James WALKER

WALKER, James

Service Number: 18
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1892
Home Town: Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, Bussy, France, 12 April 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Methodist Church Honor Roll, Mooroopna War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

19 Oct 1914: Involvement Driver, 18, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Driver, 18, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

Jame's Walker

Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Walker, of Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia

A 22 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 18 August 1914, he embarked for overseas with the Headquarters sta from Melbourne on 19 October 1914 aboard HMAT Hororata.
After serving at Gallipoli where the 7th Battalion had landed on 25 April 1915 as part of the second wave, Driver Walker went on to serve on the Western Front in France and Belgium.
He was wounded in the groin by a shell whilst in action at Bussy, France on 11 April 1918 and died of wounds the next day.


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