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WALKER, John William Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX41872 |
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Enlisted: | 4 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Independent Company |
Born: | Spotswood, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1919 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Execution, Timor, Southeast Asia, 20 February 1942, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Fremantle No 2 Aust. Ind. Coy. 2/2 Aust. CDO Squdn Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Staff Sergeant, VX41872, 2nd/2nd Independent Company | |
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4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, VX41872 |
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