Basic Details
Surname
Farrer
Forenames
Walter
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He worked in a mill, was married and had a child as well as being a member of the Liberal Club Billiard Team. The press said he died in the Dardanelles on either the 9th or 14th of June, but he is buried on Malta. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224, 596 and 2642.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Lancashire Fusiliers
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of burial
Malta
Town of burial
Pieta
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
June
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds