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OPENSHAW, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3096 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fish & Poultry Dealer |
| Died: | Cottesloe, Western Australia, 24 June 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section ZG, Grave 0356 |
| Memorials: | Boulder Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3096, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3096, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3096, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3096, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to age, arterio fibrosis and nephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Openshaw and Hannah Openshaw of Lancashire, England.
Husband on Mary Josephine Openshaw nee Jump of Piesse Street, Boulder, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 aboard HT Field Marshal disembarking on 18 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal