Vaughan WALKER

Regimental number74137
Date of birth19 January 1879
Place of birthStanley, Tasmania, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTraffic inspector
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 6"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Ann Walker, 41 Islington Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1917
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 37th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Ionic on 16 May 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 14 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot LXVII, Row J, Grave no 27), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hanorah and the late Henry Walker, Stanley Beechworth, Victoria; Wife: Mary A. Walker, 'Tula', 237, Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 May 1918; disembarked London, England, 7 July 1918, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 30 September 1918; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 3 October 1918.

Admitted to 7 Canadian General Hospital, 4 October 1918 (broncho-pneumonia).

Died, 14 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Henry (b. England) and Hannah (b. Ireland) WALKER
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 82, p. 18
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015138