| Regimental number | 4346 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | Belclutha, Turner Avenue, Haberfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mrs C M Walshe, Belclutha, Turner Avenue, Haberfield, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4346A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John William and Caroline Mary WALSHE |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn and reverted to the rank of Private, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19-20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19-20 July 1916' Note, Red Cross File No 2850404: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 4321 Pte J. THORPE, 54th Bn, 8 September 1917; '[T]he soldier referred to in your letter was "killed" on the night of July 19th, 1916, in the counter attack made on us by the Germans. I did not personally see him killed, though another soldier I knew personally well, and a friend of Walshe's, told me that he saw poor Walshe killed at once by a shell.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WALSHE Bernard Martin
Red Cross file 2850404 |
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