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MCFADYEN, Walter Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1269 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St James, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bomb explosion, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row B, Grave 4 Chaplain W. E. Dexter officiated Bomb accidentally exploded while he was in the act of throwing it at the enemy's trenches, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Great War Roll of Honor, Echuca War Memorial, St. James Presbyterian & Anglican Churches Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1269, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1269, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1269, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Kay McFadyen of Eyre Street, Echuca, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal