WALTERS, James
| Service Number: | 593 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 30 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 30 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 593, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 593, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 593, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 593, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 593 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Listed on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour as James Robertson Walters
Biography contributed by Ruby Nixon
James Walters was an Australian who went to World War 1. He served as a trooper in the war, but started his involvement as a private in 1915. Walters was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, while his date of birth is unknown, he was aged 19 when he embarked. Before Walters enlisted, he worked as a horse driver and lived on Gordon street, Albert Park, Adelaide. His parents were Ernest and Sarah Walters. Walters was not married and believed in the Church of England.
Walters’ unit was the 11th light horse regiment, C squadron. Walters’ unit embarked from Brisbane on board the HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915. He fought at Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine. He continued to do so until the 30th April 1918 when he was killed in action. He died in Palestine and is buried in the Jerusalem memorial. Walters earnt the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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