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Walter ROADKNIGHT

Regimental number803
Place of birthBairnsdale Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressOctavia Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Anne Roadknight, James Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF37
Promotion date: 1 November 1917

Lieutenant


Unit: INF37
Promotion date: 1 February 1918

FateDied of wounds 11 August 1919
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 24), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Annie ROADKNIGHT, Bairnsdale East, Victoria. Native of Johnsonville, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: [858] Lt James ROADKNIGHT, 37th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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