Walter Henry ONIANS

ONIANS, Walter Henry

    Service Number: 226
    Enlisted: 3 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: Australian Mounted Divisional Train
    Born: Maldon, Victoria, Australia, August 1882
    Home Town: Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Groom
    Died: Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW
    Anglican Section, Row H, Grave 423
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 226, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    20 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 226, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
    20 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 226, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
    9 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment
    31 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Mounted Divisional Train, From 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment
    20 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 226, Australian Mounted Divisional Train, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Stephen Onions and Elizabeth Onions nee Sweetingham of Parhran, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on 4 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 11 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1921c Walter married Margaret Hindmarsh in Gundagai, NSW

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