Arthur Burton WALTER

WALTER, Arthur Burton

Service Number: 3310
Enlisted: 18 October 1915, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Surry Hills, NSW, 21 April 1888
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Leichhardt Public School
Occupation: Charcoal Burner
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3310, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
20 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3310, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3310, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Walter Harry and Elizabeth Annie WALTER, 33 Reuss Street, Leichhardt, NSW

Arthur saw service in Egypt and France and was wounded and taken prisoner at Fleurbais 19 July 1916.  He spent 3 months in Cologne Hospital then to Stendal and Wittenberg, where he was working in an open coal mine.