Walter MIDGLEY

Main CPGW Record

Surname: MIDGLEY

Forename(s): Walter

Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire

Service No: 129787

Rank: Driver

Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery

Battalion / Unit: 'A' Battery 173rd Brigade

Division: 36th (Ulster) Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1918-03-21

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 7 to 10.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Walter Midgley was the son of Francis James Tipping and Lydia Midgley, née Wills. Francis was born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire and Lydia at Kea near Truro, Cornwall.

1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 15, Smith Street - Walter Midgley, aged 5 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Tipping and Lydia Midgley.

1911 Leeds, Yorkshire Census: Industrial School for Boys, Moortown Lane, Shadwell - Walter Midgley, aged 14 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Dvr Walter Midgley, 129787, R.F.A.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Dvr Walter Midgley, 129787, R.F.A. Dead 21.3.18.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Dvr Walter Midgley, 129787, A/173 Bde. R.F.A. Date and Place of Death: 21.3.18 in action France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Francis J.T. £20 4s. 4d.

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 Book

Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

MIDGLEY, Driver Walter, aged 20 years, R.F.A., son of Mr. F.J.T. Midgley, Gillians, [Barnoldswick], killed in action March 21, 1918.

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