William Emmanuel Walters

B.Q.M.S. William Walters, 34th Divisional Ammunition Column, died of wounds on 10th April 1918. He is buried in La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck.

Article published 19th April 1918 in the Mansfield Reporter and Sutton Times :- “DEATH of BATTERY QR.-M.-SGT W. E. WALTERS. “With deep regret we record the death of B.Q.M.S. Wm. Walters, from wounds received in France. The first intimation was received on Saturday afternoon, [13th April 1918] in a sympathetic letter from the head sister of No. 1 Australian Clearing Station, that B.Q.M.S. Walters had been brought in there at 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, April 9th, and died a few hours later, at four on Wednesday morning, April 10th. A letter was afterwards received from the Chaplain, saying that when brought in he was past mortal aid, suffering from severe wounds in the arm, side, and abdomen. Sergeant Walters early answered his country's call, and joined the first brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, formed at Nottingham in January, 1915. He was trained in Wollaton Park and on Salisbury Plain, crossing to France in the first week of January, 1916. He was soon promoted, and in the autumn of 1915 was made B.Q.M.-Sergt. As a youth he was employed at the “Reporter” Office, afterwards taking an appointment on a newspaper at Singapore where he was for some years. For ten years with prior to enlistment he had been with Mr. John Ford, of King's Walk, Nottingham. Sergeant Walters was the son of Mr. S. Walters, J.P., and Mrs. Walters, of Westhill Drive, and was in his 42nd year.” Above article is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918