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FELSTEAD, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 725 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper Cutter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - wounds to the lung and leg, At sea, on board HS Delta, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea about 3 miles from Alexandria Panel 10, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 725, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 4 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 725, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 725, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 20 Oct 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 725, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 725 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-10-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ambrose and Elizabeth Emma (nee Petty) Felstead. Registration number 14443
Husband of Mary Jane Felstead (nee Daniel). In 1903 he and Mary were married. Later known as Mary Clarke. Father of Donald Walter Felstead, Raymond Alexander Felstead and Winifred Jessis Felstead
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal