Edwards, Walter –

Husband of Mrs. Edwards, of 12, Bashall Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Posted missing 09/04/1916 and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Edwards
  • Forename: Walter
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 9th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 17670
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
  • CWGC reference: Panel 27.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/06/1916 12/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917

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