David John WALKER

Regimental number58629
Date of birth6 July 1889
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 4.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, William T Walker, Bexley Road, New Brighton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Ruahine on 15 August 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 3 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 227), Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Thomas and Rachael Walker, Bexley Road, New Brighton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: England.

Embarked Wellington, 15 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, 2 October 1917 and marched into Sling Camp, 3 October 1917.

Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 2 November 1917, placed on Dangerously Ill List.

Died, 3 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: William Thomas (b. New Zealand), and Rachael (b. New Zealand)
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805