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Walter William FEGAN

Regimental number1930
Place of birthNewtown, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway loco driver
AddressDavistown, Woy Woy, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Fegan, Davistown, Woy Woy, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 June 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Australian Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Amelia Margaret FEGAN. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahine', 12 May 1918; disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 12 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death26 September 1933
Age at death50
Place of burialCremated, no more details supplied
SourcesNAA: B2455, FEGAN Walter William

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