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LITCHFIELD, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2879 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 30 August 1880 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Norwood Public School |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Elliston War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2879, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Walwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2879, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Walwa, Adelaide | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2879, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2879 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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