Walter George (Watty) WALDRON

WALDRON, Walter George

Service Number: 1786
Enlisted: 14 February 1916, Ararat, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Middle Creek, Vic., 1896
Home Town: Middle Creek, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling: Shirley School, Middle Creek State School No 1045
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial, Boys of the Shirley School Pictorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1786, 57th Infantry Battalion, Ararat, Vic.
4 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1786, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
15 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 1786, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1786 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-15

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George and Sarah Amelia WALDRON of Middle Creek, Vic.

WALDRON.—In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Walter George (Watty) Waldron, who was killed In action on the Belgian front on October 15th, 1917.
At rest. Sadly missed.
—Inserted by his mother, father, sisters, brothers, and brother Arthur (returned).