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Walter Edwin TREHEARNE

Regimental number4288
Place of birthMinlaton, South Australia
SchoolMinlaton Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressMinlaton, Yorkes Peninsula, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Trehearne, Minlaton, Yorkes Peninsula, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 April 1917
Place of death or woundingNoreuil, Bullecourt Battle (France)
Age at death23.10
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNoreuil Australian Cemetery (Special Memorial, C, 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Minlaton Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Walter Robert (d. 26 February 1922, aged 73; bu. Minlaton Cemetery) and Louie TREHEARNE, Minlaton, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-Law: Lt Alan D. Sutherland, 43rd Bn, died 28 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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