Sutcliffe WALKER

Main CPGW Record

Surname: WALKER

Forename(s): Sutcliffe

Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire

Service No: 14267

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion

Division: 19th (Western) Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1917-06-07

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 12.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Sutcliffe Walker (born 12 January 1875) was the son of John and Mary Walker, née Sutcliffe. John was born at Bell Busk and Mary at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.

1881 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: New Town - Sutcliffe Walker, aged 6 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John and Mary Walker.

1891 Nelson, Lancashire Census: Bridge Mill Road - Sutcliffe Walker, aged 16 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, son of John and Mary Walker.

Sutcliffe was married to Beatrice Ann Hawkins in 1899.

1901 Nelson Lancashire Census: 1, Dalkeith Road - Sutcliffe Walker, aged 26 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, husband of Beatrice A. Walker.

1911 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 13, Wickliffe Street - Sutcliffe Walker, aged 36 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, husband of Beatrice Anne Walker.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Sutcliffe Walker, 14267, Royal Lancaster Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 17 July 1915.

A short biography of Sutcliffe is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

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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