Son of Frederick and Hannah Barker, of The Derby Arms Hotel, 98, Derby Street, Bolton, Lancashire.
Barker, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Barker
- Forename: Walter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Chorley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 16th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 17th (Rosebery) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 23062
- Regiment: Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment
- Enlistment date: June 2nd, 1915 - 1915-06-02
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 11 to 14 and 162.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Bolton Chronicle: 05/06/1915