Walter STURZAKER

STURZAKER, Walter

Service Number: 7073
Enlisted: 11 October 1916, Burnie, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 27 January 1895
Home Town: Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm hand
Died: Natural causes, Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 24 November 1929, aged 34 years
Cemetery: Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania
Memorials: Birralee Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7073, Burnie, Tasmania
22 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 7073, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 7073, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
5 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7073, 12th Infantry Battalion

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"STURZAKER.-The funeral of the late Walter Sturzaker is appointed to leave his late residence, Water street, Ulverstone, at 3.45 p.m. this day for Holy Trinity Church, Ulverstone. Friends will kindly accept this intimation...

R.S.L. ULVERSTONE SUB-BRANCH. All returned soldiers are requested to attend the funeral of the late Walter Sturzaker, late 12th Batt., A.I.F., which leaves his late residence, Water street, Ulverstone, at 3.15 p.m." - from the Burnie Advocate 25 Nov 1929 (nla.gov.au)

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