Regimental number | 4303 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5'5.25" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs T Walker, Millchester Road, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Train |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Mary WALKER. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 20 September 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 5 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Son of Alexander Andersen and Mary (nee Currie) Walker. Married Harriet Dovis on 27 November 1920 in Queensland. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 40 |
Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALKER James |