SERLE W.H.

Given Names:  Walter Henry

Service Number:  3441

Unit:  8th Battalion, 11th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  160939

Age:  41 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9½ In                  

Weight:  156 Lbs

Chest:  34½-37 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  31/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Walter Henry Serle

29 Glenferrie Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  11/10/1915

Port:  Adelaide 

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Dunluce Castle                                

Embarked:  16/3/1919                               

Disembarked:  15/5/1919

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Sergeant

Discharge Date:  7/7/1919                         

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  9377

British War Medal:  21434

Victory Medal:  21302

Other:    Military Medal

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1874

Place:  South Melbourne, Victoria            

Father:  Walter Henry SERLE                   

Mother:  Kate GROCOCK

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 1/7/1954                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 26/7/1916; gun shot wound, shoulder

Admitted to hospital 12/12/1916; trench feet

Wounded in action 10/3/1918; shrapnel wound, head

Wounded in action 1/10/1918; gun shot wound, left arm

Military Medal cited for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on 29/9/1918 near Bellicourt

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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