WALKER, Percy James
| Service Number: | 2701 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | “Kaludah”, Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Greta Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Died at Sea on board H.M.A.T. Port Napier, 18 January 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook War Memorial Hampshire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Lochinvar and Keinbah Districts War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2701, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2701, 34th Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 18th January…… Percy James Walker was born at “Kaludah”, Lochinvar, New South Wales on 25th June, 1892.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th July, 1916 as a 21 year old, single, Labourer from Harper’s Hill, Lochinvar, NSW.
Private Percy James Walker, Service number 2701, embarked from Sydney, NSW on SS Napier on 17th November, 1916 with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 34th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements.
On 31st December, 1916 Private Walker was admitted to Troopship Port Napier’s Hospital with Lobar Pneumonia (double), Emphysema & O_______.
Private Percy James Walker died on 18th January, 1917 at Sea on board H.M.A.T. Port Napier (as listed on Casualty Form – Active Service & Field Service Form) from Myocarditis.
He was buried at Sea on 18th January, 1917 from H.M.A.T. Port Napier. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/u---w.html
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