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Walter KING

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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

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Entry 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

Private Walter KING

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Northumberland Fusiliers

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Northumberland Fusiliers

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 32nd Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 32nd Division

Data from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 Records

Soldiers Died Data for Soldier Records

Surname: KING

Forename(s): Walter

Born: Salterforth, Lancs

Residence:

Enlisted: Barnoldswick, Yorks

Number: 40556

Rank: Private

Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers

Battalion: 16th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 23/11/16

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

CWGC Data for Soldier Records

Surname: KING

Forename(s): Walter

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 40556

Rank: Private

Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers

Unit: 16th Bn.

Age: 29

Awards:

Died Date: 23/11/1916

Additional Information: Son of Albert and Ann King, of Barnoldswick; husband of Clara King, of 7, Colin St., Barnoldswick, Colne.

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17 August 1917

KING – Reported missing on November 23rd 1916, and now officially presumed killed, Pte. Walter King, Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly of 7, Colne Street, Barnoldswick, aged 29 years.

17 August 1917

BARNOLDSWICK – ANOTHER MISSING SOLDIER’S DEATH PRESUMED

Reported missing on the 23rd November last year, the War Council have now intimated to Mrs. King, 7, Colne Street, Barnoldswick, that her husband, Pte. Walter King, Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed in action on that date. He was 29 years of age and the son of Mr. Albert King, Tubber Hill. He leaves a widow and one child. He enlisted in June 1916 and went to France in September. Before joining up he was a weaver in the employ of Mr. Robinson Brooks, Westfield Shed. Mrs. King recently received from the Red Cross Society, to whom enquiries had been addressed, a letter informing her that “Pte. Paton of the same platoon states that when the men were taking part in a raid near Beaumont Hamel your husband was killed by an explosive bullet. Paton heard this from a comrade who was with King at the time and saw him killed, but Paton cannot recall his name.”

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17 August 1917

BARNOLDSWICK

ANOTHER MISSING SOLDIER’S DEATH PRESUMED

Reported missing on the 23rd November last year, the War Council have now intimated to Mrs. King, 7, Colin Street, Barnoldswick, that her husband, Pte Walter King, Northumberland Fusiliers, war killed in action on that date. He was 29 years of age, and the son of Mr. Albert King, Tubber Hill. He leaves and widow and one child. He enlisted in June, 1916, and went to France in September. Before joining up he was a weaver in the employ of Mr. Robinson Brooks, Westfield Shed. Mrs. King recently received from the Red Cross Society, to whom enquiries had been addressed, a letter informing her that “Pte. Paton, of the same platoon, states that when the men were taking part in a raid near Beaumont Hamel your husband was killed by an explosive bullet. Paton heard this from a comrade, who was with King at the time, and saw him killed, but Paton cannot recall his name.”

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