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Joseph Albert WALSH

Regimental number4387
Place of birthOrange New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressVeterinary Surgeon, 6 Clinton Street, Orange, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Cornelius Michael Walsh, Veterinary Surgeon, 6 Clinton Street, Orange, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26-27 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, France
Age at death23
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Orange Cemetery, New South Wales. Mother: Susannah Emily WALSH (d. 30 May 1923, aged 67; bu. Orange Cemetery).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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