GAMBLE W.M.F.

Given Names:  Walter Morris Felix

Service Number:  2492

Unit:  7th Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  18 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Student                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10½ In                

Weight:  158 Lbs

Chest:  35-39½ In

Hair:  Light Auburn

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  28/5/19195

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Dr Morris Gamble

Asylum Reserve, Kew, Victoria                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  12/12/1918                     

Place:  England

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  96

British War Medal:  4003

Victory Medal:  4003

Other:    Military Cross, OBE (WW2)

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1896

Place:  Edinburgh, Scotland                     

Father:  Morris Frederick Horsley GAMBLE                                  

Mother:  Annie Maud MAULE

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 26/12/1955                        

Place: Sale, Victoria                                

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Discharged in England as a consequence of being appointed to the Indian Army; confirmed 25/3/1919 (Ref London Gazette 26/10/1920)

At Gallipoli from August to December 1915

Military Cross recommendation dated 28/9/1917 for displaying the greatest of bravery & initiative at Polygon Wood (Belgium) on 25/9/1917

OBE - gazetted 14/12/1943 for gallant and distinguished services at Burma and Eastern Frontier of India

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Holy Trinity Church

Kew RSL

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  Indian Army                                

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION