Regimental number | 8406 |
Place of birth | Harden New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 50 Railway Avenue, Stanmore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Daniel Harrison, 6 Park Street, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Army Service Corps 20, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/106/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | No 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Altered to Military Medal) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Walter Rupert |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On 20th October, 1917, near WESTHOEK, east of YPRES, this N.C.O. was in charge of a horse transport detail taking road construction material forward. Heavy shell fire was put down by the enemy and the track was blown away in many places, blocking traffic and creating a dangerously congested state of affairs. This N.C.O. at great risk, organised parties, repaired the road, cleared away wrecked vehicles and relieved the situation, thereby minimising casualties which were already assuming serious proportions. He had on two previous occasions shown marked coolness and courage under similar circumstances.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: |
Date of death |