William Raby Walker

I whānau mai i te 10 Oct 1886 - I mate atu i te 20 Dec 1917

Nama Hōia: WWI 23/1861 AWMM
Ingoa kārangaranga: —
Te Ope o Tū / te peka: Army AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga: WW1 Sergeant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM
Pakanga: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

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William Raby Walker — Portrait, from newspaper, provided by Peter Millward - No known copyright restrictions No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Pakanga: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
Kauhanga riri: 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
1917 AWMM Passchendaele AWMM
Te Ope o Tū / te peka: Army AWMM
Nama Hōia: WWI 23/1861 AWMM
Urunga ki te ope taua: —
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Mētara me ngā Tohu: Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
Citation for Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM): (France Nov. 1917) "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of a platoon in an isolated trench, when a party of the enemy about fifty strong attempted a raid. He showed great tactical ability in bringing a Lewis gun to bear on the threatened flank, covering it with a section of bombers, and caught the raiders with enfilade fire and decimated them. He had previously shown marked courage and devotion to duty." (London Gazette, 26 March 1918) AWMM
British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
Victory Medal AWMM

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Whakangungu ope taua: —
Branch Trade Proficiency: —
Te urunga: WW1 16 Oct 1915 AWMM
Age 29 AWMM
Farmer/Civilian AWMM
Pakeke i te whakaurunga: —
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Taipitopito ekenga waka: WW1 08 Jan 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 38 or HMNZT 39 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Warrimoo AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

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Tuhinga hauora: Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded 18 July 1916 AWMM
Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

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Te tūnga whakamutunga: WW1 Sergeant AWMM
Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM
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Sergeant Walker died in December 1917, a year which began with five months of trench warfare in the Salient, followed by six months of successful but costly attack by the Allied Forces on the enemy. The objective was to capture the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge and the high ground to Broodseinde and Passchendaele. The Battle of Messines took place in June.For the first time Australian and New Zealand troops took part in the fighting north of Ploegsteert Wood.On 31 July the Battles of Ypres began and ended on 10 November with the capture of Passchendaele. A graphic description of the life of the troops at this point in David Ferguson's History of the Canterbury Regiment gives an indication of the conditions "The trench warfare in the Ypres salient differed from the Division's earlier experiences at Armentieres only by the greater discomforts with which the troops had to centend at Ypres.The trenches were muddy and were as a rule without duck-walks, which meant that the feet of the garrison were almost always wet.There was very little weather-proof sleeping accommodation; and though hot food was sent up from cook-houses behind the line, it usually arrived fairly cold, on account of the long distance it had to be carried." (p. 221) AWMM
Sergeant William Raby Walker DCM (1886-1917).
2 Battalion, 12th (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Regiment, 1NZEF
Born 10 October 1886 at Collingwood, Tasman District.
Son of James and (the late) Helen Walker - of Ferntown, Collingwood.
Prior to enlistment for war service William was employed as a farmer - on his fathers land at Triangle Valley, Puponga, Collingwood District.
He enlisted for war service on 20 October 1915 - at Trentham Military Training Camp, Wellington - aged 29 years,
Rifleman Walker embarked for overseas war service in January 1916 - aboard troop transport ship - either HMNZT 'Tahiti' or HMNZT 'Warrimoo'.
When he embarked he was a Rifleman with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, E. Company, 3rd Reinforcements, 1NZEF.
On 8 February 1916 William disembarked, from his troop transport ship, at Suez. The same day he was admitted to the hospital with measles.
After 2 months - at NZEF training camp in Egypt - William embarked on 7 April 1916, from Egypt, for war service at France.
Arriving at France William joined the 2nd Battalion, 12th (Nelson) Company, 2nd Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1NZEF- in the field of action, at France.
On 6 September 1916 William was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal.
William was twice wounded in action - on 15 July 1916 - and again on 17 September 1916.
On 27 October 1916 William was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
Whilst serving at France William would be awarded the DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) - for bravery in the field.
The Citation (London Gazette 26 March 1918) read : "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty - at France November 1917 - when in command of a Platoon in an isolated trench when a party of the enemy (German) about 50 strong attempted a raid (on the trench). He showed great tactical ability in bringing in a Lewis (machine) gun to bear on the threatened flank - covering it with a section of the bombers and caught the (German) raiders with enfilade (machine gun) fire and decimated them. He had previously shown marked courage and devotion to duty".
On 20 December 1917 Sergeant Walker died of wounds - received in action in the field at Belgium. . He was 31 years of age.
Sergeant William R. Walker is buried at the Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Sergeant William Raby Walker is also remembered in his hometown in New Zealand - on the Collingwood War Memorial, Collingwood, Tasman District.
Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 5 February 2022 - Reference : Military File (Archway - National Library, New Zealand)

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