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SHUIDINGTON (SHURDINGTON), Walter Robert Francis
| Service Number: | 978 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australai |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Penola, South Australia, 18 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Penola, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Magll, South Australia, 5 February 1953, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penola (New) Cemetery Section P (Main Road), Plot 74 D Rev. Blades officiated |
| Memorials: | Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor, Penola Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 978, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australai | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 978, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 978, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 13 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 978 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth Registration: Given names Walter Robert Francis Shurdington Book/Page: 526/311
17 November 1915 - Taken on strength 9 Light Horse
22 February 1916 - Rejoined 11 Light Horse from the 9 LH
1 April 1916 - Transferred to the 1 Divisional Artillery with rank of Gunner
23 May 1916 - Gunner mustered as Driver to complete establishment
4 June 1917 - To hospital - sick
9 June 1917 - Rejoined 11 F.A.B. from hospital
23 March 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Cluny Castle
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
16 September 1923 - Married Margaret Jane Kekewick in Christ Church, Mount Gambier, SA
RSL Information
30 June 1924 - Joined Bordertown Sub Branch
9 February - Transferred to Penolsa Sub Branch
31 June 1946 Transferred to Kingston, residential address was Kingston
At the time of death his residential address was stated as bieing Penola