William James WALKER

WALKER, William James

Service Numbers: 152997, 15297
Enlisted: 6 March 1916, 4.5 years Jamberoo Rifle Club
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Signal Squadron
Born: 24 March 1885, place not yet discovered
Home Town: Jamberoo, Kiama, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Died: Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, 9 June 1963, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Jamberoo General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials: Jamberoo Memorial Arch
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World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 152997, 1st Signal Company Engineers, 4.5 years Jamberoo Rifle Club
19 Aug 1916: Involvement Sapper, 15297, 1st Signal Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
19 Aug 1916: Embarked Sapper, 15297, 1st Signal Company Engineers, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
2 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 15297, 1st Signal Squadron

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From  Illawarra Remembers 1914-1918

William Walker (Service No 15297) was born in Jamberoo, N.S.W.

At enlistment William was single, 33 years old and a dairy farmer.  He embarked from Sydney on board RMS Mooltan with 1st Signal Squadron on 19th August 1916.

He arrived in Cairo on 21st September 1916 and saw service in Egypt and the Middle East. 

William was returned to Australia in July 1919 and was discharged on 2nd October 1919.  In 1926 he married Mary Ward in Wollongong, N.S.W. and they had one daughter.

William died in 1963 and is buried in Jamberoo Cemetery. His service is commemorated on the Jamberoo Anglican Church Honour Roll.

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