The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private C Walker

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Private Colin WALKER, L/10565, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or since, 22nd July 1916.

9th December 1895, born Greenwich, Kent, son of Harry George & Mary Ann Walker, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10.

24th June 1896, Christ Church, Greenwich, East Greenwich, baptism of Colin Walker, Harry George, (house painter), & Mary Ann Walker, 52 Tyler Street.

1911 Census - 21 Park Street, East Greenwich, SE10. - Harry George Walker, head, age 43, married, house painter, worker, born Greenwich, Kent; Mary Ann Walker, wife, age 43, married 18 years, 10 children, all still alive, born Greenwich, Kent; Robert Leslie Walker, son, age 17, single, bricklayers labourer, worker, born Greenwich, Kent; Colin Walker, son, age 15, single, errand boy, Motor Engineers, born Greenwich, Kent; Thomas Alfred Walker, son, 14, errand boy, mantle makers, born Greenwich, Kent; Phoebe Walker, daughter, age 13, school, born Greenwich, Kent; Margaret Walker, daughter, age 10, school, born Greenwich, Kent; Alec  Walker, son, age 9, school, born Greenwich, Kent; Gilbert Walker, son, age 6, school, born Greenwich, Kent; Gladys Walker, daughter, age 5, school, born Greenwich, Kent; Alice Mary Walker, daughter, age 3, born Greenwich, Kent.

Enlisted Woolwich, Kent, age 18 years & 280 days, height 5ft 8 inches, 139lbs, dark complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, freckles over face, back, arms & thighs.  Resided Greenwich, Kent. Formerly armature winder.

Home, 30th August 1914 to 21st April 1915; BEF, 22nd April 1915 to 22nd July 1916.

30th August 1914, enlisted & posted 16th Lancers, Service No.6948; 23rd October 1914, Curragh, causing a disturbance in the Barrack Room, admonished; 20th November 1914, transferred from 8th Reserve Cavalry Regiment to Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th November 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th November 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th February 1915, Fort Darland, absent from Parade, 4 days confined to Barracks; 22nd April 1915, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd April 1915, landed; 23rd April 1915, 5 Infantry Base Depot; 25th April 1915, joined Battalion  "A" Company, In the Field; 22nd July 1916, posted missing.

4th June 1917, date when Separation Allowance of 5/9? a week payable to mother will cease.

26th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Harry George Walker, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10; Mother, Mary Ann Walker, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10.; Brothers - Robert Leslie, age 26, Corporals Hut, D5, RAF, Howenden? Camp, Winchester; Thomas Alfred, age 23, 1 Windmill Road, Sunbury on Thames; Alec, age 17, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10.; Gilbert, age 15, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10.; Sisters - Kathleen May, age 25, Hatton Cottage, Chislehurst, Kent; Margaret, age 18, Hatton Cottage, Chislehurst, Kent; Phoebe, age 21, 25 Cravern Road, Hyde Park; Gladys, age 14, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10.; Alice, age 12, 81 Pelton Road, East Greenwich, SE10.

Buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, XIV. F. 6., Longueval, Somme, France.