WALKER, William Archibald Stewart
| Service Number: | 3931 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, 8 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Forsayth, Etheridge, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Forsayth, Queensland, 20 April 1920, aged 26 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Charleston Cemetery, Queensland Small cemetery near Forsayth, North Queensland |
| Memorials: | Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 3931, Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 3931, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3931, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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William's mother was Isabella Walker (nee Stewart) and his father was David Walker.
William was living on Wirrawirra Staion near Forsayth, North Queensland at the time of enlistment.
He embarked with the 26th Infantry Battalion - 9th Reinforcements on 31 Jan 1916, aboard HMAT Wandilla, out of Brisbane.
William was promoted to Shoeing-smith in the Australian Army Service Corps on 13 Oct 1917 and soon after taken on strength of the 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
After discharge from service on 04 Apr 1919, William took up the profession of Butcher.
He is buried in the old Charleston Cemetery near Forsayth. The grave is marked by brass Commonweath plaque.
Medals: Victory Medal - British War Medal (ineligible for 1914/15 Star - embarked after 1915)
"Returned Soldier Missing.
The Commissioner of Police received a message from Normanton on Saturday reporting that Archie Walker, a returned soldier, had been reported as missing from Forsyth since April 18. The Forsyth and surrounding district police and trackers are searching for the missing man." - from the Brisbane Courier 26 Apr 1920 (nla.gov.au)
"Returned Soldier's Death.
Archie Walker a returned soldier, was reported missing from Forsyth, Normanton police district on April 18. It was then stated that he was subject to fits, and that police and trackers were searching for him. A message has now been received by the Commissioner of Police stating that the remains of Walker had been found at the top of the range two miles from Forsayth. They were decomposed beyond recognition but were identified by the clothes. There were no suspicious circumstances." - from the Brisbane Courier 07 May 1920 (nla.gov.au)
"REMAINS FOUND.
GEORGETOWN, May 5. Archie Walker, a butcher, of Forsayth, had been missing for over a fortnight, and his remains were found about two miles from town. The funeral took place this afternoon, at Forsayth." - from the Cairns Northern Herald 12 May 1920 (nla.gov.au)
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