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WALTER, Arthur Burton
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3310 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3310, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.