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WALSH, William John

Service Number:	100
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, 29 August 1880
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Spring Hill State School
Occupation:	Tinsmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 32
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 100, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 100, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 100, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography

Killed in Action at the landing at Gallipoli on 25 Apr 1915