WALKER, George Waterston
| Service Number: | 10181 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1916, London, England |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 2 June 1881 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cooerwull Academy Bowenfels NSW |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 10181, 3rd Divisional Train, London, England | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 10181, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: Enlisted overseas | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Private, 10181 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
GEORGE WATERSTON WALKER, son of Hon. James Thomas Walker and Mrs. Janette Isabella Walker, was born on 2nd June, 1881, at Brisbane, and was educated at the Cooerwull Academy, Bowenfels, New South Wales.
He entered the service of the Bank at London on 7th November, 1900. He was transferred to Head Office on 25 th August, 1902, and to Bathurst Street, Sydney, in August 1910.
George Waterston Walker returned to England, where he enlisted as a private in the Army Service Corps 3rd Divisional Train, on 25th August, 1916. Afterwards he was appointed lieutenant in the 7th Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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