Regimental number | 144 |
Place of birth | Copeland, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Traveller |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Tily May Walker, Price Street, Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the Bushmen, South Africa |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Veterinary Section 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 27/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Mobile Veterinary Section |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 19 December 1914; (no disembarkation details); promoted to Corporal, at sea, 15 November 1914; promoted to Lance Sergeant, 2 January 1915; promoted to Sergeant, 27 May 1915. Admitted to No 1 Convalescent Camp, Heliopolis, Egypt, 4 June 1915 (influenza). Admitted to General Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 October 1915 (gastro tendonitis); discharged to duty, 27 November 1915; joined ANZAC Division at Moascar, 29 February 1916; taken on strength of 21st Howitzer Brigade and pooled to Brigade Ammunition Column, Tel el Kabir, 10 March 1916. Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, Alexandria, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 1 April 1916; attached to 1st Australian Mobile Veterinary Section, 18 May 1916; attached to 21st Field Artillery Brigade, 10 June 1916. Found guilty, 1 July 1916, of neglecting orders in the field: reprimanded by Commanding Officer. Admitted to Hospital, 12 August 1916 (laryngitis); discharged to duty, 17 August 1916. Evacuated to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 2 September 1916. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 5 September 1916; transferred to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, 10 September 1916 (persistent vomiting); to England, 12 September 1916; admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, 13 September 1916; transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 4 December 1916; discharged from hospital, 9 December 1916; marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 10 December 1916. Admitted to 2nd Scottish General Hospital, 13 January 1917 (sick); discharged from hospital and marched in to Australian Headquarters, 6 March 1917; marched out for embarkation, 27 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', from Devonport, 4 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 20 June 1917; discharged, 3 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALKER Richard Thomas |