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Walter CALDWELL

Regimental number1286
Place of birthLiverpool, England
SchoolPublic School, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNewcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mabel Caldwell, Roxburg Street, North Stockton, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCerisy-=Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Alice CALDWELL, husband of Mabel CALDWELL, Edward Street, Waratah, New South Wales. Born at Liverpool, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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