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General First nameFrancis Aimé
LastnameWaller
GenderMale
CountryAustralia
Date of birth1874-10-23
Place of birthNew South Wales, Australia
Date of death1933-10-29
Place of deathWimbledon, London, England


About

Francis Waller’s father was Irish by birth; his mother had a Swiss father whose first name was Aimé. An obituary of Francis Waller mentions that he was a well-known lawn tennis player in his younger days. In later life he lived in England.
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From The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 November 1933

Obituary – Mr Francis A. Waller

Private cable advice has been received of the death of Mr Francis Aimé Waller at his home in Wimbledon, London. He was the son of the late Mr Thomas F. Waller, a well-known New South Wales pastoralist of 30 or 40 years ago. In 1904, Mr Francis A. Waller was associated with the Hawkesbury Condensed Milk Company, Ltd., at Windsor, and later with Australian Milk Products, Ltd., of which he was managing director.

Since 1921 he had been a member of the board of directors of Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. (Asia), Ltd. He had resided in London for the past 11 years, but made many journeys to Australia and other parts of the world in connection with the activities of the company. His last visit to New South Wales was in the early part of this year.

Mr Waller, when a young man, was a noted tennis player, and in later years was a prominent member of the Portland Club, London. He was twice married. Mrs Waller and two children by his first marriage survive him.

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Archive statistics Career1893 - 1922
Tournament wins1
Matches22
Match wins10


Tournament wins 1897 - Queensland Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments Menton - 1922 Queensland Championships - 1903 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1903 New South Wales Championships - 1898 Queensland Championships - 1898 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1898 New South Wales Championships - 1897 Queensland Championships - 1897 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1897 New South Wales Championships - 1896 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1896 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1895 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1893