WALKER, William Douglas Wilson
| Service Number: | 7162 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gordon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | CE Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Hit by shell in abdomen on front line, Fleurbaix, France, 18 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot III, Row H, Grave 25, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Killara Golf Club WWI Honour Roll, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7162, 1st Divisional Train | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 7162, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 7162, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Driver, 7162, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7162 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-07-18 | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Driver William Douglas Wilson Walker, 7162, the younger brother of Second Lieutenant Alan Alexander Wilson-Walker and is also remembered on the headstone he shares with his brother Alan Alexander, St. James’ Churchyard Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England.
Driver William Douglas Wilson Walker, 7162 enlisted 28th June, 1915 & embarked on 30th September, 1915 – 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. Died of wounds received in action (Shrapnel wounds to abdominal wall & liver) at 1st Casualty Clearing Station, France on 18th July, 1916, almost 4 months after his brother. He was buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France – Plot III. H. 25. The cemetery contains 875 Commonwealth Burials from 1914-1918, of which 63 are unidentified. He was entitled to 1914/15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
William Douglas Wilson-Walker is also remembered on the headstone he shares with his brother Alan Alexander
Inscribed on Shared gravestone/memorial marker St. James’ Churchyard Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England
WILLIAM DOUGLAS WILSON-WALKER
Gunner Australian Imperial Force
Brother of the above
Who died of wounds at Armentieres, France
18th July 1916, Aged 20 years
“When you go home tell them of us and say
for your to-morrow these gave their to-day”
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