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William Thomas WALSH

Regimental number4114
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCommercial traveller
AddressMrs A Walsh, Gertrude Street, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 3.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Walsh, Gertrude Street, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/89/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 24 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Charlotte WALSH. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date24 January 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devon', 13 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 November 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 24 January 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 June 1922
Age at death48
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALSH William Thomas

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