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ADDISON, Walter Sinclair

Service Number:	308
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Adelaide, South Australia, 12 August 1878
Home Town:	Bowden, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith's farrier
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 17 November 1929, aged 51 years
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 4S, Site No: 11
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 308, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 308, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 308, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide
20 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 308, 32nd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

Medals: Military Medal AND Bar, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal