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WALKER, William
(Service number 68362)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	09/05/1879	Place of Birth	NZ

Enlistment Information

Date	15 October 1917	Age	38 years
Address at Enlistment	Fairlie, South Canterbury
Occupation	Farm labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mr James WALKER (father), Pleasant Point, South Canterbury
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 4½ inches. Weight 145 lbs. Chest measurement 33½-36 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Sight - right eye 6/9, right eye 6/12. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids. No vaccination mark. Bodily & mental health not good. No slight defects. No fits. Right foot - tendon a... & shortened 2 toes - accident w... heel - & appears to exaggerate his disability. Class C, Camp.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	19 October 1957	Age	79 years
Place of Death	Cave
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 21 October 1957
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 22, Plot 38
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William Walker was the eldest son of James and Barbara (née Sievwright) Walker, both of whom were born in Scotland. His brother Joseph Walker was killed in action in 1916 at the Somme.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK18805 W5557 0118218) [27 July 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 21 October 1957 (Timaru District Library) [28 July 2016]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [28 July 2016]

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