Commander
Ross
Valdar
Wheatley
OBE
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Son of Frederick William Wheatley
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Vivien Way Wheatley and Phyllis Palmerston (Wheatley) Sadlier
Husband of
Frances Mary (Blaxland) Wheatley
— married
1927 in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 65
in New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2018
This page has been accessed 138 times.
- Visit : VWMA Virtual Memorial Ross Wheatley
Biography
Ross Valdar Wheatley OBE was born on 19th December 1900 at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was the son of Frederick William Wheatley and Alice Ruth unknown.[1]
He entered the Naval College on 31st December 1913,[2] graduating as a Midshipman on 1st January 1919.[3]
He married Frances Blaxland in 1927 at Woollahra, New South Wales.[4]
|
| Commander |
Ross was appointed captain of HMAS Moresby on 11th April 1935.[5] During the Second World War, he was Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC) Townsville.[6] In June 1950, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[7]
He retired from the Royal Australian Navy on 31st December 1953 as a Commander; following a strong career of forty years.[2] He had been appointed Acting Captain in 1944.[3]
Ross passed away, aged 65 years, in 1966 in Sydney's northern suburbs, New South Wales.[8]
Sources
- ↑ South Australia Birth Index #669/158 1900
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: Commander Ross Valdar Wheatley; accessed 14 Apr 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Discovering Anzacs: Ross Valdar Wheatley; accessed 14 Apr 2020
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #3472/1927
- ↑ Dreadnought Project: Ross Valdar Wheatley; accessed 14 Apr 2020
- ↑ LOCAL DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS (LDH) TOWNSVILLE: Ross Valdar Wheatley; accessed 14 Apr 2020
- ↑ Australian Honours: OBE; accessed 14 Apr 2020
- ↑ New South Wales Death Index #26981/1966; registered at St Leonards
Is Ross your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Ross's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
No known carriers of Ross's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured German connections: Ross is 22 degrees from Jack Brabham, 22 degrees from Rudolf Caracciola, 23 degrees from Louis Chevrolet, 25 degrees from Dale Earnhardt, 38 degrees from Juan Manuel Fangio, 14 degrees from Betty Haig, 27 degrees from Arie Luyendyk, 19 degrees from Bruce McLaren, 23 degrees from Wendell Scott, 24 degrees from Kat Teasdale, 24 degrees from Dick Trickle and 26 degrees from Maurice Trintignant on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
W > Wheatley > Ross Valdar Wheatley OBE
Categories: Officers of the Order of the British Empire | Royal Australian Navy, World War II | Royal Australian Navy Commanders