Regimental number | 690 |
Place of birth | Parkham, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Parkham, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Walker, Parkham, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row D, Grave No 24), near Ieper, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Hobart, 1 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 31 January 1917 (diarrhea); discharged to duty, 1 February 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm), and admitted to 12th Field Ambulance; discharged to duty, 11 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 13 June 1917. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 June 1917 (urticarial rash), and transferred to Divisional Rest Station; rejoined Bn, 29 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 29 July 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 5 October 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WALKER Albert George |