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DITCHFIELD, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6479 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 29 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Morchies Military Cemetery Row B, Grave 12, Morchies Military Cemetery, Morchies, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castlemaine Christ Church Anglican Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6479, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6479, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Scouting Connection
Walter was a Scout with the 1st Longford Troop (Stretford, 18th Manchester), England and he is named on the Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour.
https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/explore/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/
Submitted 25 March 2020 by David Oliver