Walter William THORPE

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Service Number:	383
Enlisted:	3 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

3 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 383, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 383, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 383, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle

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Son of George Edward and Charlotte Thorpe of Katanning, WA

Next of kin given as his aunt Elena Martha Rogers of 30 St Leonard's Avenue, Leederville, WA

Brother of Robert James Thorp who was died of wounds on 6 August 1916 while serving with the 16th Battalion and has no known grave

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal