FILMER, Walter Stephen
| Service Number: | 4426 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Yarram, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Byaduk War Memorial, Hamilton Primary School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4426, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4426, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andreena Hockley
Walter Stephen Filmer, killed on the 3rd of May, 1917, was born in 1893. He was appointed junior teacher at School 295, Hamilton, in 1910, and head teacher at No. 3525, Womerah, in 1914. He earned the reputation of an energetic, progressive teacher.
While at Hamilton, he took a great interest in military matters, and was O.C. of H Company, 7Ist Infantry.
He sailed for Egypt in March, 1916, spent one month there and three in England, then went to France in September. He won his commission on the battlefield ere he fell in action.
His mother, Mrs. Rose E. Filmer, lives at Byaduk, in the Western District.
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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