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WALKER, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50185 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1918, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 11 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Alphington, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kew State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50185, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50185, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50185, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Promoted Lance Corporal Voyage Only A34 Persic to UK | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details , Transferred to Artillery Details Heytsbury from 22nd Battalion Reinforcement’s UK Passed Riding Test 19 February 1918 Broadmeadows Camp | |
| 28 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Taken on Strength of Unit in the field France | |
| 30 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Transferred to Australian Army Pay Corps from 1st FAB in the field France | |
| 15 Oct 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 50185, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Pakiha | |
| 17 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 50185, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment Ex 1st Field Artillery Brigade Attached AIF HQ Pay Corps UK |
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William George Walker
Served as:
1st AIF
50185 Driver 1st Field Artillery Brigade France 1918
50185 Driver Australian Army Pay Corps AIF HQ UK 1919
Royal Australian Navy 13 May 1921 to 28 March 1922
13506 Stoker HMAS Cerberus