Walter Francis OFFERMAN

OFFERMAN, Walter Francis

    Service Number: 5163
    Enlisted: 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Elmore, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1967, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
    Service held on 7 March 1967. Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 3, Wall M, Niche 1963. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance, Wall 8, Row A
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
    1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5163, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
    1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5163, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
    22 Jul 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion
    16 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 57th Infantry Battalion
    26 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 57th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion
    5 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the head. Invalided to England on 18 July 1918
    3 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Miliary District as wounded

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Walter Offerman and Frances Elizabeth Offerman nee Bruns of Elmore, Victoria.

    Brother of Robert William Offerman who return to Australia on 30 April 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion.

    Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1918 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 27 December 1918

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1923c Walter married Annie May Sullivan in Victoria

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