Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

Durrant, Walter Herbert[1, 2, 3]

Male 1913 - 1983  (70 years)


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  • Name Durrant, Walter Herbert 
    Birth 19 Aug 1913  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1933-1935  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1935 location undetermined. 
    Address:
    456 W. Broadway
    Western Wholesale Drug (1928) Ltd.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 21 Oct 1983  Burnaby, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 25 Oct 1983  Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I1242  Camera Workers | D, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2018 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was listed as a photographer with Western Wholesale Drug (1928) Ltd. in 1933. He lived with his father, Frederick Herbert Durrant, who was a letter carrier or "postman." W.H. Durrant, when he passed away in 1983, had last worked as a camera technician for a TV broadcasting studio.

  • Sources 
    1. [S766] WRIVAN33, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1933), 329.
      Vancouver: "Durrant Walter H photog Western Whol Drug r 5255 Fairmont"

    2. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 983.
      Vancouver: "Durrant Walter H photog Western Whol Drug r 5660 Lincoln"

    3. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935), 995.
      Vancouver: "Durrant Walter H photo fnshr r 5660 Lincoln"

    4. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1983-09-016915 (microfilm B13634); digital facsimile URL (accessed 8 Apr 2018): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/616e6b69-61d0-4ed3-9f97-ba9d616f944d