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Abel WALTON

Regimental number5463
Place of birthFacit England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressStafford Street, West Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, F Walton, 14 Chatham Hill Facit, Lancashire, England
Enlistment date17 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 February 1917
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave 4), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Hannah WALTON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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