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WEST, Walter Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 357 |
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Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Emerald, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mortlake, Victoria, 3 May 1889 |
Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Locomotive Engine Driver |
Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 14 May 1978, aged 89 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 357, 15th Infantry Battalion, Emerald, Queensland | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 357, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 357, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 357, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
7 Aug 1915: | Wounded The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (left hand) | |
27 Aug 1916: | Wounded Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - GSW (face and eyes) | |
16 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 357, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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