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THORPE, Walton Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3135 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kangarilla, SA, 10 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cooranbong, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 21 June 1965, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dayboro Cemetery, Qld Section 2-Row 4-Plot 101 |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3135, 36th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3135, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3135, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Walton's parents were Albert Samuel Thorpe and Martha Jane Pascall. In 1913 Walton was living with his Mother and Father and siblings working on a farm at Mt Pleasant. He enlisted 22 August 1916, Sydney New South Wales. He met and married Dorothy Beatrice Harding in Derby England on 20 August 1919 and brought her back to Australia. Dorothy passed away at Dayboro in 1921. In 1925 Walton's Christian name was changed to Walter and he and his new wife Agnes Thorpe was living at Mt Pleasant with his parents. His occupation was a cabinet maker.
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