Walter Joseph Talbot
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He was the son of Frederick William and Ada Helen Talbot, of Sherwood, Nottingham; husband of Edna Talbot.
Walter Talbot was the son of Frederick William and Ada Helen Talbot. His Father was a wood-turner, and the family lived at North Parade, Grantham. Walter attended Alfreton Road School before attending King's School Grantham from 3 May 1927 to 28 July 1927. He then worked for J. Lyons and Co, Ltd. for about eight years before enlisting.
NOTTINGHAM SOUTHERN CEMETERY Sec. R.25. Grave 4.
Killed during an air raid at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
Grantham Journal, 29 August 1941, p4:
'An old boy of Grantham's King's school, Aircraftman Walter Talbot, of 119, Holme Road, West Bridgford, has, it is officially announced, been killed by enemy action, Aircraftman Talbot was educated at Alfreton Road school, and captained the team that won the football shield for three years in succession. He finised his education at Grantham King's school, and for eight years before the war, was on the staff of J. Lyons and Co, Ltd. He leaves a widow, and also a widowed mother, who resides at 36, Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham.'
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Walter Joseph Talbot's headstone at Nottingham Southern Cemetery (Wilford Hill).
Photo: David Nunn