WALKER, John
| Service Number: | 2537 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Lancelot, South Australia, 3 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Boys State School, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Driver |
| Died: | Illness -Dysentery, St Andrews Hospital, Malta, 24 September 1915, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot B, Row X1V, Grave 6 Chaplain E.G . Wells officiated Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of J. & M. Walker of West Australia , Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2537, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 18 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2537, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2537, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2537, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John Andrew Walker and Mary Jane Walker (nee Venus) of 117 Keightly Road, Subiaco, WA formerly of Papanyinging, WA. Brother of Thomas Phillip Walker who returned to Australia on 17 November 1918 having served with the 11th Battalion. Thomas died on 9 April 1919 and is buried in the Karrakatta Cemetery, WA.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal. Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John Andrew Walker and Mary Jane Walker (nee Venus) of 117 Keightly Road, Subiaco, WA formerly of Papanyinging, WA. Brother of Thomas Phillip Walker who returned to Australia on 17 November 1918 having served with the 11th Battalion. Thomas died on 9 April 1919 and is buried in the Karrakatta Cemetery, WA.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal. Victory Medal