10058: Walter Burrows

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posted on 2024-01-18, 17:34 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Walter was born in 1889 in Wellington, Somerset. His father was Henry James Burrows, a farm labourer.

Walter married in 1913 when he was an employee on the Great Western Railway. He was a driver in the Royal Field Artillery, regiment number 238493.

After the war he went back to work on the railways. He was kicked by a horse and died of his injuries on 11th October 1934 in Wellington aged 45. He is buried in Rockwell Green Cemetery.

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Name of contributor(s)

Peter Harold Burrows

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Contributor's grandfather

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914-1918

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

France

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Two medals

Community Collection Day

Williton Pavilion, West Somerset (06/04/19)

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Lest We Forget World War One

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