Regimental number | 1759 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Peterborough, South Australia |
School | Le Fevre's Peninsula Public School, and School of Mines, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draughtsman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Alec Wald, Largs Bay, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/98/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Headquarters |
Fate | Discharged |
Place of death or wounding | United Kingdom |
Age at death | 25 |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium.Joined the Royal Air Force and was commissioned as Lieutenant; awarded the Military Cross, January 1918 |
Sources | F.M. Cutlack, 'The Australian Flying Corps', 'Official History', VIII: xxvii n. |