William Frederick WALKER

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WALKER, William Frederick

Service Number:	1186
Enlisted:	9 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Buckinghamshire, England, 1892
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Winslow Public School, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 32, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1186, Enlisted at Brisbane
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1186, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1186, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 22 years

Son of William Walker and Ruth Warner formerly Walker of Shipton, Winslow, Buckingshire, England

Father of ex-nuptial child Gwendoline Clara Backman with Constance Backman of 307 Wellington Street, Collingwood, Victoria formerly of 23 Balmoral Street, South Yarra, Victoria

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

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