WALKINGTON, Henry Arundel
| Service Number: | 412 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, Australia, 24 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Murray Bridge Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carriage Cleaner (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tincourt, France, 6 September 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave 7), France, Tincourt New British Cemetery, Tincourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 412, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 412, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 6 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 412, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 412 awm_unit: 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-06 |
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Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 5 October 1918
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.
DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
Gunner H. A. WALKINGTON, who was killed in action in France on September 6, enlisted from Torrensville on January 6, 1916, and sailed for the front on June 9, 1916, with the 43rd Battalion. After training in England he attended a school of instruction at Aldershot, and was then transferred to France as a gunner in the 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was previously wounded in 1917 and after spending two or three months in hospital, rejoined the trench mortars. He was well known and highly respected at Murray Bridge, Hamley Bridge, and Torrensville. For a few years he was a barman at the Crown Inn, Lord Raglan, and the Napoleon Hotels. When he enlisted he was employed in the traffic branch of the railways. He was educated at the Nailsworth and Murray Bridge schools. He was an exceptionally good musician. Whilst the 43rd were training in England, the battalion was presented with a piano, and Gunner Walkington, who was popularly known as 'Walkie,' was looked upon as the pianist to the 43rd. He will be sadly missed by a large circle of friends.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87551519 (nla.gov.au)
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 13 September 1919
HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
WALKINGTON.— In loving memory of our dear brother, Harry, killed in action in France, September 6, 1918. We think of you dearly and will to the end. Peace perfect peace. — E. and W. Rowe.
WALKINGTON — In sad but loving memory of our dear brother, Harry, No. 412, 11th L.T.M.B., 43rd Battalion, killed near Tincourt, France, September 6, 1918.
The fight was nearly over,
The guns soon to cease to roar.
When our dear brother Harry
Was called to that distant shore.
We pictured your returning,
And the good times we would have,
But how we missed your dear face, Harry,
When the 43rd came home.
—Inserted by Les. and Stella.
WALKINGTON. — In sad and loving memory of Gunner H. A. Walkington, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, September 6, 1918.
A soldier? Yes. And a hero, too,
He played a man's part, through and through;
His actions speak, though his voice is still.
Forget him? No, we never will.
—Inserted by his loving friends, Syd and Beat and Lynda Leaves, East-street, Torrensville.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89160384 (nla.gov.au)
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