| Regimental number | 3471 |
| Place of birth | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Red Hill, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 45 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Mayall, Red Hill, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Rosebery Park, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps, 4th Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/8/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3741A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 16 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 October 1916. Found guilty, 11 October 1916, of being absent without leave from 2400, 8 October, to 0630, 11 October 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 3 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 October 1916. taken on strength, 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 31 December 1916. Allotted Regimental No 3471A, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Divisional Rest Station, 1 February 1917 (myalgia); discharged, 7 February 1917. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 7 February 1917 (myalgia);rejoined unit, 17 February 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 26 February 1917; transferred to England, 1 March 1917, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton, 2 March 1917 (myalgia: slight); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 20 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 7 April 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis and pneumonia), Brisbane, 18 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 57 |
| Place of burial | Mount Morgan Cemetery, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MAYALL Walter James |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
