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Walter Staveley 1921 - 2005

Walter Staveley of Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham County United Kingdom was born on January 26, 1921 in Leeds, West Yorkshire County to Walter Boynton Staveley. Walter Staveley married Ruth Staveley on August 24, 1957 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire County, England, and died at age 84 years old on September 1, 2005 in Cheltenham.

Walter Staveley

Wally

Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham County United Kingdom

January 26, 1921

Leeds, West Yorkshire County, United Kingdom

September 1, 2005

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

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1921

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January 26, 1921

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Leeds, West Yorkshire County United Kingdom

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2005

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September 1, 2005

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Heart attack. Aged 84.

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Cheltenham, England United Kingdom
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Andy Staveley

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05/05/2024

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Walter Staveley at home in Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham.

Date & Place: in Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire County, England United Kingdom

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Andy Staveley

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05/05/2024

Walter Staveley, known to you as Walter or Wally, Dad or Grandad was born in 1921 in Leeds. He was the son of Walter and Ruby, and had two sisters, Gladys and Margaret.

When Walter left school he became an apprentice electrician and joined the Territorials. He was called up at 17 and served in the Royal Signals, spending the war with the 8th Army in Egypt, Jordan and Libya.

When he returned home he went back to his apprenticeship but the war had changed him and he took a post with GCHQ, working first in London and then at Oakley Priors Park for a period of 30 years until his retirement.

In 1954 he met Ruth at a dance in the Town Hall in Cheltenham, and they were married for 48 years, and during that time they lived in Singapore, and Hong Kong, and they had four children, Andrew, Julie, Catherine and Matthew. The family enjoyed caravaning together, and can remember enjoyable times with Walter such as mackerel fishing. Walter and Ruth's family grew to include grandsons Erol, Cem ( Jem ) and Lewis.

What was Walter like? You will all have your own memories which are precious and unique to you. These are some of the things the family shared with me. Walter had an enquiring mind a great thirst for knowledge. He was a very intelligent man. He was gregarious and loved chatting to people.

He had many friends, some of whom were very long standing. Amongst them were Harry, Arthur and Ralph. He had good colleagues too at GCHQ and during long night shifts they would cheer each other up by singing "The Sun has got his hat on".

Walter had strong opinions, and strong moral beliefs. He was very much an individual who knew his own mind. He was a fair man and something of a perfectionist. He enjoyed watching Benny Hill, talking about the war and going for a lunchtime drink at The Swallow Public House. He loved tall ships and steam trains.

In his final year Walter went into hospital in Tewkesbury. He was becoming forgetful and confused and needed a lot of nursing. He was finally moved to Arle House Nursing Home but suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 84.

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