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WALKER, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2830 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willaura, Victoria, November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Willaura, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2830, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2830, 7th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2830 Pte Frank Walker of the 6th reinforcements to the 21st Battalion... from Willaura Vic, embarked on HMAT Moldavia from Port Melbourne on 5 October 1915 with the 21st Bn but were later transferred to the 7th Bn. (His brother) Pte Arthur Walker, a plumber by trade, was killed in action in France on 27 July 1916 and has no known grave. Pte Frank Walker, a saddler before the war, was wounded in action (fractured femur) on 9th August 1918 and returned to Australia on 23 March 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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