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Worthing Gazette 22nd February, 1928
Colonel Walkey. EVANGELICAL WORK AFTER ARMY CAREER. The funeral took place at Heeneon Thursday of Colonel Rowland Walkey late of the Royal Artillery, death at the advanced age of 87 occurred at his residence in St. Botolph’s Road the previous Sunday. Born in June. 1840. Colonel Walkey entered the Army from the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich 1860 and serto-d fur some years in ludic. He returned home to take up the post of Instructor at the Academy at which she bad been a Cadet. but subsequently went back to India. • In 1887 he was appointed to penimand the Artillery in the Northern District at York. a position which he held until 1889. when he was placed in charge of the School of Gunnery in the Isle of Wight. Finally he commanded the Artillery in the Western District from 1894 until. Ilia rettic• meat from the Army three years hotel. DEEPLY RELI6IOUS. A man of deep religious convictions since the age of 26. Colonel Walkey was actively absociated with evangelical work in Worthing. and in addition to preaching oil the Front lie actid as leader of a weekly Prayer Meeting that has now been held fur several years at 11, Liverpool , gardens, and which during the War was held The interment in Herne Cemetery was preceded by a service at St. lltolph's Church, conducted by the deceased's two bons, the Revs. O. R. Walkey, of St. Keyne Rectory, Cornwall, acid the Rev. J. R. Walkey, Chaplain to the . Royal Force at Halton, Buckinghainshitc. The chief mourners were Mr. .1. R. Walkey (tlaughter•iii-law), the Rev, R. W. ('olcmhoun IVuar of St. Ul ' h, I ton), and Mrs. l'olquhouti, Mr. It. A. G. Hantlington, riwitolon I son-in-law ), and Mrs. Popplewell tgratidalauWiter. Mrs. Hannington and Mrs. A. R. Walkey were unable io be present and Colonel Walkey',, other daughter, Mrs. Percy R. Ferris, is in Western Australia. Among others present at the 'Church were the Rector of Beene (the Rev. J. I'. Fallowes), Rear.Aihniral E. .1. Fleet, C.8.E., the Rev. M. - J. Hemnan. Pastor Trevor, Messrs. E. W. Hewlett, .1. Barns, E. J. Burnett, Borrrek, F. Pori; H. Crockfurd, Johnson, Robinson and F. Taylor.
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18 St Botolph's Road, Worthing, Sussex.
Rowland aged 80, officer in Royal Artillery retired. Hyacinth Gertrude Ferris aged 37, daughter, visitor, home duties. Hyacinth Lucy Ferris aged 13, visitor. Rosetta Margaret Ferris aged 12, visitor. Violet Mary Ferris aged 9, visitor. Plus 1 servant.