Walter (Wally) GEBHARD

GEBHARD, Walter

Service Number: Q36619
Enlisted: 22 August 1940, Gladstone, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 42 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 8 April 1920
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Gladstone State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Shop assistant/Retail Manager
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 November 1995, aged 75 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorial Location: Columbarium 10/Section 33.
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World War 2 Service

22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Private, Q36619, Gladstone, Queensland
22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q36619, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF
22 Jun 1941: Involvement Private, Q36619, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF
7 Mar 1942: Discharged Private, Q36619, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF
7 Mar 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q36619, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Walter (Wally) GEBHARD, Born: April 8th, 1920 at Rockhampton, Queensland

Father: Walter Wilhelm Heinrich Gebhard, Mother: Wally Auguste Marie (nee Eggstein) Gebhard, Sibling: Hilda Gebhard

Military Details: Australian Military Forces - WWII - 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion - Service No: Q36619; Enlisted at Gladstone, Qld; August 22nd, 1940; Discharged March 7th, 1942

Marriage: Gwendolyn WILLIAMS on December 7th, 1941 at Gladstone, Queensland

Children: Errol Walter, Ian Thomas, Geoffrey Arnold, Walter Godfrey & Mary-Lyn GEBHARD.

Walter GEBHARD died on November 9th, 1995 at Brisbane, Queensland and was cremated the same day at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium - Holland Park, Queensland

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