Walter QUAN

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Service Number:	4325
Enlisted:	23 September 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Koondrook, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Meekatharra, Meekatharra, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XVIII. Row C. Grave 16. Headstone inscription reads: We will never forget you my son
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

23 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4325, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4325 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08

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Son of James Pierce Quan and Ada Quan nee Buckman of Meekatharra, WA formerly of Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal