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Kenneth Douglas SHAW-WALKER

Regimental number4233
Place of birthPerth Western Australia
SchoolGovernment School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressNorth Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, John Shaw-Walker, 591 Beaufort Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and in the Citizen Military
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Testimony of Col. Collett and Capt. Mellish, did the work of a soldier and did it nobly and well. A most efficient signaller, conduct excellent, set always a fine example to other men in the firing line, and loved by all." as provided by father
FateDied of wounds 1 November 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Date of death1 November 1917
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 91), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Trinity Uniting (formerly Congregational) Church, Perth, Western Australia. Memorial consists of two arched stained glass windows (inscription left: 'I will not fail thee nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage'; inscription right: 'I have fought the good fight. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.' Centred beneath the windows is a small brass plaque: 'World's War. Commenced 4th August 1914. Armistice signed 11th November 1918. Peace signed 28th June 1919. In the cause of truth combined for the freedom of mankind.' Beneath the windows and flanking the plaque left and right are two larger brass plaques bearing the names of members of the parish who served in the war. Those who died are marked with an asterisk and the words 'These died for us'. Parents: John and Mrs A. SHAW-WALKER, 56 James Street, Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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