WALTER James “Wal” Kettle, a member of the 4/19th Light Horse Militia and believed to be either the last or one of the last remaining Light Horsemen from the Second World War passed away last September 1 after celebrating his 100th birthday the previous February.
Mr Kettle’s father, William, also served in the mounted infantry of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War and fought in Gallipoli, Palestine and throughout the Middle East.
