Name
Edward Waller
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
26/09/1917
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/39792
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
11th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 14 to 17 and 162 to 162A.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Tring memorials, Not on the Watford memorials
Pre War
Son of Esther CHILTON (formerly WALLER and CLARKE, nee BLIGH) of Berkhamsted, and the late John WALLER.
His parent’s marriage is proving elusive. John died 1899 in the Berkhamsted district aged 31, and was buried 21 October in Tring Cemetery, Herts. Esther remarried 1902 in the Berkhamsted district to John Henry CLARKE, who died 1905 in the Hemel Hempstead, Herts, district aged 32. Esther married for the third time 1906 in the Berkhamsted district to James CHILTON, and died 23 November 1954 in Berkhamsted aged 85.
Edward was born 1898 in Tring, and baptised 15 September 1898 at Sts Peter and Paul, Tring. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 2 he lived in Tring, with his widowed mother and five siblings. On the 1911 Census, at school aged 12, he lived in Berkhamsted, with his mother, step-father and seven siblings.
Officially recorded as born in Tring and was living in Watford when he enlisted in Berkhamsted.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Berkhamsted, Herts, and was formerly Private 25279 Bedfordshire Regiment. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was presumed killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Edward’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild, Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH online via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
