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Walter DITCHFIELD

Regimental number6479
Place of birthManchester England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeepers assistant
AddressBowden Street, Castlemaine, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Ditchfield, Bowden Street, Castlemaine, Victoria
Enlistment date24 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 April 1917
Place of burialMorchies Military Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Castlemain, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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