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David WALKER

Regimental number3047
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address5 Crescent Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5'6.75"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Walker, Park House, Pirkandbright, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret WALKER
Discharge date6 September 1911 8
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 death27 September 1937
Age at death50
Place of burialBotany Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALKER David

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