Douglas Stroud Sylvester^[1]

1918 - 1982  (64 years)

• Name	Douglas Stroud Sylvester
  Born	14 Mar 1918	Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Nov 1982	Porirua, Wellington   [1]
  Buried	14 Nov 1982	Whenua Tapu, Plimmerton, Wellington   [1]
  Person ID	I2507	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Alma Joyce Cullen,   b. 3 Feb 1925, Maungaturoto, Northland, N.Z. ,   d. 20 Feb 1990, Hastings  (Age 65 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1943	Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [1]
  Children	1. Gordon Douglas Sylvester   2. Ronald Charles John Sylvester
  Last Modified	16 May 2021
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [Empson Winters.FTW] Doug worked for New Zealand Railways for most of his workin g life as a Shunter Guard and Sub-forman in the Goods She d in Wellington. He was medically retired after a motor ve hicle accident in 1972. His interests were fishing and ga mbling He was a compulsive gambler. He had had some train ing as a pastry cook early in his working life. Military Service went to Fiji at the start of the World Wa r II as a dispatch rider and was returned to NZ medically u nfit he said because he picked some disease that affected h is feet over there. He didn't see any active service. On his return to N.Z. he returned to the Railways and was l ocated to Hawera. After Gordon was born the family returned to Napier where R onald was born He left Napier in 1955 to live and work in Wellington the t wo accompanied him. In Wellington he lived at Kaiwharawha ra Railway Settlement his Sister Annie as housekeeper. Th e two boys were left to their own devices quite a bit but d eveloped their own lifestyles around the village. Doug and Joy were divorced 20 Feb 1959 at Napier He married a Lena Violet Walsh in 1963 it was not a happy m arriage. They lived in the same house but definitely had s eparate lives. They lived in a State house at Porirua wher e Doud died. Cause of death was coronary insufficiency A.M .I. Lee died about 1995 in Lower Hutt (Research):Doug worked for New Zealand Railways before wen t on Active Service WW II and on his discharge resumed rail way employment until his accident (Medical):Doug had a major motor vehicle accident 1972 whic h left him partially disabled for the remainder of his life

  
  

• Sources

  [S23529] Empson Winters.FTW. Date of Import: Sep 21, 2003