Chaplain 4th Class Walter Ernest Dexter

Ranks Held Chaplain, Chaplain 4th Class, Chaplain of the Forces 4, Major, Reverend
Birth Date 1873-08-31
Birth Place United Kingdom: England, Cheshire
Death Date 1950-08-31
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Final Rank Chaplain 4th Class
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 1st Australian Division
  • 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • Australian Chaplains Department
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1918-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1916-01-14
Published in London Gazette in 1916-01-28
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-04-06
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-04-06

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    Group portrait of officers of the 5th Battalion in front of the Sphinx at the foot of the ...

    Soldiers and officers crowd together in a scrubby gully during a church parade conducted by ...

    Chaplain the Reverend Walter Ernest Dexter stands on the track in a gully on the Gallipoli ...

    An Australian transport unit on church parade in a rest area. On the far right Chaplain Walter ...

    Informal portrait of probably Padre Walter Ernest Dexter modelling a large box respirator, ...

    Wielding a pair of pliers, Chaplain Walter Ernest Dexter DSO MC DCM (left) pretends that he is ...

    Document


    Typed letter from Walter Ernest Dexter to the Commissioner

    Typed letter from Walter Ernest Dexter to the Commissioner

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Timeline

Date of birth 31 August 1873
Date of enlistment 08 September 1914
Date of embarkation 21 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 1915-12
Date of recommendation honour or award 08 March 1918
Date returned to Australia 06 March 1920
Date of death 31 August 1950

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