Walter James Pauling

1894 - 1936  (42 years)

• Name	Walter James Pauling
  Birth	12 May 1894	Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Baptism	13 Feb 1896	St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3]
  	PAULING, Walter James bpt 13 Feb 1896. b 6 Mar 1894. Son of William Pauling and Mabel Grace nee Bishop. bpt Ashburton
  Gender	Male
  Education	Between 1899 and 1901	Rakaia School, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand   [4]
  	Register No 1100: PAULING, Walter J, born 12 May 1894, Parent William PAULING, Rakaia, Rakaia School, Admission date 30 Oct 1899, Final Attendance date 3 July 1901, Previous School - none, Left District
  Military Beginning	Between 1914 and 1918	NZEF WW1, New Zealand   [5, 6]
  	PAULING, Walter James, Private, Third Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Batln, Single, Last NZ address - Care of M Davidson, Wendon, District Otago, NOK J Pauling (father) 69 Bishop St, St Albans, Christchurch (This is the address of John Gibson PAULING who is not Walter James's father) Walter James was wounded at Gallipoli, served there, in the Balkans and in Egypt before being shipped to france 4 April 1916. There he fell ill and was transferred by hospital ship to England. On recovery he was promotoed to Corporal and sent back to france where he was wounded in action 9 June 1917 after which he was promotoed to Sergeant. Gazetted 30 Aug 1918 was his awared of the Distinguished Service Medal for conspicuous gallantry while a Warrant Office II in the 2nd Entrenching Battalion during operations 16 April 1918 in the Meteren area in france. Later he became a Company Sergeant Major and arrived back in New Zealand 9 May 1919. He was discharged from the army 6 June 1919.
  Electoral	1919	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [7]
  	Supp: PAULING, Walter James, 71 Grafton Street, engine driver PAULING, Emily, 71 Grafton Street, married
  Electoral	1925	Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand   [8]
  	PAULING, Emily, 14 Dean Street, married PAULING, Walter James, 14 Dean Street, labourer
  Electoral	1931	Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand   [9]
  	PAULING, Emily, 14 Dean Street, married PAULING, Walter James, 14 Dean Street, labourer
  Death	16 May 1936	Auckland Hospital, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [10, 11]
  	Cause: Chronic nephritis - months; Uraemia - days
  	No children listed on death certificate Age listed as 44 years
  Burial	17 May 1936	Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  	Berch E, Section 3
  AAA Last Date	20 Jan 2023
  Occupation	Trade Union Offical/ Returned Solider  [12]
  	Worked as a labourer on the wharves in Auckland from the early 1920's. He progressed to become the President of the Auckland Branch of the NZ Waterside Worker's Union in 1933-34. His death certificate states he was a Trade Union Offical and a Returned Solider.
  Person ID	I1380	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Pauling,   b. 30 Sep 1870, Leeston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 27 Jul 1913, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mabel Grace Bishop,   b. 1 Sep 1877, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand d. 16 Oct 1937, Kingseat Mental Hospital, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Pauling,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Hampstead, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 18 Jun 1963, St Georges Private Hospital, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1919	St Paul's Church, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [11, 13]
  	Walter James PAULING has noted as his parents: William Pauling - tailor; Mabel Pauling nee Stuart Walter was aged 25, and a Soldier Emily has recorded: John Gibson Pauling - Crossing keeper; Charlotte Pauling nee Bartlett Emily was aged 33, Spinster Witnesses were: John Gibson Pauling, Sydenham, Crossing Keeper Thomas William Stanley Pauling, Sydenham, labourer
  Number of Children	No Children
  Family ID	F419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Electoral - 1919 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), Folio No 1495, June Qtr. [S1] Certificate held on file:, supplied by Dennis Pauling. [S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, Baptisms St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Ashburton. No 65. [S36] Various Schools, NZ School Records, Subject: School Admissions, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand;), Rakaia School Records 1880 - 1904. [S16] NZEF Enlistment Records: NZEF WW1 & 2, Vol 1, Reg No 8/1594. [S43] Dennis Pauling, Supplied by Dennis Pauling, Recipient: Ailsa Corlett, Address: Auckland, New Zealand, Author E-mail: dennis.pauling@actricx.co.nz, (Name: Various dates starting 2001;). [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1919 Electoral Roll, Christchurch East. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1925 Electoral Roll, Grey Lynn. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1931 Electoral Roll, Grey Lynn. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), Folio No 1043, June Qtr. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S43] Dennis Pauling, Supplied by Dennis Pauling, Recipient: Ailsa Corlett, Address: Auckland, New Zealand, Author E-mail: dennis.pauling@actricx.co.nz, (Name: Various dates starting 2001;), Letter dated 10 Dec 2004 with photo of Alfred. Photo and article published in the Weekly Press 12 may 1915, Collection held at the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), Folio No 2148.