The AIF Project

Walter MIDDLETON

Regimental number1778
Place of birthDunkeld Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDunkeld, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Charles Middleton, Dunkeld, Victoria
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3831 Pte Francis MIDDLETON, 46th Bn, killed in action, 14 February 1917; 2712 Pte Wilfred MIDDLETON, 58th Bn, killed in action, 5 July 1918; 2399 Pte Victor MIDDLETON, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919; 3854 Pte James Frederick MIDDLETON, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.