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Walter John BACON

Regimental number3236
Place of birthTamworth, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressJaques Street, Chatswood, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8.75"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Bacon, Jaques Street, Chatswood, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 27 July 1915. Joined 53rd Bn, 16 February 1916.
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingBattle of Fromelles, France
Date of death19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Tamworth Cemetery, New South Wales.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3687 Pte William Henry BACON, 4th Bn, killed in action, France, 17 July 1916.
Other details

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

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