Arthur WALKER

Regimental number21624
OccupationDraper
Next of kinMother, Mrs emily Walker, Arcadia, Heasham Road, Morecombe, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Signalling Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The Signalling Section of the 17th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Pakeha' on 23 September 1916, and HMNZT 'Devon' on 25 September 1916. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual member of the Signalling Section embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No 15), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Hargrave Walker and Emily Walker, 10 Buller Grove, York Road, Harehills, Leeds, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 25

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