Walburn W A Pte 1637 4th Australian Imperial Force
WALBURN, WILLIAM ARTHUR, Private, No. 1637, 4th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, s. of William Walburn, of 3, Portland Terrace, Redcar, co. Yorks, retired Hotel Proprietor, by his wife, Alice Helen, dau. of the late John Davison, of Redcar; b. Crakehall, near Bedale, co. York, 7 Aug. 1881 ; educ. Kirkleatham Private School; went to Australia in Oct. 1914, following a severe illness, and on his arrival found his health so much improved that he was able to join the Commonwealth E.F. at Sydney, 15 Dec. 1914; left Sydney for Egypt the following Feb.; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and in every engagement with his regt. till 6 Aug. when he was seriously wounded in the great charge at Lone Pine Ridge ; and died in No. 17 General Hospital, Alexandria, three days after admission, 15 Aug. 1915. Buried in Chatby Military Cemetery there. He m. at Redcar Parish Church, 23 Sept. 1903, Annie, dau. of the late William McNaughton, and had a son, William Cecil, b. 29 Jan. 1909.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1