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Archibald WALSH

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Surname: WALSH

Forename(s): Archibald

Place of Birth: Silsden, Yorkshire

Service No: 3796

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Coldstream Guards

Battalion / Unit: 1st Battalion

Division: 1st Division

Age: 33

Date of Death: 1914-10-29

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 11.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)

Additional Information:

Archibald Walsh was the son of ( - ) and Susannah Walsh (née - ). Susannah was born at Dudley, Worcestershire.

1891 Newark, Nottinghamshire Census: 3, Elgin Place, Appleton Gate - Archibald Walsh, aged 10 years, born Silsden, Yorkshire, son of Susannah Walsh, widow.

1901 London Census: St George Hanover Square, Chelsea Barracks - Archibald Walsh, soldier in Coldstream Guards, aged 19 years, born Silsden, Yorkshire.

Archibald was married to Sarah Ann Handley in 1904.

1911 Newark, Nottinghamshire Census: 16, Long Row, New Town - Archibald Walsh, aged 29 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, husband of Sarah Ann Walsh.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Archibald Walsh, 3796, C. Gds. Qualifying date [for 1914 Star]: 7.10.14. Pres. died.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Archibald Walsh, 3796, C. Gds.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Private Archibald Walsh, 3796, 1st Bn Coldstream Guards. Date and Place of Death: On or since 29.10.14. Death presumed. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Sarah A. £3 13s. 1d. Self and children. War Gratuity: Widow - Sarah A. £3 0s. 0d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Archibald. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Sarah Ann, born 2.4.83. Address: 16, Cross Street, Newark. Children: Winifred Ivy, born 31.8.05. Laura, born 19.5.11.

Archibald is commemorated on Newark Town Memorial to the Fallen.

Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Coldstream Guards

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Coldstream Guards

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 1st Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 1st Division

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Surname: WALSH

Forename(s): Archibald

Born: Silsden, Yorks

Residence:

Enlisted: Newark

Number: 3796

Rank: Private

Regiment: Coldstream Guards

Battalion:

Decorations:

Died Date: 29/10/14

Died How: Died

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

CWGC Data for Soldier Records

Surname: WALSH

Forename(s): Archibald

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 3796

Rank: Private

Regiment: Coldstream Guards

Unit: 1st Bn.

Age: 33

Awards:

Died Date: 29/10/1914

Additional Information: Husband of Sarah Ann Walsh, of 16, Cross St., Newark, Notts. Served in the South African Campaign.

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DE RUVIGNY'S ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-1918 – Part One

WALSH, ARCHIBALD, Private, No. 3796, 1st Batn. Coldstream Guards; enlisted 28 Feb. 1901; served in South Africa, 7 Nov. 1901, to 4 Oct. 1902 (Queen’s medal with three clasps); obtained his discharge, 14 Feb. 1903; re-enlisted, 7 Sept. 1914; went to France, 7 Oct. following, and was reported missing between 29 Oct. and 2 Nov., and is now assumed to have been killed in action between those dates; m.

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