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Walter Henry FLUKE

Regimental number215
Place of birthAshfield, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoilermaker's assistant
Address583 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 4"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Fluke, 20 Queen Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 March 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Henrietta FLUKE
Discharge date7 February 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 11 May 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 15 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 7 February 1917.

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

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death10 November 1935
Age at death46
Place of burialWaverley Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, FLUKE Walter Henry

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