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William Lionel STALKER

Regimental number180
Place of birthAnnandale, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolAnnandale Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address218 View Street, Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Dugald Stalker, Wallcot Street, Highgate Hill, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 January 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 10), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated (bronze plaque) in St George's Cathdral, Perth, Western Australia: 'Members of the Cathedral Choir who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. The stop on the Great Organ Lieblick Gedacht is given by fellow choristers and friends Anzac Day 1931.' Parents: Dugald kand Christena STALKER, 100 Walcott Street, Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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