Lawrence Frederick (Laurie) WALKER

WALKER, Lawrence Frederick

Service Numbers: V245577, VX103476
Enlisted: 29 December 1941, Mobilised to Militia and Posted to 8th Infantry Battalion AMF Balcombe Camp Vic
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 3 June 1921
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Bendigo State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Miner
Died: Natural Causes, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 28 March 2000, aged 78 years
Cemetery: Bendigo Civil Cemetery
BendigoPublic Cemetery Plot: Lawn #9 Grave # 55159

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World War 2 Service

29 Dec 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V245577, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF, Mobilised to Militia and Posted to 8th Infantry Battalion AMF Balcombe Camp Vic
14 Feb 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V245577, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), Posted with Battalion for the Defence of Darwin
26 Jun 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX103476, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF
16 Jul 1943: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 124 Australian Special Hospital, Admitted 124 Australian Stationary Hospital Puckapunyal from Darwin due to Lower Bowel Infection Serious
6 Jun 1944: Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX103476, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), Wounded Grenade fragments Accidental Transferred to 6th Australian General Hospital for treatment
26 Sep 1944: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX103476, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville, Posted with Battalion to Defence of Emirau Island Solomons to relieve US Forces
31 Aug 1945: Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX103476, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville, Evacuated to 17th Australian Field Ambulance Bougainville to Australia Appendicitis .
25 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX103476, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF

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