Walter Cattach

Walter Cattach

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known "not known" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.
Place of Birth	Fitzroy, Victoria
Death	18 Apr 1934, aged 42
Place of Death	Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	24 years old
Description	5'11" (1.80m) tall ; 147 lbs 66.678 kg ; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Mill hand
Religion	Church of England
Address	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Brother , Mr Percival Samuel Cattach
Military Information
Reg Number	2814
Date of Enlistment	13 Mar 1916
Rank	Sergeant
Unit/Formation	10th Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement, allocated to 3rd Signals Troop.
Date of Embarkation	17 Jul 1916 ‒ 18 Aug 1916
Ship Embarked On	RMS Mongolia
Date of Return	29 Apr 1919 ‒ 20 May 1919
Ship Returned On	SS Dorset
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

An earlier attempt to enroll had been rejected on the grounds of cardiac weakness.

War Service

Soon after commencing training Walter was allocated to the 18th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion. However, within a fortnight he was returned to a Depot unit, and then reallocated to the 19th draft for the 10th Light Horse Regiment.

On arrival in Egypt he undertook further training including a period from 28 Oct to 9 Dec 1916 with the Imperial School of Instruction at Zeitoun. Following the training he was allocated to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop.

Walter reported ill to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance on 30 Jun 1917, was passed to the 5th International Brigade Field Ambulance in Marakeb, returning to his unit on 7 Jul 1917. Ill again on 20 Jul 1917, he was seen by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, then transferred to the 65h Casualty Clearing Station on 22 and 23 Jul 1917, placed on an Ambulance Train from Raffa to El Arish where he entered the 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital in El Arish on 24 Jul 1917. On 1 Sep 1917 he was assessed at the 14th Australian General Hospital in Abbassia and, diagnosed with malaria, was sent to the convalescent hospital in Montazeh.

During January and February 1918 he seems to have had another bout of malaria before being posted to the Signals Training Unit at Moascar in June of 1918. Later that year he was promoted Temporary Sergeant. Walter had returned to Australia in time to be discharged by the 5th Military District on 16 Oct 1919

Post War

Seemingly married in Victoria. Birth of a daughter on 3 Sep 1921 advised in The West Australian on 5 Sep 1921.

Electoral Roll entry - 1931 Boranup near Yarloop, labourer (wife possibly Eileen Margaret?)

CATTACH - On April 18, 1934, at Perth, Walter (late of Yarloop), husband of Lilly (Melourne), loving father of Joyce and Elizabeth, fond brother of Percy, WIlly, Eva (Mrs Delfs), Robert and Doris (Mrs N. Anderson); aged 42 years,

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial