Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided
Murray Page: 248
Contingent: 3 Victorian
Ship: Euryalus, Date of Sailing: 10/03/1900
Ship: Britannic, Date of Sailing: 24/09/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Detail not provided
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: (VCB only) April 1900-April 1901 as part of Vialls’ 3rd Bushmen Regt in Rhodesia under Carington, west Transvaal including skirmish at Koster River where six killed (22 July 1900), and under Plumer in northern Transvaal including battle of Rhenoster Kop (29 November 1900), great De Wet hunt including charge at Wolwekuil (14 February 1901) and advance on Pietersburg.
Service and life after the Boer War: Royal Natal Constabulary Zulu Rebellion 1906
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Edward George Beard, Kilsyth VIC
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Walter: