Kitchen, Walter –

Son of George Henry and Elizabeth Ann Kitchen, of 24, Pike View, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a clerk by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Horwich Loco Works. Formerly 8th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded by gunshot in the left leg at Vimy Ridge on 21/05/1916.

Personal details

  • Surname: Kitchen
  • Forename: Walter
  • Date of birth: April 8th, 1894
  • Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 3rd (Regular Reserve) Battalion.
  • Service number: 15101
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 7th, 1914 - 1914-09-07
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 169951
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/01/1915 09/06/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7b 7c*

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