WORLAND, Walter Erskine
| Service Number: | 51487 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1918, Euroa, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, 4 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Euroa, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Creighton and Euroa Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Coronary, Euroa, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Euroa Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51487, Euroa, Victoria | |
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| 1 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 51487, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51487, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51487, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Service and family story
Walter Erkine Worland, son of Grazier and Lincoln sheep breeder Edgar Worland and Elizabeth Halsall.
He lived on the family property known as Foxton Park at Creighton near Euroa.
Walter knwn as "Mick" joined the AIF on 27th March 1918 after enlisting on 5th February 1918 he was described as 5ft 5.1/2 inches tall, fair complexion, fair hair and blue eyes. He started in the 2nd Rifle General Service Group and was later transfered to 22nd Battalion AIF. On 3.7.18 he was in the 5th Training Batt. A badge suggests that he was trained in Artillery in Liverpool NSW. On 22nd Nov he travelled via Southampton to France arriving at the Port of Le Havre on 23rd November 1918. When in France he sent postcards home to family members from towns near the Belgium border and close to Ypres. One from Bailleul sent to his sister Elizabeth, others from Merris, Morbeque and Guines. The War had ended but we presume he was part of the clean up operations.
He returned to Australia on 23rd July 1919 on the ship "Ulysses"
On 13th December 1891 he married Lily Stevens from Pranjip, Victoria, daughter of a successful local Farmer. He returned to Farming, taking over a Halsall property known as "Allendale" and building up a stock of Merino sheep. He was well known in the district for his shooting and fishing skills. He died at the Creighton farm on 2nd September 1969.
Submitted 2 February 2017 by Vicki Worland
Biography contributed by Vicki Worland
Walter Erskine Worland, known as Mick b 4/2/1899 Euroa, Victoria, son of Lincoln Sheep Breeder Edgar Worland and Elizabeth Halsall. He lived on the Family Property named "Foxton Park" at Creighton via Euroa.
He joined the A.I.F. on 27th March 1918 after enlisting on 5th February 1918. He was described as 5ft 5.1/2 inches tall, fair complexion, fair hair and blue eyes. He started in the 2nd Rifle General Service Group and was later transferred to 22nd Battalion AIF. On 3rd July 1918 he was in the 5th Training Battalion . A Badge suggests that he was trained in Artillery at Liverpool NSW.
On 22nd November he travelled via Southampton to France arriving at the Port of Le Havre on 23rd November 1918.
When in France he sent postcards home to family members from towns near the Belgium border and close to Ypres. One sent from Bailleul to his sister Elizabeth, others from Merris, Morbeque and Guines. The War had ended but we presume he took part in the cleanup operations. He returned to Australia on 23rd July 1919.
On 13th December 1921 he married Lily Stevens daughter of a successful local farmer from Pranjip. He returned to Farming after purchasing a Halsall property known as "Allendale" and bred Merino sheep. He was well known in the district for his shooting skills with foxes and wild ducks and fishing skills.
He died at the Creighton farm on 2nd Septmber 1969.
Submitted by Vicki Worland ( Granddaughter)
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