Walter Meesit

Alias Walt (nat.)
Born 28.10.1873
Place Vindava (Ventspils), Latvia
Ethnic origin Latvian
Religion Church of England and Protestant
Residence before arrival at Australia Served 1½ years in Light Horse Dragoons, Russia
Arrived at Australia from London
on 15.12.1907
per Lochbroom
disembarked at Port Adelaide
Residence before enlistment Adelaide
Occupation Carpenter
Naturalisation 1914

Service #1

Service number 3658
Enlisted 28.01.1915
Place of enlistment Oaklands, SA
Unit 7th Field Ambulance
Rank Private
Place Gallipoli, 1915
Final fate RTA 13.12.1915
Discharged 11.07.1916 MU

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

Newspaper articles

Torrens tragedy. - The Register, Adelaide, 23 March 1916, p. 4

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