AUSTRALIAN CASUALTY MEDALS-BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS -WITH MOTHERS AND WIDOWS MEMORIAL SILK TO WALLER -16TH BATTALION A.I.F.KILLED IN ACTION POLYGON WOOD 25TH SEPTEMBER 1917

British War and Victory Medal,named to: 7327 A-L-CPLA.WALLER 16 BN.A.I.F.
Mothers and Widows memorial silk with one star,numbered 32460.(One star denoted the loss one one Son)
Medals extremely fine,silk in good condition.
7327 Pte.Arthur Waller 16th Btn.A.I.F.was killed in action on 25th September,1917 aged 29
The Son of Anthony and Hepzeba Waller,husband of Maria Waller,of Reeve St., Osborne,Western Australia.a Native of Norwich,England.
He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial.
Arther Waller was born in Norwich, England in 1888.He trained as an Artist,before emigrating to Australia at the age of 21.He worked as a Farmer,and lived at Newcarnie, Western Australia.
He enlisted on the 27th October, 1916.He embarked from Freemantle Western Australia, on HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29th January 1917.He marched out to Btn on 28/07/1917,and was taken on strength on 27/07/1917.Sdly he was killed in action on 25th September 1917 at Polygon Wood.Comes with c0mplete set of service records fom the Australian Archives.

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