William Thomas WALSH

WALSH, William Thomas

Service Number: 4114
Enlisted: 21 September 1914, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
Born: Brisbane, Qld., 21 September 1873
Home Town: Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Humpybong State School
Occupation: Commercial Traveller
Died: Brisbane, Qld., 5 June 1922, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
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Memorials: Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 4114, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Brisbane, Qld.
8 Apr 1915: Involvement Driver, 4114, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Apr 1915: Embarked Driver, 4114, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

William's parents were William and Charlotte Walsh who owned the Scarborough Hotel. He attended Humpybong State School and later married Annis Aitken in 1909. William was aged 36 and was a Driver at the time of his enlistment in September 1914. A younger brother, Robert Arnold [1785] enlisted 9 months later. William and Annis moved to South Brisbane after the war.