PINKERTON, Walter
| Service Number: | 4755 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 21 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cricket Ground Caretaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hagle Dump Cemetery Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4755, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4755, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4755, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4755, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of James Pinkerton and Mary Murphy
Brother of 825 Pte. William Pinkerton (/explore/people/167507) who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 Apr 1915
"Pte. Pinkerton Killed.
Pte. Walter Pinkerton, for some time greenkeeper at Port Melbourne Bowling Green, also curator of Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, has been killed in action. He left Australia on April 4, 1916, and was killed on October 9, 1917, in France. His only brother, William, was killed in the landing at Gallipoli. He leaves a young widow, for whom in her sad bereavement the deepest sympathy will be expressed." - from the Port Melbournne Standard 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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