William Wallace FALKNER

FALKNER, William Wallace

Service Number: 1198
Enlisted: 2 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Field Company Engineers
Born: Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW, 1889
Home Town: Pambula, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 24 August 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Zone C Anglican 9 2948
Memorials: Glebe Roll of Honor, Pambula District Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

2 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1198, 1st Field Company Engineers, Liverpool, NSW
26 Jun 1915: Involvement Sapper, 1198, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
26 Jun 1915: Embarked Sapper, 1198, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William Henry and Mary FALKNER

Husband of  Mrs L Falkner, 135 Glebe Street, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales

OBITUARY
MR. W. W. FALKNER
The death occurred at tile Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick on August 24, of Mr. William Wallace Falkner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Falkner, of Pambula, South Coast. The late Mr Falkner saw Active Service with the 1st Field Co., Engineers, A.I.F., and was at the Landing. He had resided at Pambula and Forest Lodge. He is survived by five sisters and three brothers. The sisters are Mesdames J. Bailes (Leura), F. Curtis (Chatswood), W. Cole (Pambula), J. Blacker (Bega) and R. Marshall (Cessnock). The brothers are Messrs. Lionel (Binnaway), Stan (Taralga) and Vic Falklner (Wagga).

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