Frank Ernest WALKER

Regimental number10/2017
Date of birth23 August 1884
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWeber
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5.25"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs W McKinley, Stirling, Otago
Previous military serviceServed for 3 months in the Volunteers; no longer serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr J.R. Walker, 19 Abercrombie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014953