WALKER, Albert
| Service Number: | 1530 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Coorarook State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1530, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Temp Sgt on 15/3/1918, rank granted when KIA on standing orders. | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1530, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1530 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-21 | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Driver, 1530, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Marere | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Driver, 1530, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: HMAT Marere embarkation_ship_number: A21 public_note: '' |
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On This Day - Australian Military History
We Remember Sergeant Albert Walker
Today we pause to remember the life and service of 1530 Temporary Sergeant Albert Walker, who was killed in action in Belgium on the 21st of March 1918.
Originally from Auburn, Victoria, he worked as a gardener prior to enlisting on the 21st of August 1915. He embarked for overseas as a Driver with the 2nd FAB Ammunition Column from Melbourne on 20 October 1914 aboard HMAT Southern. He was promoted to Acting Bombardier in Egypt on 18 November 1915 and to Bombardier on 12 March 1916.
After arriving in France in March 1916, he served with the 1st Divisional Ammunition Column and the 2nd FAB where he was promoted to Corporal on 2 October 1917 and to Temporary Sergeant on 25 February 1918. He was recommended for a Military Medal (MM) for bravery in carrying a wounded man to safety through heavy shellfire. (There is no record of his receiving the MM.)
He was killed in action in Belgium on 21 March 1918 and is buried in the Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium
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