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William Arthur WALBURN

Regimental number1637
Place of birthYorkshire, England
SchoolRedcar School, England
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJoiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, W Walburn, Westdyke, Redcar, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in Volunteers at Redcar, Yorkshire, England.
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death15 August 1915
Age at death35
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave 101), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice Helen WALBURN.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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