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Harry George WALKER

Regimental number2757
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address23 Moore Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5'8.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Elizabeth Walker, 23 Moore Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 May 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Alice WALKER. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date10 September 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Field Marshall', 23 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (wounded), Sydney, 10 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death28 September 1932
Age at death47
Place of burialRookwood Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALKER Harry George

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