Basic Details
Surname
Walker
Forenames
E W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Edward William
Served or died
Died
Honours
Distinguished Service Order and Mentioned in Despatches
Notes
Entered College in Michaelmas Term, 1911. 3rd Nat. Sci. (Eng.), 1914; B.A., 1915. Commenced service on 4 August 1914. Second Lieutenant, 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion (Territorial), Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1914; Lieutenant, 1915; Captain, 1916 serving in Palestine. Awarded a D.S.O., 1917: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his company forward and, assisted by an officer and a few men of another unit, captured an important point and held out against sharp counter-attacks until the remainder of the enemy position was won. He personally captured a machine-gun and a large number of prisoners.' (‘Supplement to The London Gazette’, 16 August 1917) Mentioned in Despatches, 1917. Killed in action in Palestine, 6 November 1917.
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Palestine
Country of burial
Israel
Town of burial
Beersheba
Cemetery
War Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
November
Day of death
6
Age at death
25
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action