WALKLATE, Wilfrid Ernest
| Service Number: | 5261 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Natural causes, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 1969 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5261, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5261, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5261, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5261, 14th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...5261 Private Wilfrid Ernest Walklate, 14th Battalion from Caulfield, Victoria, the brother of Lieutenant Harold Vernon who may have ordered the photograph [see image P05554.006]. Pte Walklate is listed on the Embarkation Roll as Wilford Ernest Walklate. A 25 year old commercial traveller prior to enlisting on 29 September 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 16th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 14 March 1916 aboard HMAT Anchises (A68). Following a short stop-over in Egypt, he proceeded to France in June 1916 and was appointed Acting Sergeant. He was later promoted to Lance Corporal on 10 February 1918 and to Sergeant (Sgt) on 15 April 1918. Sgt Walklate arrived back in Australia on 21 May 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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