Walter
Garland
(Wally)
Argus
Born in Albury, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Elizabeth Ivy Harris [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Sep 2019
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Biography
Wally was a Rugby Player for the All Blacks.
Walter was born in 1921. He was the son of Ernest Edward Argus, a railway worker, and his second wife, Margaret Elizabeth Argus (née Olsen).[1][2] Wally served in North Africa and Italy with the second New Zealand Expeditionary Force during WWII. He married Eileen E. Hogan[3] in London in 1946 before his return to New Zealand. Bob Scott was the best man.[4] Wally was an All Black in 1946 and 1947. He was a Christchurch market gardener. He passed away in 2016. [5]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Birth: 1921/26433 Argus Walter Garland Parents - Margaret Elizabeth and Ernest Edward
- ↑ Wikipedia - Walter Argus This article incorrectly states his birthplace was Auckland. The newspaper article also cited states his birthplace was Albury.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDM-R94M : 8 October 2014), Walter G Argus and Eileen E Hogan, 1946; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1946, quarter 1, vol. 3A, p. 268, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Life Story: Final whistle for our oldest All Black. Stuff Oct 28 2016
- ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Death: 2016/28531 Argus Walter Garland DOB: 29 May 1921
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