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Alvin George WALKER

Regimental number4071
Place of birthBlackmoor Whitefoord Hills, Tasmania
Place of birthDeloraine, Tasmania
SchoolBrookhead State School, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressWhiteford Hills, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 5"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Walker, Whiteford Hills, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 September 1915
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 25 October 1917
Place of death or woundingWounded in France, died prisoner in Germany.
Age at death26
Place of burialCologne Southern Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave 4), Germany.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
78
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane Darling WALKER
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALKER Alvin George

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