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ALDERSON, Walter Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3005 |
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Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria |
Schooling: | Inverleigh State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Dreeite, Victoria, Australia, 28 February 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Colac General Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: | Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh Parish of Inverleigh Honor Roll, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Inverleigh Presbyterian Church Volunteers Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3005, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3005, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3005, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3005, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW to head. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 18 October 1917. | |
14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3005, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3005, 7th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to right thigh and hand at Lihons. Evacuated to UK and then to Australia. | |
23 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3005, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 7 February 1919 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ALDERSON. —On February 28, at his residence, Dreeite, Walter Arthur, beloved son of the late Arthur and Rosa Alderson, of Inverleigh, and loved brother of Ada (Mrs. Murfitt), Rose (Mrs. Langley), Clara (Mrs. Stephens), and Irene, late 7th Battalion. First A.I.F.