Kember, Walter Herbert –

One of four soldier sons of William Herbert and Clara Kember, of 80, Mornington Road, Bolton, Lancashire, formerly of Lyme Cottage, Picton Street, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Florence Alice Kember, of 248, Watson’s Lane, South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire, and formerly of “West Leigh”, Ivy Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and Sergeant in the Army Cyclist Corps prior to his commission. Promoted to full Lieutenant August 1916.

Personal details

  • Surname: Kember
  • Forename: Walter Herbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 7th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Captain
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 37.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/05/1915 11/06/1915 18/08/1916 20/10/1916 22/06/1917 22/06/1917 07/12/1917 07/06/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6h/i* 5f 6b 4g 6c* S17* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917 15/06/1917 02/11/1917

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