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Walter Alfred Darlington ECKERSLEY

Regimental number4482
Date of birth17 January 1876
Place of birthWarwick, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCommercial traveller
AddressNewstead, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 5.5"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs I Eckersley, Ross Street, Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 May 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Corporal Eckersley boarded the "Carpentaria" on 8 August 1918, sailing from London on 18 August and finally docked at Melbourne on Friday 4 October 1918
Other details

Married Isabella Ross on 26 October 1905 and had seven children.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Carpentaria', 8 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 4 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 13 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 May 1928
SourcesNAA: B2455, ECKERSLEY Walter Alfred Darlington

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