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Walter BALDWIN

Regimental number300
Place of birthCottingham Farm, Bovington, Hertfordshire, England
SchoolBovington National School, Dorset, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressHighfield, Chepperfield, Hertshire, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Baldwin, Highfield, Chepperfield, Hertshire, England
Enlistment date18 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied at Gibraltar Hospital, after contracting nephritis at Gallipoli.
FateDied of disease 26 October 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death26 October 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialGibralter (North Front) Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3163), Europe
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
1103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Eliza BALDWIN, 'Bulstrode Farm', Chipperfield, Kings Langley, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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