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Walter Sydenham SALMON

Regimental number13116
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressArthur Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lilia M Salmon, Arthur Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Enlistment date9 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameAuxiliary Mechanical Transport Company 1, Section 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/113/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Eliabeth SALMON. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 October 1940
Age at death57
Place of burialEast Preston Cemetery, Victoria

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