FREEMAN, Walter
| Service Number: | 3766 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berringa, Victoria, Australia , 22 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Glenferrie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, 8 August 1988, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lakes Entrance Garden Cemetery, Victoria Plot - A-236 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3766, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3766, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by kianah young
Son of George Freeman and Elizabeth Johns
Born Walter Freeman (BDM Birth Cert record Reg# 7553)
Military Service # 3766, enlisted 24 July 1915, Melbourne
Married Olive May Joy 1928 (BDM - 2861)
∼Ballarat Star (Vic.: 1865 - 1924), Saturday 2 March 1918, page 9
GOSSIP.
A pleasant evening was spent on the 28th February at the residence of Mr and Mrs P. Pulbrook, of 404 Lyons street. Ballarat, to celebrate the home coming of their nephew. Private Walter Freeman, who has just returned from the front. The supper room was gaily decorated with Private Freeman's battalion colors, blue -and gold, 'and the flags of the Allies. The toasts included 'The King,' 'Our Guest,' 'The Parents and Grand Parents of our guest.' and 'The Australian Soldiers at Home and Abroad.' Games and music and song were indulged in till the small hours of the morning, when the gathering dispersed.
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Snowy River Mail (Orbost, Vic. : 1911 - 1970), Wednesday 25 January 1928, page 3
FREEMAN -JOY
Great interest centred round the very pretty wedding celebrated in the Methodist church on Wednesday evening, 11th January, when Olive May, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Joy. Brodribb was married to Walter (Bob) Freeman, formerly of Carnegie.
A large number of people assembled at the church, as the bride and bridegroom are very popular throughout the district.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Longthorne.
The bride who was given away by her mother, was daintily attired in a very pretty frock of ivory embroided tulle veil (lent by Mrs A Tawrs, of Newmerella, held in place by a bonnet of orange blossom. and the bridal bouquet of blue hydrangeas and asparagus fern. completed a charming toilette.
The bride was attended by her little sisters. Hilda looked very dainty in pale mauve silk and Ruby in creme silk prettily embroided.
Mr Clifford Freeman was best man
As the happy couple were leaving the church to the strains of the Wedding March, played by Mr. Wilton, Mrs M Lynch placed a dainty white horse-shoe on the arm of the bride. Assembled well-wishers, abundantly armed with confetti, heartly showered the bride and bridegroom as they passed through to the waiting car.
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