FALCONBRIDGE, Walter Thomas
| Service Number: | 6819 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1917, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | West Barsham, Norfolk, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Perth, Australia, 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6819, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6819, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 13 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6819, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Walter's parents were Anne and William Falconbridge of Norfolk England. His father died in 1917.
Walter left England sailing on the Omrah, Orient Line, on the 8th December 1911 for Freemantle.
Walter's brother was William who fought with the Australian Army and died in August 1918 and is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
John William Falconbridge, Walter's cousin, also joined the Australian Army and died on 2 September 1915 in Gallipoli
Walter was wounded in WWI and suffered gunshot wounds to the thigh and face. He survived the war and made his home in Australia where he is buried.
His WWI service number was 6819