Walker, William Edward –

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Walker, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Dales Walker (nee Holmes), of Lever Grange, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Of the Walker’s Tannery family. Officer commanding 2nd/3rd East Lancashire Brigade., Royal Field Artillery.

Personal details

  • Surname: Walker
  • Forename: William Edward
  • Date of birth: February 17th, 1865
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Great Lever, 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: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Unit: 2nd/3rd East Lancashire Brigade.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.i.D.; T.D.

Memorials

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

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/05/1915 09/07/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* 6c-f*

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