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Walter Joseph GLEESON

Regimental number6812A
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWest Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinWife, Mrs M M Gleeson, 33 Dryburgh Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date1 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1918
Place of burialProspect Hill Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. II), Gouy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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