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Walter RISK

Regimental number6550
Place of birthSmeaton Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressKooroocheang, via Smeaton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Risk, Kooroocheang, via Smeaton, Victoria
Enlistment date26 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 July 1969
Age at death74
Place of burialCreswick Cemetery, Victoria

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