WALKER, Harold MacLeay
| Other Name: | WALKER, Harold McLean - WW1 Enlistment |
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| Service Numbers: | 1102, QX16163 |
| Enlisted: | 18 February 1941, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1901 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kempsey West Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 13 August 1943, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Grave No A10 F6, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Kempsey Public School WW1 Honor Roll, Kempsey Streets of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1102, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1102, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, QX16163 | |
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| 18 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX16163, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 18 Feb 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 13 Aug 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John WALKER and Jessie Matilda nee AVERY, of Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Mary Lenore WALKER nee AVERY, of Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WELL
Biography contributed by Graham Prior
Harry enlisted in WW1 in 1916 as an infanteer in the 3rd Battalion Regimental number 1102. He saw service in Messines, Ypres, Broodseinde and Passenchendale, harry was unscatched during these attacks but was wounded on 18/2/1918 during an emeny air attack in London while on furlong. He arrived home onboard the Aeneas on 27/6/1919.
Harry enlisted in Brisbane in 1941 aged 44 having falsely giving his birthdate as 27/6/1901, he was actually 39.
Harry's brother was Richie Walker the Australian surf lifesaving champion.
Harold Walker Ave, Kempsey is named for him.
STREETS OF HONOUR - The Macleay Valley's Tribute to its silent heroes
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