BIOGRAPHY

Mollie Walker was born in Pencoedtre, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, on 5 February 1909. In 1923, her father left the military, and the family settled in Peppard. On her 17th birthday, she received her first car—a brand-new Austin 7.

In 1931, she married John Walker. The following year, the couple moved to Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire. They had two children: a daughter, Sheila, and a son, Graham.

During World War II, she volunteered with the Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS), which later became the WRVS, and assisted at the American Army Hospital on Kingwood Common, where wounded German prisoners of war were treated. From 1954 to 1979, she served on the Peppard Parish Council, and her contributions to Civil Defence earned her the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Her husband passed away in 1991. She continued driving until the age of 103.

Walker passed away at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, on 22 January 2022, at the age of 112 years, 351 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age was verified by Andrew Holmes and Chris Law, and validated by the ESO on 31 May 2020.

Following the death of Gertrude Kingston on 28 July 2021, Walker became the oldest known living person in the United Kingdom.

On 5 September 2021, at the age of 112 years, 212 days, she surpassed the age of Lilian Priest, becoming the oldest known woman ever born in Wales.

On 28 November 2021, at the age of 112 years, 296 days, she surpassed the age of John Evans, becoming the oldest known person ever born in Wales.

ATTRIBUTION

* Peppard’s Oldest Resident is Now 112! – Peppard News, Spring 2021

* The Amazingly Long Life of a Remarkable Lady – Peppard News – Village News

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