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STEWART, Walter Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10283 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE |
| Born: | Nerang, Queensland, 2 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 June 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya 5.O.7, Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX10283, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX10283 | |
| 28 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, QX10283 | |
| 9 Jun 1941: | Involvement Lance Corporal, QX10283, 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Siege of Tobruk |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kay Danes
Walter Herbert Stewart was born in Nerang Qld on 02 October 1918. Son of Walter Herbert and Henrietta Stewart, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Walter served with the Royal Australian Engineers - A.I.F. 2/7 Field Coy. He enlisted in the Army in Toowoomba Qld on 27 June 1940.
On 23 May 1941 he marched into the staging camp in Egypt.
He was Killed In Action in Egypt on 09 June 1941 Age 22.
Walter was much loved by his family. He was considered by his father "a good son".
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