Regimental number | 1610 |
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Seaman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34.9 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs K Fields, Clarence Place, Swansea, Wales, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Imperial Yeomany, Souyth Africa (Boer War); volntary discharge at war's end. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 25 August 1917; disembarked, 27 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Sydney, 9 February 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PRIOR Walter |