| Regimental number | 851 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| School | Church of England School, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Miss E. Walker, 9 Fisher Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 262 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Place of burial | Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 9), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William R. and Mary Walker, 9 Tynemouth Place, Tynemouth, North Shields, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Transferred to 3rd Field Company Engineers, and allotted Regimental No 262. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Admitted to Convalescent Camp, Mustapha, Alexandria, 29 May 1915 (influenza); rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 12 June 1915. Wounded in action, and admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 17 June 1915 (gun shot wound, head); rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 25 June 1915. Admitted to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 27 August 1915 (febrile); transferred to Malta, 10 September 1915 (dysentery), and admitted to St Andrew's Hospital. Transferred to England, and admitted to King George's Hospital, Stamford Street, London, 29 October 1915. Commenced return to Egypt, 16 February 1916; rejoined unit, Serapeum, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 14 April 1916. Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 26 April 1916, and transferred to Divisional Rest Station (influenza); to 7th General Hospital, 27 April 1916; reported 'dangerously ill (cerebral-spinal meningitis), 30 April 1916; still 'dangerously ill', 8 May 1916. Died of disease, 19 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WALKER William Richardson |
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