Basic Details
Surname
Walker
Forenames
R
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Roland
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was unmarried, a member of the Liberal and Cricket Clubs and worked in a cloth warehouse in Halifax before enlisting in September 1914. He was shot in the chest whilst repairing the trench parapet.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Ypres
Cemetery
Talana Farm British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
December
Day of death
9
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action