Robert Allan WALKER MM

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WALKER, Robert Allan

Service Numbers:	2452, V18815
Enlisted:	12 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Echelon & Records
Born:	Bright, Victoria, 20 April 1897
Home Town:	Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Victoria, Australia, 1982
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

12 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2452, Liverpool, New South Wales
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2452, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2452, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2452, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
15 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2452, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières
29 Aug 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , maintained communications while under heavy artillery fire
9 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
15 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
18 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2452, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1941:	Enlisted V18815, Royal Park, Victoria
3 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V18815
17 May 1946:	Discharged Sergeant, V18815, Echelon & Records

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...2452 Private Robert Allan Walker, 13th Battalion, of Liverpool, NSW (originally of Bright, Vic). Pte Walker enlisted on 12 April 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Stropshire on 20 August 1915. On 14 October 1916 Signaller Walker was awarded a Military Medal for his actions on 29 and 30 August at Pozieres where he maintained communications while under heavy artillery fire. He returned to Australia on 8 April 1919 having served as a Sergeant with the 45th Battalion." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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