Walter David Purvis Wale
Service Number
200648
Military Unit
2/5th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
27 Nov 1917 (20 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
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Family History
Mother: Louisa Larkins of 37 Racecommon Road, Barnsley. She married William Henry Larkins in 1902 so was unmarried when she had Walter. Widow: Lily, nee Smith married during the summer of 1917. They would have been married for only a few weeks before his death. They had no children.
Military History
Enlisted 03/09/1914 aged 19. However Walter was born in 1897 so only 17 not 19 when he enlisted and the age at death is correct. In France from 13/04/1915
Extra Information
This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.
Photographs
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