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Walter Henry GIDDINS

Regimental number1638
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
SchoolState School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCollie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinFather, Henry Giddins, Warren, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 17 August 1917
Place of burialTournai Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hanry and Mary Giddins, Warren, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died of nephritis and pneumonia.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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