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WALTON, Olly Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX11395 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bedfordshire, England, 18 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Cowaramup, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Worker (Unemployed) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 15 December 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot BB. Row A. Grave 2. Inscription: "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE A SOLDIER AND A MAN" |
| Tree Plaque: |
Margaret River Memorial Park
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Margaret River War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX11395 | |
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| 5 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX11395, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Olly Jack Walton
Born in Bedfordshire England on 18 Oct 1917 to parents Ernest and Clara Walton.
Olly married Mary Elizabeth.
He enlisted on 05 Apr 1941 and had been living and working in Cowaramup WA as a timber worker.
He held the rank of Private in the 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion and was fighting in New Guinea.
Here he died of wounds on 15 Dec 1943 and is buried in the Lae War Cemetery Papua New Guinea Grave ref BB A 2
Submitted 1 April 2016 by Pauline Graves
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