Walter Markham Firth

Service number: 4121

Rank: Acting Sergeant

Unit: 18th Battalion

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Walter Firth was born in 1893 at Rushcutters Bay. He was a commercial traveller prior to enlistment, and his wife lived at Boyle Street, Manly.

He enlisted on 4 November 1915 and served in the 18th Battalion. He was promoted to Corporal in November 1915. He contracted influenza in July 1916, and was diagnosed with chronic otitis in October 1916. In June 1917 he contracted VD.

He served at Hurdcott Depot until November 1918, when he was diagnosed with bronchitis and influenza. He was invalided home on 10 December 1918 on the Somali with chronic bronchitis.

He died at RGH Concord on 2 January 1971.