Basic Details
Surname
Barker
Forenames
Walter
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
NOT STATED ON MEMORIAL
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was not married but had a sister: he worked for a firm of clog-makers before he enlisted and was killed by shell fire whilst resting in a cellar. This was the only Calderdale memorial they found him commemorated on. His age was given as both 26 and 27 in the press at the time.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Machine Gun Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Albain St Nazaire
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
July
Day of death
2
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial