Walter Joseph HOST MM, MID

Walter Joseph HOST MM, MID Update Details

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Service Number:	702
Enlisted:	17 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Berry, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Berry, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Builder
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 24 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Berry Honour Roll, Berry War Memorial

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 702, 2nd Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 702, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 702, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
11 Dec 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
24 Jul 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-24
27 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal

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