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Surname: KING
Forename(s): Walter
Place of Birth: Salterforth, Yorkshire
Service No: 40556
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion / Unit: 16th (Service) Battalion. (Newcastle)
Division: 32nd Division
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1916-11-23
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: B. 25.
CWGC Cemetery: MUNICH TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Walter King was the son of Albert and Ann King, née Riley. Both parents were born at Glusburn, Yorkshire.
1891 Salterforth, Yorkshire Census: Cottage - Walter King, aged 3 years, born Salterforth, son of Albert and Ann King.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 7, West Avenue - Walter King, aged 13 years, born Salterforth, Yorkshire, son of Albert and Ann King.
Walter was married to Clara Green in 1909.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 41, Cobden Street - Walter King, aged 23 years, born Salterforth, Yorkshire. [Walter and his wife Clara were living with her mother, Alice and stepfather, Albert Groves.]
The British Army Service Record for Walter King exists but may be incomplete.
A short biography of Walter is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
KING, Walter, aged 29 years, N.F., formerly of 7, Colne Street, [Barnoldswick], reported missing Nov. 23, 1916, presumed dead.
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Private Walter KING
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Northumberland Fusiliers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 32nd Division
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