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GAMMON, Walter Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5699 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechwood, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Healesville, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth War Memorial, Healesville Avenue of Honour, Healesville WW1 Honor Roll, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance, Yarra Glen & District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5699, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5699, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Walter Herbert GAMMON was born in 1874 in Beechwood in Victoria His parents were George GAMMON and Kate BURGIS S/N 5699 he joined 24th Battalion on 25.1.1916 Killed in Action 11.3.1917 Buried Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot IV , Row F, Grave 34, France His father George received a Memorial Plaque & Scroll and his Victory Medal Walter also earned a British War Medal His parents George & Kate are both buried in Kew (Boroondara) Cemetery in Victoria His father died in 1925 & his mother in 1929