WALKER, Horace Lionel
| Service Number: | 37929 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Paddington, Sydney, NSW, 1 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Burwood Superior Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Castle Hill, Sydney, NSW, 8 December 1968, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37929, Field Artillery Brigades, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 5 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37929, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37929, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
HORACE LIONEL WALKER was born at Paddington, Sydney, on 1st November, 1893. His parents are Mr. Paul Walker and Mrs. Eleanor Walker. He was educated at the Burwood Superior Public School and joined the Bank’s service on 25th April, 1910, at the Head Office.
Horace Lionel Walker enlisted in the A.I.F. on 12th April, 1917, and left Australia on 5th November of the same year. He served in France from 13th March, 1918, until 25th of the following October, in the 53rd Battery, 14th Brigade, of the Australian Field Artillery. He was promoted to bombardier on 20th October, 1918, and shortly afterwards was recommended for a commission. After service of over two years he was discharged on 12th June, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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