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Walter King

Details

Forename Walter
Surname King
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 20
Address 71 Barton Street Rishton Blackburn (Parents) formerly at 81 Schofield Lane Wigan
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Gunner
Occupation or place of work Hindley Field Colliery
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Day of Death 30
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of wounds received on 17 July 1916
Place of Burial St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Regiment Number L/8653
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Awarded DCM & medal of St George III
Lived in Rishton, Son of Job & Elizabeth
Ref: CWGC, WO 22/6/18