2451 Albert WALTON

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company / IX Platoon
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action on three occasions – including at Pozieres and Bullecourt Hospitalised sick

Summary of Private Walton’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
1^st January 1919	Australia	Discharged medically unfit
17^th November 1918	Australia	Disembarked Melbourne
15^th September 1918	England	Return to Australia on D22 Hospital Transport Arawa
6^th August 1918	England	Marched into No.2 Command Depot Weymouth
18^th July 1918	England	Transferred to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital Harefield
23^rd May 1918	England	Admitted to 1^st Southern General Hospital Birmingham
22^nd May 1918	France	Embarked for England on Panama
15^th May 1918	France	Transferred to 9^th USA General Hospital Rouen
12^th May 1918	France	Wounded in Action (3rd occasion) – gunshot wound to thigh and wrist. Admitted to 20^th CCS
21^st March 1918	Belgium	Re-joined unit
13^th March 1918	Belgium	To 5^th AFA hospital sick – scabies
24^th December 1917	Belgium	Offence – conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline creating a disturbance in camp (drunkenness). Forfeit 7 days pay
18^th July 1917	France	Re-joined 22^nd Battalion
29^th June 1917	France	Marched into Le Havre depot
24^th May 1917	France	Moved to Buchy Convalescent Depot #11
5^th May 1917	France	Transferred to 6^th General Hospital Rouen
3^rd May 1917	France	Wounded in Action (2nd occasion) – bomb wound to abdomen and admitted to 3^rd CCS
25^th March 1917	France	Re-joined unit
28^th February 1917	England	Proceeded overseas on SS Invictor from Folkestone to France
16^th February 1917	England	Marched out to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
22^nd November 1916	England	Marched out to No.4 Command Depot Wareham
16^th November 1916	England	Absent without leave at Perham Down. Award 7 days CC and forfeit of 2 days pay
30^th October 1916	England	Discharged from hospital
13^th September 1916	England	Transferred to Eastbourne Convalescent Park
5^th August 1916	England	Admitted to Beechboro Park Hospital
4^th August 1916	France	Embarked on Hospital Ship St.David from Boulogne to England
2^nd August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – gunshot wound leg and admitted to 44^th Clearing Station
18^th July 1916	France	Absent without leave. Awarded 168 hours Field Punishment #2
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot