Name
Edward Walker
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Pirton School Memorial
Biography
Edward appears on the School War Memorial, confirming that he attended the school. Parish records suggest only one man of this name who could have served; he was baptised on May 24th 1885 and was the son of Albert and Mary Ann Walker. He would have been about nineteen at the outbreak of war. Baptism records list nine children: William (bapt 1876), Lily (bapt 1878), Robert (b 1880), Harry (b 1882), Edward (bapt 1885), Joseph (b 1887), Philip (b 1889), Marguerit (b 1893) and Leonard Charles (b 1896). His brother Philip also served and survived.
The North Herts Mail dated March 15th 1917 suggests that Edward was in the ‘South African campaign’, had to have his leg amputated and was therefore in hospital. However, this information must be treated with caution as the paper confusingly mentions the surname as Wilshere and Walker and lists Mr and Mrs James as his parents and ‘A Wilshere’, Edward, Charles and Bert (Walkers) all as brothers. Therefore, this information should be treated with caution, as it may be wrongly attributed.
Acknowledgments
Text from the book ‘The Pride of Pirton’ by Jonty Wild, Tony French & Chris Ryan used with author's permission
