Walter Francis RADFORD

RADFORD, Walter Francis

    Service Number: 2693
    Enlisted: 21 June 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    Born: Bristol, England, 1888
    Home Town: Albany, Albany, Western Australia
    Schooling: Board School, Bristol, England
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Wounds, 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Turkey, 17 November 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Panel 56, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli
    Memorials: Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bornholm Elleker-Youngs District War Memorial, Bornholm Kronkup & District Honour Roll, Bornholm Memorial Shields, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    21 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2693, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
    2 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2693, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    2 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2693, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
    16 Nov 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2693, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to abdomen and left arm

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia aged 18 years.

    Address at the time of enlistment was Clifton Boardinghouse, York Street, Albany, WA

    Son of Ann Radford of 1 Hills Barton, St George, Bristol, England

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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