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WALKER, Robert Laurence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 142 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Newtown, NSW, 23 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newtown Public School |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Operator / Postal Assistant |
| Died: | Thrown from Sulky, St. George, Qld., 19 August 1930, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
St George Cemetery, Qld Anglican |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 142, 9th Machine Gun Company, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 142, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 142, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Resided 80 Addison Street, Marrickville, NSW
Robert gained his commission at Fleurbaix and served in Messines, Ypres and the Somme.
Thrown to Death by
Bolting Horse
TOOWOOMBA, Tuesday. — Thrown from his sulky on to his head yesterday, Robert Walker (35) was killed. Driving from St. George to Miltonise station, his horse bolted and he was thrown about 20 yards from the road, and his body was not found until this morning.
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