Brian Thomas Aldous Arnold (1918 - abt. 1983)

Born 17 Dec 1918 in Killara, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of La Valette (Walker) Arnold — married 19 Jun 1947 in St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Died about 1983 at about age 64 in New South Wales, Australia

Biography

BRIAN THOMAS ALDOUS ARNOLD (Arnold-10533)

PARENTS. Austin Guerry de Lauret Arnold & Claire (Kennedy) Arnold

BIRTH. 17 Dec 1918, Killara, New South Wales, Australia

BIRTH NOTICE. ARNOLD.—December 17, 1918, at Killara, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. de L. Arnold—a son.

WWII Service Record:

Name ARNOLD, BRIAN THOMAS ALDOUS

Service Australian Army

Service Number NX790

Date of Birth 17 Dec 1918

Place of Birth LINDFIELD, NSW

Date of Enlistment 3 Nov 1939

Locality on Enlistment MAYFIELD, NSW

Place of Enlistment HAMILTON, NSW

Next of Kin ARNOLD, AUSTEN

Date of Discharge 3 Jul 1945

Rank Captain

Posting at Discharge 2/1 FD REGT J D

WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display

Prisoner of War No

(May 1947). ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT. ARNOLD—WALKER.—The Engagement is announced of La Valette, third daughter of Mrs. P. M. Walker and the late Major E. H. Walker, of Bellevue Hill, to Brian Thomas Aldous, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. de L. Arnold, of Double Bay and Albury.

(May 1947). VVedding March Specially Written. Visiting British musician Warwick Braithwaite wrote a wedding, march for a young Australian couple who will marry soon. Mr Braithwaite is under engagement to the Australian Broadcasting Commission. On Tuesday, in the lounge of the Australia Hotel, he met Tom Arnold, of Albury, and Miss La Valette Walker, of Kambala street, Bellevue Hill. Mr Arnold, a former, AIF major, now completing law studies at the University, and Miss Walker, a blonde, blue-eyed commercial artist, were discussing their coming wedding. Miss Walker remarked that she would like something different from the traditional Mendelssohn and Wagner wedding marches. Mr. Braithwaite, offered to write a wedding march for her. On Thursday he produced the wedding march, and played it for the couple in the ballroom of the Australia Hotel. "Isn't this a thrill," said Miss Walker after hearing Mr Braithwaite play the march. "It's lovely music." Mr Arnold said: "I didn't think he meant it. This means I'll have to engage an organist. This wedding is going to cost something." Mr Braithwaite said: "I wrote the march between 4.30 and 5 p.m. These happy young people set a match to something Inside me. They asked me to give it a name, so I called it the Linden Lea Wedding March. Linden Lea is the name of my home in Hampden Gardens, London."

(Jun 1947). FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE. The "something borrowed and something blue" worn by La Valette Walker at her wedding tomorrow evening will be her grandmother's necklace of sapphires. Miss Walker, who is the third daughter of Mrs. T. M. Walker, of Bellevue Hill, and the late Major E. A. Walker, will marry Major Tom Arnold at Mary Magdalene Church, Rose Bay. The bridegroom is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. de Lauret Arnold, of Sydney and Albury.

MARRIAGE. 19 Jun 1947, St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia

MARRIAGE. 19 Jun 1947, La Valette Walker, daughter of Ernest Alexander Walker & Pearl Marjorie (Spalding) Walker

MARRIAGE. NSW BDM Marriage Reg: #14491/1947

Family name ARNOLD

Given names BRIAN THOMAS ALDOUS

Family name of Spouse WALKER

Given names of Spouse LA VALETTE

Place of marriage WOOLLAHRA

Children: Not known

DEATH. Abt. 1983, New South Wales, Australia

DEATH. NSW BDM Death Reg: #6097/1983

Family name ARNOLD

Given names BRIAN THOMAS ALDOUS

Father AUSTIN GUERRY

Mother CLAIRE

Death of Spouse: Abt. 1987, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

• Birth Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 11 Jan 1919, Page 12: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15819680

• WWII Service Record: https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=120610&c=WW2

• (May 1947). ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 31 May 1947, Page 38: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27900519

• (May 1947). VVedding March Specially Written: Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954) Thu 8 May 1947, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187574712

• (Jun 1947). FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE: The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) Wed 18 Jun 1947, Page 12: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231550214

• Marriage: NSW BDM Marriage Reg: #14491/1947

• Death: NSW BDM Death Reg: #6097/1983