WALTER John Henry

1898 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	WALTER John Henry
  Born	9 Jul 1898	North Lambeth SRY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 1917 and 21 Mar 1918	France and Belgium   [2]
  	Served during WWI as No. 42395, Private in the 11th. Battalion, Essex Regiment, BEF.
  	Killed in action on 21 Mar 1918 at Morchies, Pas-de-Calais, FRA. According to the Battalion diary it appears that he died as a result of a gas shell attack when he was caught without his box respirator in use. He has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial to the Missing which records the sacrifice of almost 35,000 UK, South African and New Zealand soldiers who died in the Arras sector and have no known grave. Lest We Forget.
  _UID	B92144E3361B4B769A741DABD0D39B759CE8
  Died	21 Mar 1918	Morchies, Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, FRA   [3]
  	Age: 19y
  Buried	No known grave. Remembered on a panel on Bay 7. The wall panels used to record the names of the missing at this memorial are unfortunately, almost unreadable.
  Notes	No known grave, so he is remembered on the walls of the Arras Memorial to the Missing in Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais FRA. Lest We Forget.
  Person ID	I2371	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	WALTER Richard,   b. 10 Jan 1874, Barnstaple DEV ,   d. 30 Jan 1932, North Lambeth SRY  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	KNILL Frances Eugene,   b. 5 May 1874, Pilton, Barnstaple DEV ,   d. 10 Oct 1929, Lambeth Hospital, Brook Drive, Lambeth LND  (Age 55 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1895	James Thorne Memorial BC Chapel, Barnstaple DEV   [4]
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Commonwealth War Graves Commemorative Certificate In memory of 42395, Pte., John Henry WALTER, 11 Battalion, Essex Regiment, BEF who was killed in action on 21 Mar 1918 at Morchies, Pas-de-Calais, FRA. Unfortunately, the engraving on the walls of the Arras Memorial to the Missing has become very indistinct, so no photograph is available. He has no known grave. Lest We Forget.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2417] ZZ Place Record: North Lambeth SRY, Place Rec Id [P2343]. [S3082] ZZ Place Record: France and Belgium, Place Rec Id [P3301]. [S3210] ZZ Place Record: Morchies, Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, FRA, Place Rec Id [P3548]. [S983] ZZ Place Record: James Thorne Memorial BC Chapel, Barnstaple DEV, Place Rec Id [P530].