| Regimental number | 1446 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Errol Street State School, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Wire worker |
| Address | 159 Curzon Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | W Walters, 159 Curzon Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the 49th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Edward John (d. 25 April 1909, aged 59; bu. Bendigo) and Mary Ann (d. 30 December 1904, aged 50; bu. Bendigo) WALTERS |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Detailed to Permanent Beach Party, 8 July 1915. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance Isolation Hospital, 16 July 1915 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty, 17 July 1915; rejoined Permanent Beach Party, 18 July 1915. Found guilty, 23 August 1915, of not complying with an order of an NCO: awarded forfeiture of 10 days' pay. Wounded in action, 10 September 1915 (shrapnel wounds, both legs), admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; tranmsferred to Malta, and admitted to St Patrick's Hospital (enteritis); transferred to Ghain Tuffieha, 9 October 1915. Transferred to Egypt (date not recorded). Transferred to 58th Bn, 26 March 1916; taken on strength, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 2 April 1916; taken on strength, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2850509: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WALTERS Frederick Charles
Red Cross file 2850509 |
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