Son of James and Jane Doxey, of 723, Manchester Road, Chequerbent, Westhoughton, Lancashire; husband of Annie Wood (formerly Doxey), of 3, Lorensen Avenue, Merlynston, North Coburn, Victoria, Australia.
Doxey, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Doxey
- Forename: Walter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Chequerbent, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 34
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 1st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 15160
- Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: December 31st, 1914 - 1914-12-31
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. Thomas's (Chequerbent) C.E. Church War Memorial Tablet - Westhoughton
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 1 C.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/07/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e* 6o* S13*