Walter William HANKIN

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Service Number:	1483
Enlisted:	9 November 1915, Box Hill, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 8 February 1896
Home Town:	Thornbury, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Richmond State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1960, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria PLOT Lawn F, Row 39, Grave 69
Memorials:

9 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1483, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Box Hill, Vic.
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1483, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1483, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
30 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1483, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Es Salt Raid, Walter was one of seven casualties recorded in the 9th LHR War Diary, that day, wounded in action, gun shot wound, scalp.
30 Aug 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1483, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked Suez, Egypt per HT Wiltshire for return to Australia
11 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1483, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged medically unfit for further service

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Son of William W and Nellie HANKIN, 95 Ranleigh Street, Thornbury, Vic.

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