Private William Montgomery Walker
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3178
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Australian Army
Regiment:
Australian Infantry
Battalion:
7th Light Horse Regiment
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 5 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
35 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
52 years 1 month
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Orchardist
Next of Kin:
Mother, Mrs J.W. Walker, Huntington, Quebec, Canada
Address at Enlistment:
Dept of Agriculture, Sydney, New South Wales
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
New South Wales, Australia
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
Chest:
36.5 in / 93 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Mesopotamia
Place of Discharge:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1001 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Australian Infantry |
Australian Army |
7th Light Horse Regiment |
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Available Transcriptions
| Type |
Date |
Published |
Headline |
| Letter |
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Fighting in Palestine with the Australians |
| Letter |
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Description of Egypt and Palestine |
Notes
Son of William and Janet Walker of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 10 May 1917
Returned to Australia 28 June 1919, died 16 August 1936 age 52. Buried Northern Suburbs Cemetery, New South Wales
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Australian archives
Died 16 August 1936 • District Hospital, Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
Right lobar Pneumonia, Toxaemia
Additional Service Notes
Likely enlisted in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 10 May 1917
Discharged No 3178, rank Trooper, completed 2 yrs and 273 days, and 2 yrs 88 days abroad.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father William Hugh Walker Birth 25 JUL 1847 • Ochiltree, Ayrshire Death 25 JUN 1913 • Canada
Mother: Janet Wilson McAdam
Birth 2 JUL 1849 • Lower Canada (Quebec
Death 26 MAY 1933 Huntingdon, Québec
Marriage
25 Jun 1873 Huntingdon, Québec, Canada
