CHING Walter Russell, (twin)

1896 - 1917  (21 years)

• Name	CHING Walter Russell
  Suffix	(twin)
  Born	1896	Branxholme VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 28 Apr 1916 and 8 Oct 1917
  	Served as No. 6492, Pte. Walter Russell CHING with 23 Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF in WWI. Died while on active service. No known grave.
  _UID	75A45CF0FE4A42E19ED420F6223C8A418192
  Died	8 Oct 1917	Ypres Salient, West Flanders, BEL   [2]
  	Remembered at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, West Flanders BEL. No known grave.
  Person ID	I4383	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	CHING Walter William,   b. Abt 1858, Warrnambool VIC ,   d. 30 May 1934, Bendigo VIC  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	COOK Harriet,   b. 29 Apr 1864, Kingston VIC ,   d. 30 May 1947, Hamilton VIC  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1885	Nurrabiel VIC   [3]
  Family ID	F1259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. This monument commemorates the service and sacrifice of 54,896 soldiers of the Britain and the Commonwealth (other than those from New Zealand and Newfoundland) who died in the Ypres Salient during WWI, who have no known grave. This outstanding monument was opened in 1927 by Field Marshall Herbert PLUMER, 1st. Viscount Plumer (1857-1932) who was one of the few British generals whose reputation was enhanced by his service during WWI. The life and service of No. 6492, Pte. Walter Russell CHING (1896-1917), 23 Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF is to be found here on Panel 23. Killed in action somewhere on the Ypres Salient on 8 Oct 1917. Lest We Forget. The view is to the West and the East tower of the beautiful Cloth Hall is visible through the gate.
  		Panel commemorating the sacrifice of No. 6492, Pte. Walter Russell CHING (1896-1917), 23 Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF, at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. Lest We Forget.
  		This dedication is located high up on an internal wall of the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2196] ZZ Place Record: Branxholme VIC, Place Rec Id [P2043]. [S1297] ZZ Place Record: Ypres Salient, West Flanders, BEL, Place Rec Id [P878]. [S938] ZZ Place Record: Nurrabiel VIC, Place Rec Id [P471].