Sergeant

William Raby Walker

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Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Walker, of Triangle Valley, Puponga, Nelson, and the late Helen Walker. Native of Ferntown, Nelson, New Zealand.

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  • Archives New Zealand
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Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1861
Name:
William Raby Walker
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
10 October 1886
Place of Birth: 
Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
James Walker (father), Ferntown, Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
20 December 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 38
HMNZT 39
Vessel:
Tahiti or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Raby Walker
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