WALTER, Theodore
| Service Numbers: | 3145, W74315 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Point Pass, South Australia, Australia, 2 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia., 18 June 1979, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wickepin Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3145, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3145, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3145, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3145 | |
| 9 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3145, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, W74315 | |
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| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, W74315 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Wayne Richardson
Recommendation for Millitary Medal
Near Lihons (in France) on 11th August 1918, Sgt Walter showed great bravery and devotion to duty. When the N.C.O. in charge of a bombing party was wounded, Sgt Walter rushed forward under heavy machine gun fire, caught up the wounded man and was carrying him to shelter when he himself was slightly wounded in the side and the N.C.O. killed in his arms.
He, however, brought the body of the wounded N.C.O. back to our lines, and taking command of the section, led the men forward with great skill against the enemy, dislodging them, and gaining the section of trench under dispute.
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