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HAIGH, Walter Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3633, S69451 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1917, Enlisted at Brunswick Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1898 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Factory Hand |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3633, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3633, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3633, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From 46th Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3633, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 20 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, From 37th Battalion | |
| 14 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3633, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Mar 1942: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, S69451 | |
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| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, S69451 | |
| 25 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 8 Sep 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Thomas Haigh and Margaret Haigh nee Harrigan of Bank Street, Brunswick East, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 29 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Walter married Eileen May Barry in Victoria