Regimental number | 924 |
Place of birth | Cathcart, Cape Colony, England |
School | College Street School, East London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | R P Hoare, 33 Currie Street, East London, South Africa |
Previous military service | Served as Sergeant in School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Inherited disposition for roaming, his grandfather coming to South Africa from Devonshire in 1843 serving in the 89th and 91st Infantry. He could not resist the "Call of the Sea" and ran away serving on several liners for 3 years the last being the "Argyllshire" being under age and too afraid being recalled by his Father changed his name to "WALKER". Noteworthy he notified his parents at first port of call Bombay. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 36), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Isabella HOAR, 33 Currie Street, East London, South Africa. Served as Walker true name HOAR |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |