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Gunner Thomas Walker

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Gunner Thomas Walker Veteran

Birth
Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Death
30 Mar 1918 (aged 33)
France
Burial
Heilly, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 38
Memorial ID
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~~~~Transcript of military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~
Service number:--- 20890
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:--- Bulimba State School, Queensland
Home Town:--- Woombye, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- bridge carpenter and prospector
Religion:--- Church of England
Home Address:--- Woombye, North Coast Line, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlaistment:--- 31 years and 4 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Thomas Walker Snr, Woombye, North Coast Line, Queensland.
Attested into AIF:--- 22nd October 1915, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Final Rank:--- Gunner and appointed driver while with the 9th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Battery and reverted back to Gunner at own request.
Unit on enlistment:--- 9th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Battery 33, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A8 Argyllshire, 11th May 1916
Final Unit:--- 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918, aged 33 years.
Burial:--- Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Parents:--- Thomas Walker and Mary-Anne Fraser married in England.
~~~~Transcript of military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~
Service number:--- 20890
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:--- Bulimba State School, Queensland
Home Town:--- Woombye, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- bridge carpenter and prospector
Religion:--- Church of England
Home Address:--- Woombye, North Coast Line, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlaistment:--- 31 years and 4 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Thomas Walker Snr, Woombye, North Coast Line, Queensland.
Attested into AIF:--- 22nd October 1915, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Final Rank:--- Gunner and appointed driver while with the 9th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Battery and reverted back to Gunner at own request.
Unit on enlistment:--- 9th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Battery 33, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A8 Argyllshire, 11th May 1916
Final Unit:--- 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918, aged 33 years.
Burial:--- Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Parents:--- Thomas Walker and Mary-Anne Fraser married in England.

Gravesite Details

Gunner, 7th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Killed in action. Son of Thomas and Mary AnnWalker. Native of Queensland. Age: 33.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56163937/thomas-walker: accessed ), memorial page for Gunner Thomas Walker (25 Jun 1884–30 Mar 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56163937, citing Heilly Station Cemetery, Heilly, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).