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CHILDS, Walter Robert
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 4927, 4927A |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sheep Hills, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Nullan, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
Schooling: | Nullam State School No. 3046, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 December 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Bancourt British Cemetery Plot IX, Row 1, Grave No. 12. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Minyip State School & Nullan Railway Station Great European War Roll of Honor, Sheep Hills War Memorial, Warracknabeal War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4927, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4927, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
14 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4927A, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4927A awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-14 |
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