Reginald Walter Minter

1893 - 1959  (65 years)

• Name	Reginald Walter Minter
  Birth	8 Apr 1893	8 Elm Road, Forest Gate, Essex   [1]
  Christening	13 Jun 1894	All Saints, West Ham, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	907BD159C97841599BDD19C2B559CECD0CF2
  Death	18 Mar 1959	Redhills Hospital, Exeter, Devon   [3, 4]
  Notes	Reginald Walter, aged 17 left from London for Melbourne Australia in 1910. The following entry appears in the National Archives of Australia, which has Reginald's WW1 service record.: MINTER Reginald Walter : Service Number - 6559 : Place of Birth - London England : Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC : Next of Kin - (Father) MINTER Walter John [WW1]. www.aif.adfa.edu.au shows that Reginald was a member of the Australian Imperial Force 1914-18 and served in Infantry Brigade 6, Field Ambulance 6, Reinforcement 7. His address is shown as Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria. Further information comes from the Australian War Memorial website: 6559 Private (Pte) Reginald Walter Minter, 7th Reinforcements, 6th Field Ambulance, of Melbourne, Vic (originally of Forrest Gate, London, England). Pte Minter enlisted on 21 April 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 26 November 1915. He later served as a corporal and returned to Australia on 6 September 1919 as a member of the 3rd Australian General Hospital (3AGH). Australian Electoral Roll, 1914 for Moyhu, Indi, Victoria includes: Reginald Walter Minter, Myrrhee, farmer. Australian Electoral Roll, 1924 for Moyhu, Indi, Victoria includes: Reginald Walter Minter, Myrrhee, farmer. 1939 Register: at 207A Deansbrook Road, Hendon M.B., Middlesex Minter, Stuart J born 11 Nov 1891, single, cabinet maker Minter, Reginald W born 12 Apr 1893*, single, general clerk. * per Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920, birth date was 8 April 1893. Graham Minter, May 2012: also have the death certificate for Reginald Walter Minter. He died at Redhills Hospital, Exeter, on 18 March 1959. The witness was his brother, Stuart. I know that the two brothers, neither of whom married, retired to Dawlish together. Stuart's residence is given on the death certificate as 13 Park Road. Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 at Ancestry.co.uk (August 2011) has a newspaper clipping dated 24 October 1959 from solicitors asking that anyone with any knowledge of any Will to get in touch with them. From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter Reginald Walter of 13 Park Road Dawlish Devon died 18 March 1959 at Redhills Hospital Exeter Administration Exeter 4 September to George Austin Minter and Stuart John Minter retired cabinet makers. Effects £4007 4s 10d.
  Person ID	I104	Eyke, Suffolk
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Walter John Minter,   b. 9 Jun 1860, 10 Custom House Terrace, Plaistow, Essex d. 8 Oct 1930, West Ham RD (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ellen Sophie HEWETT,   b. 3 Jul 1859, Stepney, London d. 22 May 1938, Barnet RD (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1884	Parish Church, West Ham, Essex   [3]
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Apr 1893 - 8 Elm Road, Forest Gate, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Reginald Walter Minter born 1893, Stratford, Essex. Reginald went to Australia in 1910 and served in the Australian Imperial Force in WW1. This photo comes from the Australian War Memorial website.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Graham Minter, Genes Reunited tree, August 2009. [S124] Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920 at findmypast.co.uk. [S7] BMD index. [S57] Death certificate held by Graham Minter, May 2012.