John Dulford Walrond
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| Parents: | Francis Eanley Walrond Alice Mildred Walrond |
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| Partners: | Patricia Hanson Robertson (née Martin) 1921 – 2015 |
| Children: | No children |
| Keywords: | H.M. Wilson Archives |
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Parents were Francis Eanley Walrond and Alice Mildred Walrond. Married Patricia on 21 April 1942 in Claremont. Clerk in the 2/16th Battalion 2AIF.[1] Died aged 28 on active service, 8 December 1942.[2] He was a Sergeant in the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion (service number WX3524).[3]
22 January 1943:[4]
WALROND.—Killed in action in Dec., 1942, in New Guinea, John Dulford Walrond, second son of Francis Ernley Walrond, of Isipingo Beach, Natal.
On 23 September 2009 John's nephew dedicated Plaque M189A at the Kings Park Honour Avenue:[5]
Sergeant John Dulford Walrond of 2/16 Battalion was born in Orange Grove, Johannesburg, South Africa in August 1914, the son of Francis and Mildred Walrond.
When he left school, he worked in the goldmines. Later he went to Rhodesia and worked in the copper mines until he made his way to Perth.
He enlisted in May 1940 and was posted to 2/16 Battalion prior to his embarkation in October 1940.
He survived the Middle East action and returned to Australia where he married Pat, who is the sister of the Martin brothers (Warrant Officer Frederick and Flight Sergeant Dennis Martin).
The 2/16 Battalion went to New Guinea in August 1942 and fought a series of battles with the Japanese with heavy losses on both sides.
Sergeant John Dulford Walrond, service number WX3254, was killed in action in New Guinea on 8 December 1942. He was 28.
References
- ↑ Advertising (1943, April 7). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46752091
- ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91C-3STP-6?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SQL%3A1598072305 : 28 September 2018), 007739221 > image 903 of 1620; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
- ↑ Sergeant John Dulford Walrond, Australian War Memorial
- ↑ England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976
- ↑ Sergeant John Dulford Walrond
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