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David Steel WALKER

Regimental number2758
Place of birthDornley Terrace, Shawlands, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SchoolShawlands Academy, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationYardsman
AddressCommercial Hotel, Condobolin, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, George Brown Walker, 12 St Anns Drive, Diffnock, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in 1st Lanark Rifle Volunteers, Glasgow.
Enlistment date11 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death33
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Brown and Jessie Steel WALKER.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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