WALTERS, Arthur Leslie
| Service Number: | 3294 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penola, South Australia, 4 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Shot In The Stomach By A Machine Gun, Mont St Quentin, France, 2 September 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Special Memorial 8 Memorial Inscription "IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THE LOVED SON OF C. & .A.WALTERS", Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor, Mount Barker War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3294, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement 3294, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Arthur Leslie Walters
Arthur Leslie Walters was still living with his mother, Mrs Annie Walters who lived in North Adelaide and was a Methodist Clerk. On the 4th of August 1915 he enlisted and his rank was private. His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916 and his AWM embarkation roll number was 23/44/2. He was 20 years old at this time. His regimental number was 3294 and he was in the 27th battalion and the 7th reinforcement.
The 27th Battalion was raised in South Australia in March 1915, and was predominantly made up of people from Adelaide, including Arthur. The 27th battalion left Australia in June and spent two months training in Egypt, and then landed in Gallipoli on 12 September. When they got to Gallipoli, the 27th they weren’t heavily involved and departed the peninsula in December, and only had few casualties. The 27th Battalion went into the front line, trenches for the first time on 7 April 1916 and took part in its first main battles at Pozieres on 28th of July to 5th of August. The 27th Battalion took part in two attacks to the east of Flers in the Somme Valley, both which they fought in the mud. Arthur died before their victory
Arthur Leslie Walters was killed in action at 23 years old, and was left on Mount St. Quentin, at around 9 am, he was shot instantaneously in the stomach and died instantly and was then hit by a shell. His body was found that night by people in his battalion, on 2 September 1918, buried in the unicorn cemetery (plot IV, row B, grave 6) medic Vendhuile, France. Arthur was awarded the war medal, and victory medal, Arthur Leslie Walters' name is located at 111 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial. Some people who knew Arthur say he was young, short and a popular lad.
Roll of Honour: Arthur Leslie Walters | Australian War Memorial. 2016. Roll of Honour: Arthur Leslie Walters | Australian War Memorial. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1669104/. [Accessed 16 May 2016]
RSL Virtual War Memorial | Arthur Leslie WALTERS. 2016. RSL Virtual War Memorial | Arthur Leslie WALTERS. [ONLINE] Available at: https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/796682. [Accessed 16 May 2016]
View digital copy. 2016. View digital copy . [ONLINE] Available at: http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8366337&S=1. [Accessed 16 May 2016]
Flickr - Photo Sharing!. 2016. Flickr - Photo Sharing!. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-sa/23374776761. [Accessed 16 May 2016]
Arthur Leslie Walters | South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau. 2016. Arthur Leslie Walters | South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau. [ONLINE] Available at: https://sarcib.ww1.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/soldier/arthur-leslie-walters. [Accessed 16 May 2016]
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