SEAMAN, Walter Batley
| Service Number: | 101 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 19 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot III (3), Row D, Grave 21. He and his brother's commemorated on parents grave in West Terrace Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 101, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 101, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 101, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 101, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 101, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Born 19 January 1891 in Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 473 Page: 32 District: Ade.)
Father Colonel Sergeant Elisha SEAMAN (b. ___ - d. 14/10/1915 62 yeras old); and
Mother Sarah Hannah (nee HARTLEY, b. ____ - d. 3/6/1920 66 years old).
"CORPORAL W. B. SEAMAN.
Corporal W. B. Seaman, who was reported as killed in action at the Dardanelles, is the fourth son of Mr. E. Seaman, of Ebor avenue, West Adelaide, and was a member of the 10th Battalion. He was one of the first to enlist when war broke out, and was at the time a member of the 78th Battalion Band, and was one of the oldest members, having served for several years. He was a wheelwright by trade, and a member of the Coachmakers Union and an enthusiastic unionist. He was respected and loved by his fellow-workers, and all he came in contact with. He was also a member of the Southern Star Tent, L.O.R. He leaves a wife and one child. An older and a younger brother are in the fighting line. He had his twenty-fourth birthday in Egypt last January." - from the Adelaide Daily Herald 06 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)
Siblings:
Brother Arthur James Seaman (b. 15/5/1876 Adelaide SA - d. 27/8/1915)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 166 Page: 340 District: Ade.)
Sister Beatrice Jane Seaman (b. 13/1/1878 Adelaide SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 195 Page: 137 District: Ade.)
Brother Cecil Frank Seaman (b. 17/10/1881 Adelaide SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 270 Page: 195 District: Ade.)
Sister Mabel Seaman (b. 1/6/1883 Adelaide SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 305 Page: 302 District: Ade.)
Brother Clarence Seaman (b. 8/5/1885 Adelaide SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 348 Page: 305 District: Ade.)
Sister Alice Maud Seaman (b. 13/4/1886 Adelaide SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 371 Page: 398 District: Ade.)
Sister Edith Seaman (b. 3/1/1889 Adelaide SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 431 Page: 85 District: Ade.)
Brother Frederick Albert Seaman (b. 20/4/1893 Adelaide SA - d. _____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 520 Page: 219 District: Ade.)
Next of kin in service:
Brother 740 Sergeant Arthur James Seaman - F Company 12th Battalion
died of illness 27/8/1915, on board Thermistocles -buried at Sea.
His name is commenmorated on the Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt,
and also on his parents grave at West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA.
Brother 1811 Private Frederick Albert Seaman - 10th Battalion
Returned to Australia 31 August 1915
married 11/11/1911 at Stirling West, South Australia
Wife: Florence Emma Seaman (nee Paddick), c/o Blackwood, SA - d. 3/1/1980
(later remarried to Jack Solomon - Mrs F E Solomon, Tapley's Road, Seaton Park SA)
(later remarried to James Gonne- Mrs F E Gonne)
Child: Mildred Lenor Martha Seaman, living at Blackwood, South Australia (with mother)
(d. 2/7/1921 6 years old, buried with her grandparents at West Terrace Cemetery)
Previous service:
78th Infantry
Described on enlisting as 23 years old; married; 5' 7 1/2" tall; 146 lbs;
dark complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair; Methodist
19/8/1914 Enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia
completed medical - fit for service
Commanding Officer appointed Walter to C Company
at the Morphettville Camp
28-31/8/1914 Acting Corporal
1/9/1914 Confirmed as Corporal
20/10/1914 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Ascanius A11
as a Corporal in C Company, 10th Infantry Battalion
2/3/1915 Embarked on board Ionian, to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
in Gallipoli
19/5/1915 Killed in action in Dardanelles, GALLIPOLI
buried by: Chaplain J C McPhee
buried in: Divisional Cemetery, Shrapnel Gully, Gallipoli
Plot IV, Row C, Grave 2
later buried in: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery
Plot III (3), Row D, Grave 21
He is also commemorated at the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia,
Road 1 North, Path Number 9, E/W: E, Site #24
Medals:
1914-15 Star (5005); British War medal (4754); Victory medal (4753);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (305732).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/2/2015. Lest we forget
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