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Walter James Waldie Forbes

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Latitude
51.897077
Longitude
-8.4654674
Start Date
1866-01-01
End Date
1939-01-01

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ID
tb941a

Extended Data

Birth Place
Cork, Ireland
Biography
Architect, Waldie Forbes was the son of Walter Scott Forbes of Banff Scotland and was born in 1866 in Cork, Ireland where his father was serving in the Imperial Army. The family went to India and New Zealand where he pursued his studies at various institutions. At fifteen Forbes entered the office of Walter Law an architect in Melbourne remaining there for eight and a half years. He then worked in Sydney for Edward Raht before coming to Western Australia where he worked for Wilkinson & Smith, then with E. J. Dean-Smith. Forbes served on the committee of the West Australian Society of Arts from 1901-03. In 1903 he married Clara daughter of David Strickland of Perth. By 1905 he was listed in partnership as Hobbs, Smith & Forbes. His residence in 1904 was 882 Wellington St, Perth and in 1914 Thornton, Keane St, Peppermint Grove. Forbes was a member of the Western Institute of Artists and exhibited with them in the Art Gallery in 1921. He was a freemason and a sportsman playing golf and sailing. Forbes died in April 1939. His most important buildings were Dalgety Buildings, Fremantle, The Bon March_ Stores and Boans Emporium. Writers: Dr Dorothy Erickson Date written: 2010 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1866
Summary
Walter James Waldie Forbes was born in 1866. He was an architect whose most important buildings were Dalgety Buildings, Fremantle, The Bon Marché Stores and Boans Emporium. Forbes served on the committee of the West Australian Society of Arts from 1901-03.
Gender
Male
Died
Apr-39
Age at death
73