John Thomas WALSH

WALSH, John Thomas

    Service Number: 275
    Enlisted: 26 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of illness - Pneumonia, 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 7 December 1915
    Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
    Row M, Grave 83 Chaplain T. A. Campbell officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 275, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 275, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 275, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    On his Attestion paper he stated that he had no next of kin. A legal firm of Casterton, Victoria claimed on 29 August 1916 that he had two sisters Annie Mruphy of Colerine, Victoria and Bridget Murphy of Digby, Victoria. Further enquires were made from a James Walsh of Kellberrin who stated that he was John's brother

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

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