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Joseph William WALTERS

Regimental number6342
Place of birthStanmore, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith's apprentice
Address33 Salisbury Street, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 4.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs H Swain, Lester, Stantons Road, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 April 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Mary Harriett WALTERS
Discharge date24 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 4 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 7 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 24 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death11 November 1939
Age at death41
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALTERS Joseph William

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