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Milton Rees Walters

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  • Service number
    WWI 13/2499 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Field Artillery Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
    • Gunner Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
    • Fitter Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Milton Rees AWMM
  • Surname
    Walters AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13/2499 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Roman Catholic Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 July 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1894 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1894 Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of William John & Annie Walters Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record & research
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 18 Roebuck Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W.J. Walters (father), 18 Roebuck Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • 1920 married Emily Linden Minty Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - BMD NZ records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian & EF, & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Field Artillery Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 13/2499 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1917 Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Trentham Public - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 20 May 2015 - Military Record
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
    • 24 Aug 1915 at Trentham Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Tinsmith Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    • 21 yrs Public - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 20 May 2015 - Military Record
    • 20 yrs 5 mths Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Aug 1916 - injury to leg by explosive shell Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record & News Reports

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Fitter Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • 16 Nov 1916 - Mr and Mrs W. Walters, of Roebuck Road, have been advised that their son, Fitter Milton Walters, is now in the No. 1 N.Z. General Hospital, England, suffering from wounds inflicted by high explosive shells in "Dennis" Wood. He received four wounds, three of which are almost healed. He was unfortunate enough to have the muscles blown out of his leg, which will mean his being invalided home shortly. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 July 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14148, 16 November 1916, Page 4
    • 9 July 1917 - RETURNED FROM THE FRONT.

      Four more Gisborne soldiers returned home yesterday, coming from. Auckland by the SS Arahura Their names are: Sergt Major W Graham Corporal W Bailey, Privates M. R Walters and W J Foster They were met by Messrs R M Birrell, and A H Wallis, on behalf of the Defence Committee, and Mr J B Erskine secretary of the Returned Soldiers' Association.
      Private M R Walters, who with his brother left with the artillery 7th Reinforcements, was a fitter, his brother being a gunner. Private Walters was badly wounded in the first Somme offensive by a high explosive shell, which blew off the muscles of one of his legs. He was in hospital for several months on recovering sufficiently to get about he visited various parts of England, Scotland and Ireland. While he was in hospital his brother was seized with an attack of appendicitis, and they were both in the same hospital. Gunner Walters was still in hospital and progressing favourably, when Private Walters left. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 July 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14344, 9 July 1917, Page 2
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 September 1970 Public Source
  • Date of death
    14 September 1970 Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Waitakere City Council cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    76 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Waitakere City Council cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Auckland NZ Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Waitakere City Council cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Waitakere City Council Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Plot: ROMAN CATHOLIC BERM B Row 7, Plot 11 Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 22 July 2015 - Waitakere City Council Cemetery records
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
22 July 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
20 May 2015Lorraine MonaGisborne, NZOther Relative

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