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WALKER, William Richardson

Service Numbers:	851, 262
Enlisted:	13 October 1914
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, 10 April 1884
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Church of England School, Penrith, England.
Occupation:	Carpenter / Joiner
Died:	Illness (Cerebral Spinal Meningitis), France, 19 July 1916, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 9
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

13 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 851, Depot Battalion
12 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 851, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 851, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney
14 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 262, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 262 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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