Walter Bell BLAIR

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Service Number:	145
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Maddington, Gosnells, Western Australia
Schooling:	Claremont Training College, Western Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 33, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Claremont Teachers College War Memorial, Crawley University of Western Australia Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 145, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 145, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 145, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
16 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion
2 May 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 145, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 145 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-02

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A Walter Blair who hailed from Balmacara in the Scottish Highlands is remembered as Corporal on the Lochalsh War Memorial at Balmacara/Reraig

Son of Thomas Blair of Maddington, WA. Brother of T.W. Blair of Tammin, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served with the Citizen Military Forces, WA