Walter Ernest GLASSENBURY

Regimental number3826
Place of birthLucerne Dale Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressGoolwa, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Glassenbury, Goolwa, South Australia
Enlistment date11 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 February 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1670 Pte Frederick George GLASSENBURY, 48th Bn, killed in action, 28 March 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 August 1968