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Alexander WALKER

Regimental number6398
Place of birthAberdeenshire, Scotland
SchoolRosehearty Public School, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressC/o Mrs Mundie, Bamawm PO, Rochester, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Janet Walker, 21 The Square, Rosehearty Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Enlistment date28 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death23
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row L, Grave 41), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Janet WALKER.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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