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Harold William WALTKE

Regimental number420
Place of birthHamley Bridge, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressArgyll Street, Prospect, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rose Waltke, Argyll Street, Prospect, South Australia
Previous military serviceSenior Cadets and Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 June 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Discharge date18 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 April 1946

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