Walter Abel Horsley
Service Number
21339
Military Unit
3rd Bn Grenadier Guards
Date of birth
Date of Death
08 Jul 1919 (25 years old)
Place of Birth
Langley Mill Derbyshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a collier
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Family History
Walter Abel Horsley was born in 1894 the son of John a collier and Elizabeth Horsley née Cox and the brother of Florence Mary, Albert, Charlotte Elizabeth and Ivy May Horsley. In 1911 they lived on Hartley Road Kirkby in Ashfield.
John was born in 1856, Elizabeth Cox was born in 1859 both were born in Heanor, married on 25th December 1875 at Heanor Parish Church, they went on to have 12 children, sadly three died in infancy or early childhood.
Military History
Lance Corporal Walter Horsley enlisted into the 3rd battalion Grenadier Guards he died of tuberculosis on 8th July 1919 and is buried at Kingsway Old Cemetery, Kirkby in Ashfield.
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