A.I.F., are respectfully informed that his Funeral will Leave his late Residence, 31 Green street, Brompton Park, on WEDNESDAY, at 2 p.m., for the A.I.F. Cemetery, West terrace." - from the Adelaide Mail 12 Mar 1929 (nla.gov.au)


https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/91812

Things seem to coming up on google search...35 pages on Army record, seems to have been in and out of hospitals in England during his Army time...Age 44 in 1915

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

(then click 'Record Search') am sure you have probably seen!.

Chris :)

This one is travelling with an 'L Hore' age 23. They embarked at Adelaide


Name: W Hore <<<<<<<<Labourer

Birth Date: abt 1870

Age: 27

Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia

Arrival Date: 20 May 1897

Port of Arrival: London, England

Ship Name: Ophir

??


London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921


Name: George Walter Hove [George Walter Hore]

Spouse: Susan Eliza Marriott

Record Type:Marriage

Event Date:27 Jul 1862

Parish:St John, Hoxton

Borough:Hackney

Father Name:George Hove

Spouse Father:George William Marriott

Register Type:Parish Register




>>>>GRO Online Index

>>>>HORE, GEORGE WALTER MARRIOTT
>>>>GRO Reference: 1866 M Quarter in SAINT LUKE MIDDLESEX Volume 01B >>>>Page 677

Looking through his Army Records, three things stick out

His name was Walter George Hore
He was born London
It states that he was "over age at 51 years" on 21 Oct 1916 which would give a year of birth of c1865.

Susan Hore travelling with G W Hore, Sophia, George and Frederick


Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923


Name:Susan Hore

Estimated birth year:abt 1842

Age:26

Arrival Date:29 Aug 1868

Arrival Port:Port Phillip Bay, Australia

Departure Port:London

Ship:Superior

Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 No Image


Name:Susan E-A Hore [Susan Eliza Hore]

Birth Year:abt 1842

Age:89

Death Place:Collingwood, Victoria

Father's name:Geo Wm Riott

Mother's name:Sophia Birt

Registration Year:1931

Registration Place:Victoria

Registration Number:13636

Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985


Name:Geo Walt Hore [George Walter Hore]

Birth Year:abt 1843

Age:50

Death Place:Heidelberg, Victoria

Father's name:Geo Walt

Mother's name:Hetta Beadle

Registration Year:1893

Registration Place:Victoria

Registration Number:14483

HORE.— Mrs. A. KINGSFORD, Mrs. A. BAKER, daughters of the late Susan Eliza Hore,

(above mentioned from 1931 Newspapers)

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

Chris :)

https://mgc.smct.org.au/deceased-search-help/

(try Deceased Search for Burials on above, given for George)

There is a 'Walter' (son) mentioned in this family notice and other family members that may 'ring a bell'

https://tinyurl.com/h86guaw

I'm just wondering whether his birth was registered as George Walter Hore but he was known as Walter George Hore so as not to be confused with his Father

George W Hore
Birth 1866
Qtr 1
District St Luke
County London
Vol 1B
Page 677

Few more details of the Family in Choccy's 08:01 Post

GW Hore age 26 Occ Tailor
Susan age 26
Sophia age 4
George age 3
Frederick Inft

Possible birth of the child Sophia in Londonbelle's post above.

Births Sep 1863 (>99%)
HORE Sophia Louisa St Luke 1b 632

It doesn't show up on the GRO site, to see mms.

But it's in the same reg district as George's birth in 1866, posted by Choccy.


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EDIT:
Here it is, mis-spelt:

HOVE, SOPHIA LOUISA MARRIOTT
GRO Reference: 1863 S Quarter in SAINT LUKE MIDDLESEX Volume 01B Page 632
<<<<<<<<<<<

Brother Frederick:

HORE, FREDERICK JAMES mms MARRIOTT
GRO Reference: 1867 S Quarter in EDMONTON Volume 03A Page 186

Another sibling ??

HORE, CLARA EMILY mms MARRIOTT
GRO Reference: 1864 D Quarter in SAINT LUKE MIDDLESEX Volume 01B Page 626