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POPE, Walter Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 420, 420b |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Mount Barker, 10 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Barker |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heart attack, Brinkley, 23 April 1957, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Murray Bridge (Adelaide Road) Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 420, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 420, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion, Appointed to Lance Corporal on the 6/9/1916. 12/8/1917 Walter reverts to Private at own request. | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Machine Gun Company, Walter was transfered from the 27th Infantry Battalion to the 22nd Machine Gun Company B | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 420b | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Walter was discharged from service on the 25/7/1919 |
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