Regimental number | 877 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Place of birth | North Melbourne |
School | State School, Errol Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Factory hand |
Address | 23 Buncle Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Minnie Hudswell, 23 Buncle Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Walter Thomas |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row B, Grave No. 29), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Mary HUDSWELL, 41 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 915 Pte William Rainald RANKINS, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; 490 Corporal Ernest Earl HUDSWELL, 21st Bn, killed in action, 25 February 1917Cousin: Ernest Hawkins, killed in actionBrother-in-law: Eugene Daly Mehegan, died of illness~ |