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Walter James STAFFORD

Regimental number1310
Place of birthGunnedah, New South Wales
SchoolGunnedah Public School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressNarrabri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinBrother, Edward Stafford, settler, Boggabri, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 May 1916
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 25), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Susan Mary STAFFORD. Native of Gunnedah, New South Wales

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