The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Sergeant E J Walk

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Lance Serjeant Ernest John WALK, G/6747, 10th  Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after 9th October 1916.

Born Westgate on Sea, Kent, son of Frederick William & Angela Walk.

1911 Census - 4A Chester Road, Westgate on Sea, Kent - Frederick Walk, head, age 50, married, plasterer, builder, worker, born Margate, Kent; Angela Walk, wife, age 49, married  25 years, age children, 7 still alive, born Faversham, Kent; Frederick Walk, son, age 24, single, plasterer, builder, worker, born Westgate on Sea, Kent; Joseph Walk, son, age 23, single, plasterer, builder, worker, born Westgate on Sea, Kent; Ernest Walk, son, age 20, single, grocers van man, worker, born Westgate on Sea, Kent; Victor Walk, son, age 17, single, grocers assistant, worker, born Westgate on Sea, Kent; Ada Walk, daughter, age 15, single, born Westgate on Sea, Kent; Ethel Walk, daughter, age 13, school, born Westgate on Sea, Kent; Phyllis Walk, daughter, age 7, school, born Westgate on Sea, Kent.

Enlisted Margate, Kent.  Resided Margate, Kent.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, France./ Westgate on Sea War Memorial.

NOTE; CWGC web site shows date of death as 8th October 1916.

London Gazette 30th November 1917.

SOLDIERS' BALANCES UNDISPOSED OF.

In pursuance of "The Regimental Debts Act, 1893," notice is hereby given that there is available for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled the sum of money set opposite to the name of each of the deceased Soldiers named in the lists which are published with this notice in the London Gazette and the "Army List," and are also to be seen at the Regimental Depots throughout the United Kingdom.

Applications from persons supposing themselves entitled as Next of Kin should be addressed by letter to "The Secretary, War Office, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, S. W. 7," and marked outside "Effects."

R. H. BRADE. War Office, November 30th, 1917.

List GCGCGIX of the names of deceased Soldiers whose Personal Estate is held for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled. Effects 1916-1917.

Walk E J., Corporal,  Royal West Kent Regiment,  £6    6s    5d.