Basic Details Surname Thompson Forenames Walter Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Service number 67359 Notes The Roll lists his address as 24 Bedford Street. (N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived). Primary Service As stated on memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) Royal West Surreys Sub-unit (Primary - Stated) 7th Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Pte Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Not stated Country of burial France Town of burial Sailly Laurette (near Corbie) Cemetery Beacon British Cemetery Year of death 1918 Month of death August Day of death 8 Manner of death as stated Killed in action in France, buried at Beacon British Cemetery, Sailly Laurette, near Corbie. Manner of death reference Killed in Action