Edwin Athol Walker

Aircraftman 1st Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Samuel and Ellan Ann Walker; husband of Evelyn Grace Walker, of Manurewa, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“The body of Aircraftman E. A. Walker, the victim of the mountain tragedy, was brought to the Fox Glacier Hostel yesterday afternoon. At the inquest a verdict was returned of misadventure, no blame being attachable to the guide in charge of the party. The remains were brought by car to Hokitika and left this morning by aeroplane for Auckland for interment. The fatality occurred on Saturday evening at the head of the Fox Glacier, South Westland, Aircraftman Edwin Athol Walker, of Auckland, falling over a precipice 150 feet deep. He was killed instantly. “

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25739, 10 JANUARY 1945, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

421485

Name:

Edwin Athol Walker

Rank:

Aircraftman 1st Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental death on active service

Date of Death:

06 January 1945

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Otahuhu Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

3. 542.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand