Albert William WALKER

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Service Number:	2796
Enlisted:	6 May 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Euchareena, New South Wales, 1894
Home Town:	Euchareena, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Catholic School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

6 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2796, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2796, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2796, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Son of William Thomas (Albert) and Johanna Walker of Stuart Town, NSW

Medals; British War Medal, Victory Medal