Son of Andrew and Lydia Battersby, of 6, Antelope Street, Kearsley, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Battersby, of 1, Rutter Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Joined up November 1917. Died of wounds in a casualty clearing station in France, having been severely wounded in the legs.
Battersby, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Battersby
- Forename: Walter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 31st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: 332nd Siege Battery.
- Service number: 181336
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. B. 30.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/09/1918 20/09/1918 18/10/1918 27/12/1918