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Studio portrait of 3126 Private (Pte) Albert Walton, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, from East Pingelly, Western Australia. A 33 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 25 October 1916, he embarked for overseas with the Reinforcement 6 from Fremantle, Western Australia aboard HMAT Persic (A34) on 29 December 1916. Following further training in England, Pte Walton arrived in France in November 1917. Then in May 1918, he transferred to the 3rd Division Machine Gun Battalion and arrived back in Australia on 25 November 1919. His two brothers, 3127 Pte Sydney Walton [see image H01558] and 1920 Pte Hubert Walton [see image H01559] also served.
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Colour: Black & white
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