Corporal Walter Clarence Gehan, 2365, 8th Battalion, AIF.
Born on 9th January 1898 at Stawell, Victoria, the son of Mr. A. Gehan, Post Office, Stawell, Victoria.
He was 5’ 5” tall, weighed 10 stone and had brown eyes and brown hair.
8th May 1915 he enlisted at Stawell, Victoria aged 18 years and 5 months. His job at enlistment is recorded as a labourer.
(His younger brother Herbert James Gehan enlisted 4 days before).
28th May 1915 he was allocated to the 14th Battalion reinforcements.
22nd June 1915 he reallocated to the 7th Reinforcements 8th Battalion.
16th July 1915 he left Australia for Egypt on the “Demosthenes.”
23rd November he joined the 8th Battalion at ANZAC.
7th January 1916 he disembarked at Alexandria.
26th March 1916 he left Egypt for France.
31st March 1916 he disembarked at Marseilles.
1st October 1918 he was appointed Lance-Corporal.
19th December 1918 he was promoted to Corporal.
23rd March 1919 he returned to Australia on the “Kildonan Castle.”
29th June 1919 he was discharged from active service.
His brother Herbert James Gehan, was killed in action on 18th August 1916 aged 20 at Pozieres.
Source : National Archives of Australia
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