Walter James BACKSHALL

1886 - 1917  (31 years)   Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

James BACKSHALL

1751 - DECEASED

Birth	1751	Ardingley, Sussex, England
Died	DECEASED
Family	Mary BROWN,   b. Abt 1779, England
Married	22 Mar 1779	Ringmer, Sussex, England
Children	+ 1. William BACKSHALL,   b. 25 Feb 1787, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Elizabeth Ann MUNNS

1855 - 1916  (61 years)

Birth	1855	South Australia, Australia
Died	30 Jul 1916	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1916	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia
Children	1. Lydia BACKSHALL,   b. 1873   2. William John BACKSHALL,   b. 1876   3. Edward George BACKSHALL,   b. 1879   4. Annie Chesson BACKSHALL,   b. 1883   5. Walter James BACKSHALL,   b. 1886, Australia   6. Edith May BACKSHALL,   b. 1888 + 7. Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia   8. Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL,   b. 1891

Lydia BACKSHALL

1873 - DECEASED

Birth	1873
Died	DECEASED
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

William John BACKSHALL

1876 - 1964  (88 years)

Birth	1876
Died	23 Feb 1964	North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1964	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

Edward George BACKSHALL

1879 - 1938  (59 years)

Birth	1879
Died	26 Jan 1938	North Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1938	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

Annie Chesson BACKSHALL

1883 - DECEASED

Birth	1883
Died	DECEASED
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

Walter James BACKSHALL

1886 - 1917  (31 years)

Birth	1886	Australia
Died	20 Oct 1917	Ypres, Belguim
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

Edith May BACKSHALL

1888 - DECEASED

Birth	1888
Died	DECEASED
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL

1889 - 1944  (55 years)

Birth	23 Jul 1889	Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia
Died	28 Oct 1944	Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia
Family	Herbert Studley LEEDEN,   b. 1888, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Married	1912	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Florence May LEEDEN,   b. 3 Oct 1912, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Herbert Studley LEEDEN

1888 - 1966  (78 years)

Birth	1888	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Died	1966	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia
Married	1912	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Florence May LEEDEN,   b. 3 Oct 1912, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL

1891 - 1905  (14 years)

Birth	1891
Died	25 Sep 1905	North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1905	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia

John BACKSHALL

1835 - 1917  (82 years)

Birth	11 Aug 1835	Rye, Sussex, England
Died	11 Aug 1917	Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1917	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William BACKSHALL,   b. 25 Feb 1787, East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Mother	Lydia POST,   b. 26 Mar 1797, Rye, Sussex, England
Married	7 Oct 1820	West Hoathly, Sussex, England
Family	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia
Children	1. Lydia BACKSHALL,   b. 1873   2. William John BACKSHALL,   b. 1876   3. Edward George BACKSHALL,   b. 1879   4. Annie Chesson BACKSHALL,   b. 1883   5. Walter James BACKSHALL,   b. 1886, Australia   6. Edith May BACKSHALL,   b. 1888 + 7. Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia   8. Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL,   b. 1891

Elizabeth Ann MUNNS

1855 - 1916  (61 years)

Birth	1855	South Australia, Australia
Died	30 Jul 1916	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1916	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England
Married	1871	South Australia, Australia
Children	1. Lydia BACKSHALL,   b. 1873   2. William John BACKSHALL,   b. 1876   3. Edward George BACKSHALL,   b. 1879   4. Annie Chesson BACKSHALL,   b. 1883   5. Walter James BACKSHALL,   b. 1886, Australia   6. Edith May BACKSHALL,   b. 1888 + 7. Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia   8. Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL,   b. 1891

• Name	Walter James BACKSHALL
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	1886	Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Oct 1917	Ypres, Belguim
  	At War
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Lydia BACKSHALL,   b. 1873   d. DECEASED
  2. William John BACKSHALL,   b. 1876   d. 23 Feb 1964, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Edward George BACKSHALL,   b. 1879   d. 26 Jan 1938, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  4. Annie Chesson BACKSHALL,   b. 1883   d. DECEASED
  5. Edith May BACKSHALL,   b. 1888   d. DECEASED
  6. Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia d. 28 Oct 1944, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
  7. Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL,   b. 1891   d. 25 Sep 1905, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James BACKSHALL,   b. 1751, Ardingley, Sussex, England d. DECEASED  (Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia d. 30 Jul 1916, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 61 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Lydia BACKSHALL,   b. 1873   d. DECEASED   2. William John BACKSHALL,   b. 1876   d. 23 Feb 1964, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 88 years)   3. Edward George BACKSHALL,   b. 1879   d. 26 Jan 1938, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 59 years)   4. Annie Chesson BACKSHALL,   b. 1883   d. DECEASED   5. Walter James BACKSHALL,   b. 1886, Australia d. 20 Oct 1917, Ypres, Belguim  (Age 31 years)   6. Edith May BACKSHALL,   b. 1888   d. DECEASED + 7. Florence Sussanna Adelaide BACKSHALL,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia d. 28 Oct 1944, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 55 years) â–»Herbert Studley LEEDEN,  m. 1912, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia     8. Reuben Gilbert BACKSHALL,   b. 1891   d. 25 Sep 1905, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 14 years)
  Person ID	I7408	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	John BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Rye, Sussex, England d. 11 Aug 1917, Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann MUNNS,   b. 1855, South Australia, Australia d. 30 Jul 1916, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1871	South Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F3234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 1886 - Australia Death - 20 Oct 1917 - Ypres, Belguim  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Backshall, Walter James Number: 2880 Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl] Unit: 48th Bn Service: Army Conflict: 1914-1918 Date of Death: 20/10/1917 Place of Death: Cause of Death: Memorial Panel: 145 Cemetery or Memorial Details: 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium Next Of Kin: Place Of Enlistment: Subiaco, WA Native Place: Notes: BACKSHALL, Lce. Cpl. Walter James, 2880. 48th Bn. 20th Oct., 1917. http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Walter James BACKSHALL". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I7408&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 19, 2025).