Pte
William Gordon Walker
Military Details
Service Number: 13300
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd Regiment South African Infantry
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
13300
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1887
Place of Birth
Egremont
Religion
C of E
Address
Croft End House , Woodend
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Croft End House , Woodend
Parents
William Edward & Betsy Walker
Siblings
Elsie , Edith,Marion,Ada,Margaret
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
24th March 1918
Age at Death
31
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action,
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of Marrieres Wood
Regiment at Death
Regiment South African Infantry
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Pte
Notes
Walker family lived at Croft End House , Woodend . William Edwards occupation given as Mining Engineer
Buried or Commemorated at
POZIERES MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Panels 95-98.
Private Memorial: Men Of Cleator And Trumpet Terrace (WMR 3946), Cleator, Cumbria
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