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WALTER, Richard Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX4989 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Barker, Western Australia, 13 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Edillilie, Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kilkenny Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 7 March 1997, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derek Gardens, Path 50, Grace 1162B. Interred on 11 March 1997. Internment number 290476 which expires on 11 March 2047 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Edillilie & District Honor Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX4989 | |
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| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX4989, Wayville, South Australia | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX4989 | |
| 7 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Java | |
| 19 Feb 1946: | Discharged Private, SX4989, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX4989 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Lisle Walter of South Australia
Husband of Murielle Constance Walter nee Carter. Richard and Murielle were married on 16 January 1936 in the Edilillie Hall, South Australia later divorcing in August 1946
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