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WALKER, Alexander Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mt. Gambier, South Australia, 22 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Estate Agent |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 August 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge No 47 Great War Roll of Honour, Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge No 47 I.O.O.F. M.U. Great War Roll of Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-23 |
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"THE LATE LIEUTENANT A. R. WALKER.
Lieutenant A. R. Walker, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Walker, of Mount Gambier, has been killed in action in France. He was of a bright, cheery disposition, and was highly esteemed. He was a native of Mount Gambier, and was 33 years of age. After enlisting in March, 1915, he made rapid progress in the Military School in Adelaide, and gained the rank of lieutenant when he left last November." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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