Regimental number | 2136 |
Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
School | Unley Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Conductor |
Address | 33 Thomas Street, Unley, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Selina Waldin, Unley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row H, Grave 42), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Selina Stuart WALDIN. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 11 March 1916. Marched out of 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916, and taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, the same day. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, 5 April 1916 (varicose veins); transferred to No 2 Australian Casaulty Clearing Station, 5 April 1916; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Ismailia, 6 April 1916; discharged, 9 April 1916; rejoined unit, Duntroon Plateau, 10 April 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, 14 April 1916 (mumps); discharged, 5 May 1916, and rejoined unit the same day. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, 12 May 1916 (varicocele); discharged, 14 May 1916, and rejoined unit the same day. Marched into 8th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 29 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria with 8th Training Bn, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 August 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 22 August 1916. Proceeded to unit, 14 September 1916; rejoined 32nd Bn, in the field, 16 September 1916. Evacuated to hospital, 29 October 1916; admitted to No 36 Casualty Clearing Station, 1 November 1916 (trench feet); transferred to No 23 General Hospital, Etaples, 2 November 1916; to England, 4 November 1916; to Military Hospital, Colchester, 4 November 1916; to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 13 November 1916; discharged, 16 November 1916; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, no date stated. Admitted to Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 29 January 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 19 March 1917, and marched into No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 50 days. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 70th Bn, Wareham, 7 April 1917. Transferred to 32nd Bn on marching out of 70th Bn, 19 September 1917; marched into 69th Draft Bn, 19 September 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 19 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 October 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 25 October 1917. Proceeded to unit, 27 October 1917; rejoined 32nd Bn, 1 November 1917. Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 6 January 1918 (trench fever); transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 10 January 1918; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 14 January 1918; to No 3 Rest Camp, 9 February 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 16 February 1918. Proceeded to unit, 3 March 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, 8 March 1918. Posted as absent without leave, 8 August 1918. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 16 September 1918, declares 2136 Pte G.H. Walden illegally absented himself without leave on 8 August 1918, and that he still absent. Traced on 22 September 1918; rejoined unit, 28 September 1918. Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 October 1918, and transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, the same day (pyrexia of unknown origin, and pneumonia). Died, 5 October 1918. Disciplinary action regarding absence from 8 August 1918, until 22 September 1918, was not taken owing to operations. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALDIN George Herbert |