Arthur Washington WALKER

Regimental number2269
Place of birthChatsworth, Clarence River, New South Wales
SchoolStanmore and South Strathfield Public Schools, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Address160 Bridge Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Samuel Washington Walker, 160 Bridge Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Mounted Cadet Forces as Corporal.
Enlistment date4 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death33
Place of burialHebecourt British Cemetery (Row C, Grave 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel Washington and Margaret Ellen WALKER.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal