| Regimental number | 877 |
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Place of birth | North Melbourne |
| School | State School, Errol Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Factory hand |
| Address | 23 Buncle Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Minnie Hudswell, 23 Buncle Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Walter Thomas |
| Age at death | 21.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row B, Grave No. 29), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Mary HUDSWELL, 41 Moreland Road, West Brunswick, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 915 Pte William Rainald RANKINS, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; 490 Corporal Ernest Earl HUDSWELL, 21st Bn, killed in action, 25 February 1917Cousin: Ernest Hawkins, killed in action Brother-in-law: Eugene Daly Mehegan, died of illness~ |