Walter Henry GIDDINS

GIDDINS, Walter Henry

Service Number: 1638
Enlisted: 12 January 1916, Mendooran, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bathurst, New South Wales, 1873
Home Town: Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of illness (tuberculosis - POW of Germany), Belgium, 17 August 1917
Cemetery: Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension
Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Tournai, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Warren War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1638, Mendooran, New South Wales
14 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
11 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 13th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1638 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-17
11 Apr 1917: Imprisoned Bullecourt (First)

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