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WALINKEVIC, Kazis
Personal Details
| Other Name: | VOLUKAVITZ, Kazinar (Charles) |
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| Service Number: | 156 |
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Mairembo, Poland, 2 February 1884 |
| Home Town: | Bellevue, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman/Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 156, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 156, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 156, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 156, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to deafness |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia from Scotland during 1910 aboard Berliw. Swore his Oath of Allegiance on 7 September 1914 in Bellevue, WA.
Served as Kazinar Volukavitz but correct name is Kazis (Charles) Walinkevic.
According to his wife he had served in the Royal Australian Navy in Sydney prior to enlisting in the AIF in 1914 but the RAN has no record of his service.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 June 1916 aboard HT Armadale
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal