Walker, Ernest –

Husband of Mrs. Walker, of 375, Lever Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1917. Shoty by a sniper. His brother, George Walker, also fell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Walker
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 7th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 203935
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/11/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S22*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 09/11/1917

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