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BARKWAY, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 591 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harleston, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 30 June 1947, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Portland District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 591, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 591, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 591, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Benjamin Barkway, Brockdish, near Schole, Norfolk, England
Advice has been received here that Walter Barkway, who enlisted in the expeditionary forces from this town, was wounded at the Dardanelles. He was 25 years of age, and was one of the first volunteers sent from here. He had one and three quarter years' service in the Garrison Artillery in the Territorials in England before coming to Australia. He left here in company with Lance Corporal Purtton (killed). He was employed by the Cement Company previous to enlisting. His relatives reside in England.