WALKER, Charles William
| Service Number: | 407956 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 50 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 19 February 1909 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk - Salesman - Sportsman |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 18 December 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Memorial |
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward and Myrtle May Walker; husband of Daphne Lucy Walker, of Brompton, South Australia.
Australian Test Cricketer. Toured England with 1930 and 1938 Australian Teams.
STATE
CRICKETER
MISSING
Flying-Officer C. W. Walker, Test and State cricketer, has been reported missing as the result of air operations on the night of December 17-18. The advice has been received by his father, Mr. E. Walker, of Coglin street, Brompton. Walker went overseas 12 months ago as an air-gunner, and according to private advices, had been engaged in air operations over Europe since July. He gained a place in the State Sheffield Shield team for the first time in the 1928-9 season, and toured England with Australian teams as second wicketkeeper in 1930 and 1938.
A brother, Private George Walker, of the A.I.F., was reported earlier in the year to be missing in Malaya.
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