BORN RAWDON, YORKSHIRE, 1884. SON OF GEORGE & CAROLINE MASON, OF YEADON, LEEDS. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN.
MARRIED AT YEADON, ON 16TH OCTOBER 1915. HUSBAND OF EDITH SYLVIA PETTY AT 46 , MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN SCARBOROUGH. SERVED WITH THE 1ST NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/03/1915, AGED 31.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, EDITH.
BURIED AT BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE FROM WIFE & CHILD”
First name:
WALTER
Military Number:
7553
Rank:
Private
Date Died
26/03/1915
Place died:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
31
46 , MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
