WALKER, Richard Mervyn
| Service Number: | QX13851 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Kilcoy, Qld., 3 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Kilcoy, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 C 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll, Kilcoy Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX13851 | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX13851, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
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Son of James Flood Walker and Annie Walker, of Kilcoy, Queensland.
AT REST HIS DUTY DONE
WALKER - In memory of our dear Son and Brother. QX13851. Trooper R. M. Walker, killed in action, Sanananda. 10th Dec, 1942.
A tender chord of memory
Is sadly touched to-day;
Our thoughts of you. dear Dick.
Will never fade away.
Inserted by loving Parents, Brothers, and Sisters. Kin Kin.
WALKER.— In loving memory of Tpr. R. M. Walker, QX13851, killed in action in New Guinea. 19th Dec. 1942.
You are not forgotten, Dick dear:
Nor ever will you be;
As long as life and memory last.
We will always remember thee.
Inserted by his loving Friends, Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Kaddatz and Family.
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