Regimental number | 3047 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 5 Crescent Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5'6.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Walker, Park House, Pirkandbright, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret WALKER |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 4 March 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), 6 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |
Place of burial | Botany Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALKER David |