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STEER, Wallington Stewart
| Service Number: | 3325 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 9 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Bullet wound , Renmark Soldiers Memorial Hospital, South Australia , 8 April 1947, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Old Cemetery, South Australia Section J, Plot 56 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Streaky Bay School Roll of Honor, Streaky Bay War Memorial, Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3325, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3325, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3325, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3325, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Wallington was born in Mt Gambier on 9 February 1899 to William Henry and Ethel Maude nee COATES. He had one sister Edna.
Wallington married Dorothea HOOPER on 14 September 1935 at Norwood. There was one daughter to the marriage, Judith.
Wallington died at Renmark aged 47 on 08.04.1947 as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (suicide)
He was one of the State's pioneers in radio, and had been associated with it from Its earliest days. He served in the 27th Battalion in World War 1 and had been actively associated with the Renmark RSL, Anzae Day, Sports and Children's Christmas tree. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon when the Rev. H. R. Ballard* conducted the service. The RRS sub-branch president (Mr. A. E. E. Hilton) recited the requiem and Mr. F. Burr sounded "Reveille" and the "Last Post."
Military
Wallington joined the AIF on 29 June 1915 and was attached to the 27th Battalion. It is apparent he was only 16 at the time of his enlistment but put his age up to 18. He was given permission to enlist in a letter allegedly written by his mother.
He embarked with the 7th reinforcements on 12 January 1916 travelling to Egypt then to France arriving on 27 March 1916. He then served in the trenches at Armentieres and subsequently took part in the battles of Pozieres and Flers in 1916, the battle of Passchendaele (Menin Rd and Broodseinde) in 1917, the German Spring offensive and the assault on the Hindenburg Line (Amiens, Mont St. Quentin and Beaurevoir). There is no record of him having been wounded or suffering a serious illness. Pte STEER returned to Australia on 2 July 1919 and was discharged on 5 September 1919. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Wallington STEER also served in WW2 as S34871 serving in the 18th Garrison Reserve from 1941-1942.
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