William George WALTERS MM

WALTERS, William George

Service Number: 1848
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Not yet discovered
Home Town: Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, France, 1 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt
Plot II, Row B, Grave 8, Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt, Bullecourt, Picardie, France, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

17 Mar 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1848, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1848, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
16 Nov 1916: Honoured Military Medal, Private William George WALTERS
'At POZIERES, FRANCE, 23rd July 1916, Pte. Walters showed himself remarkably cool and courageous under fire. He was of the greatest assistance to his company Commander in carrying messages through the enemy barrages and, further, in digging out buried men, he not only saved several lives but inspired others by his conduct and played no small part in maintaining the morale of those around him'

Major General
Commanding 1st. Aust. Division.

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Joseph Charles and Elizabeth WALTERS, of Thurgoona Street, Albury, New South Wales.