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BALDOCK, Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6971 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1916, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, 29 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kimberley, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Kimberley State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie War Memorial, Deloraine War Memorial, Kimberley Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6971, Burnie, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6971, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6971, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6971, 12th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Three brothers at the War;
6971 Pte. Walter John Baldock b. 29 Jul 1890, d. 23 Aug 1918 killed in action in France.
4288 Pte. Edgar Baldock (/explore/people/51580) b. 07 Aug 1894, d. 04 Oct 1917 killed in action in Belgium.
1794 Pte. Herbert Baldock (/explore/people/302384) b. 04 Nov1896, d. 21 Mar 1949 in Tasmania
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