Walter Cecil MORTIMER MM

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Service Number:	7281
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sutton, Surrey, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Leonora, Leonora, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Interpreter (French)
Memorials:	Leonora Honour Roll, Leonora Road Board District Roll of Honor, Leonora War Memorial

29 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 7281, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 7281, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
1 Feb 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, “During the operations at Broodsiende Ridge, east of Ypres, 1st to 9th October 1917, L/Cpl Mortimer was in charge of a carrying party attached to the 3rd Machine Gun Company. Throughout the operations his party carried rations and ammunition, and through his unfailing efforts and high sense of duty, he never failed at any time to get his party through to the front line despite the very bad weather conditions, almost impassable country, and continuous heavy enemy shellfire. Through his great devotion to duty he set a great example to those under him and encouraged them to carry on.” (London Gazette 4 February 1918)

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