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Oswald Victor Joseph WALKER

Regimental number5412
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHarnott Avenue, Marrickville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 8"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinSister-in-Law, Winifred Walker, Rutherford, West Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBathurst, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Discharge date22 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 22 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death15 May 1937
Age at death55
Place of burialNo details (died at Randwick, New South Wales)
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALKER Oswald Victor Joseph

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