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Walter LAST

Regimental number549
Place of birthMount Lofty South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationPainter
Address94 Tyne Street, North Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs N Last, 94 Tyne Street, North Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Casualty Clearing Station
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Date of death30 June 1952
Age at death71
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 17, Grave 58), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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