Regimental number | 5668 |
Place of birth | Birkley, Cumberland, England |
School | Wallsey Grammar School, Cheshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | c/o William Edward Allen, Smith Street, Warragul, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Walker, Thornedale Farm, Wallsey Road, Wallsey, Cheshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave 2), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Grace WALKER |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |