Regimental number | 2462 |
Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
School | Leichardt Street State School, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tirroan, Mount Perry, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 163 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Walker, Tirroan, Mount Perry, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bundaberg, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No 17), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Cotton and Agnes WALKER |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 9th Bn, Gallipoli, 18 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 4 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Admitted to Lahore Hospital, Marseilles, 3 April 1916 (pneumonia: severe); transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 7 April 1916 ('seriously ill'); discharged to Base, 25 April 1916; joined 1st Australian division Base Depot, Etaples, 29 April 1916; rejoined 9th Bn, in the field, 25 May 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 30 August 1916. Killed in action, 16 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALKER William John |