Basic Details Surname Sucksmith Forenames W Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Walter War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. A member of the Liberal Club and the Dyers Club, he worked in a dyeworks before enlisting in February 1916. He died in a field ambulance of gunshot wounds and is also commemorated on IWM 2763. 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 Year of death 1916 Month of death December Day of death 8 Age at death 26 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Died of Wounds