Name
Walter Bonnett
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/07/1917
37
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
235198
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
16th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 22.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watton-at-Stone Village Memorial,
St Andrew and St Mary Church Roll of Honour, Watton-at-Stone,
Hertford Town Memorial,
Not listed on the Hertfordshire Yeomanry Memorial, St Albans Cathedral
Pre War
Born on 13 Mar 1880 in Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire son of William and Helena (Green) Bonnett and baptised on 13 Jun 1880 at Watton. He was living there in 1881 and 1891. In 1901 he was footman to the Countess of Darnley in 21 Hill Street, Mayfair, London.
He returned to Sacombe and was working on South End farm with his elder brother in 1911.
Wartime Service
Formerly 3123 Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Enlisted in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry on 3 Dec 1915 at Stapleford.
He entered France on 26 Dec 1916 and was transferred to Welsh Fusiliers on 2 Jul 1917 and joined them in the field on 6 Jul 1917. He died on the first day of the main assault of the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele.
Additional Information
Walter has a non-CWGC), unfortunately the inscription in not readable in the image that we currently have.:
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox
