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GUPPY, Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1161 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, Australia, 14 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Memorials: | New Thebarton Lodge No 23 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 2 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1161, 43rd Infantry Battalion, GSW left leg |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Walter John Guppy aged 20 when he went to war. He was born in 1895 in Thebarton, a suburb of Adelaide. He was married to wife to Mr Doris Mabel Guppy. He was 5'6" and weighed 151 lbs. He had brown eyes and a fresh complexion.
Walter enlisted on 18 July 1915. He embarked for overseas service on 9 June 1916, almost a year later, and reached France in November. He was wounded in action on 2 July 1917, suffering a severe wound to his left leg. He did not properly recover from this wound and, after a long convalescence in England, returned to Australia in May 1918.