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Walter Alexander MUNRO Date of birth: 09 August 1892
Date of death: 07 August 1915
Place of birth: Taonui, Bunnythorpe, Manawatu, New Zealand
Awards: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Occupation: Labourer/Bush Hand
Last known residence: c/o C Nation, Ohakune
Cause of death: Killed in action
Place of death: Gallipoli, Turkey
Spouses name: Unmarried
Fathers name: John Murray Munro
Fathers date of birth: abt 1845
Fathers place of birth: England
Mothers name: Sarah Anne (nee Virgo)
Mothers date of birth: abt 1855
Mothers place of birth: England
Parents date of marriage: 1881
Parents place of marriage: Ormondville, NZ
Date of arrival overseas: 26 March 1915
Theatres of war: Egyptian 1915, Balkan 1915
Place of embarkation: on HMNZT 19
Surname: MUNRO
War memorial: Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates, Foxton, Foxton School
Place enlisted: Trentham
Christian names: Walter Alexander
Place of arrival overseas: Suez, Egypt
Overseas memorial: Chunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial
Wars: WW1
Service number: 8/1582
Religion: Presbyterian
Date enlisted: 15 December 1914
Final rank: Private
Regiment or service: Otago Infantry Brigade D Coy NZEF
Embarkation date: 13 February 1915
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