Alfred Wallace (Wally) WALLER

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WALLER, Alfred Wallace

Service Number:	416
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Enlisted in Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Salt Lagoon, South Australia, 27 November 1894
Home Town:	Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 14 April 1975, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kingscote Cemetery (Kangaroo Island), S.A. Plot 166
Memorials:	Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 416, Enlisted in Adelaide
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 416, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 416, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
24 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 416

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Born at Salt Lagoon in the Hundred of Dudley; 5th of 7 children born to Alfred James Waller and Mary Ann (Ann) nee Simpson. Descendant of Black Betty Thomas (from the Nuenonne Poeple of Tasmania, captured by sealers in 1819)

Courtesy of Jo-anne Overton

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

16 January 1919 - Returned to Australia

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

RSL Information

24 March 1919 - Joined Kingscote Sub Branch

8 April 1965 - Rejoined Kingscote Sub Branch

Last known address was Chapman Terrace, Kangaroo Island

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