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SHEFFIELD, Walter Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 597 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Interred on 5 April 1962 in the Thomas Simmons Lawn, Row CL, Grave 27 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 597, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 597, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 597, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 597, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left knee and shoulder | |
| 20 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 597, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion | |
| 6 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 597, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Sheffield and Sarah Ann Sheffield nee McPherson of Tuson Street, Ararat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia aboard HMAT Suevic disembarking on the 5 January 1919
During 1921 Walter married Margaret Regan in Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal