Walter LOVE

Born 8 May 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[28]
Son of coal merchant Robert LOVE and Alison FRENCH ^[28]
His mother passed away from enteric fever at the age of 39 in 1889 ^[28]
In 1911 he was working as a Joiner and living with his father and sisters Christina and Alison at 321 London Road in Glasgow ^[20]
He later worked as a Carpenter and Joiner and resided at 725 London Road in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[34]
Signed a contract to buy from the Midland Railway Company a 814 acre farm in Carnamah, Western Australia on 16 June 1915 ^[34]
The 814 acres were Lots M932 and M937 and were part of the Midland Railway Company's Improved Farm Scheme ^[34]
Paid the Midland Railway Company £96/4/- which was part of a 5% deposit for the farm on 5 July 1915 ^[34]
Later in 1915, before coming out to Western Australia to take possession of his farm, he enlisted in the Army ^[34]
After he joined the Army the Midland Railway Company kept his farm going until he would be able to run it himself ^[34]
The Midland Railway Company seeded his crop and harvested it for him, resulting in a profit of £175 ^[34]
He was wounded during the war and in March 1917 was a patient at King George Hospital in Stamford Street, London, England ^[34]
His war wounds resulted in the removal of his left eye ^[34]
After being discharged from the Army he departed Liverpool, England on 19 January 1918 on his way to Western Australia ^[34]
After travelling via San Francisco he arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 30 May 1918 ^[34]
Arrived in Carnamah by train on the night of Saturday 6 April 1918, and stayed with local farmer John BOWMAN ^[34]
John BOWMAN showed him around his farm, owing to the absence of the Midland Railway Company's ranger F. C. WOODS ^[34]
He only had £300 and wasn't able to cope with hard work owing to his war injuries ^[34]
After speaking  with some of the locals he came to the realisation that settling on the farm would not be a wise proposition ^[34]
Returned to Perth where he applied to be released from the contract to purchase the farm ^[34]
He claimed the land was not as good as he had been led to believe, that his health was insufficient and his capital too small ^[34]
His letter of notification also included a doctor's certificate proving he was unable to settle on the farm ^[34]
In early May 1918 the Midland Railway Company released him from the contract and refunded him his deposit of £194/4/- ^[34]
The Midland Railway Company sold what had been his farm, Lots M932 & M937, to the Repatriation Department in April 1920 ^[27]

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