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William Keith WALTER

Regimental number3301
Date of birth17 February 1896
Place of birthBridgetown, Western Australia
SchoolBridgetown School and Guildford Grammar School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressPeninsular, Bridgetown, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, John Russell Walter, Bridgetown, Western Australia
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 18 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 June 1918
Other details

Received wounds while serving at machine gun post

Returned to farming on his property 'Peninsula' after the war
Date of death12 June 1978
Age at death82
Place of burialBridgetown Cemetery, Bridgetown, Western Australia

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