Walter, more commonly known as Ray, was born in 1924, the son of Grace Carder and Alfred James Traves Bourne.
Walter was married to Peggy (Dorothy Margaret Clendon). They were married in 1952.
Their son Peter, born in 1956, was a renowned New Zealand racing car driver.
Ray passed away in 1994 and is interred in Pokeno Cemetery.
Sources
Military list - New Zealand, World War II Army Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948, Roll: 16; Nominal Roll: 1 Jan 1946 - 30 Jun 1948. Accessed via Ancestry.com. New Zealand, World War II Army Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948 [database on-line with images]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Walter Raymond Bourne; Embarkation: 1946-1948; Army Number: 634459; Last Residence: Mercer, New Zealand; Relative Name: Mrs G Bourne; Relationship: Mother; Nominal Roll: 1 Jan 1946 - 30 Jun 1948
Obituary - Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-Current. Accessed via Ancestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. Walter Raymond Bourne listed: Name: Ray; Gender: Male; Spouse: Dorothy Margaret Bourne
Burial
New Zealand Cemetery Records - New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records accessed via Ancestry.com. Name: Walter Raymond Bourne; Death Age: 69; Birth Date: abt 1925; Death Date: 23 Mar 1994; Burial Place: Auckland; Cemetery : Pokeno; Spouse: Dorothy Margaret Bourne
Find A Grave: Memorial #169865857 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2021), memorial page for Walter Raymond Bourne (unknown–23 Mar 1994), Find a Grave Memorial no. 169865857, citing Pokeno Cemetery, Pokeno, Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand ; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338) .
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