marine pete Posted 14 March , 2009 Posted 14 March , 2009 Looking for Information on 2 Lt John Henry Walker Killed in Action 18/9/1917. From the East Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Best Regards Peter.
marine pete Posted 14 March , 2009 Author Posted 14 March , 2009 He's his medal card No Worries, Lisa Thank you lisa. Regards Peter.
joseph Posted 14 March , 2009 Posted 14 March , 2009 Peter, Not straight forward this one! No record of him joining the 4th Bn EYR in the War Diary, Battalion out of the line for 9 days and in Divisional Reserve on the 18th September 1917 a long way from Tyne Cot about 6 miles south of Arras near Boisleux le Marc. I'll double check again later. Regards Charles
norfolk5 Posted 14 March , 2009 Posted 14 March , 2009 Looking for Information on 2 Lt John Henry Walker Killed in Action 18/9/1917. From the East Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Best Regards Peter. Hi,This is his SDGW page, Tim.
marine pete Posted 14 March , 2009 Author Posted 14 March , 2009 Peter, Not straight forward this one! No record of him joining the 4th Bn EYR in the War Diary, Battalion out of the line for 9 days and in Divisional Reserve on the 18th September 1917 a long way from Tyne Cot about 6 miles south of Arras near Boisleux le Marc. I'll double check again later. Regards Charles Thank you Charles I hoped you would pick this one upp best Regards Peter.
marine pete Posted 15 March , 2009 Author Posted 15 March , 2009 Thank you Tim For the SD Regards Peter.
marine pete Posted 15 March , 2009 Author Posted 15 March , 2009 Thank you Tim For the SD Regards Peter. Husband of J.H. Walker 22 South View Billingham Stockton on Tees Co Durham.
joseph Posted 16 March , 2009 Posted 16 March , 2009 Peter, No joy on Johns death the 1st/4th EYR did go up to the Tyne Cot area 24/10/1917, no record at all of him in War Diary unusual as they even mention the men by name. All deaths in the battalion in Sept and early Oct in the Arras area. Nothing specific on John joining the EYR this is from his number group: He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment with a large group to the Depot EYR (Derby Man?) March 1916, most of the draft posted to DLI 01/04/1916, he went to the 3rd Bn EYR stationed at Hedon near Hull. I have no records of him going overseas but if he did the nearest draft was to the 11th Bn, the 3rd usually supplying drafts to the 1st and 2nd Bn's. Regards Charles
marine pete Posted 16 March , 2009 Author Posted 16 March , 2009 Peter, No joy on Johns death the 1st/4th EYR did go up to the Tyne Cot area 24/10/1917, no record at all of him in War Diary unusual as they even mention the men by name. All deaths in the battalion in Sept and early Oct in the Arras area. Nothing specific on John joining the EYR this is from his number group: He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment with a large group to the Depot EYR (Derby Man?) March 1916, most of the draft posted to DLI 01/04/1916, he went to the 3rd Bn EYR stationed at Hedon near Hull. I have no records of him going overseas but if he did the nearest draft was to the 11th Bn, the 3rd usually supplying drafts to the 1st and 2nd Bn's. Regards Charles Thank you Charles Top Man Regards Peter. [/quot
marine pete Posted 20 March , 2009 Author Posted 20 March , 2009 Peter, No joy on Johns death the 1st/4th EYR did go up to the Tyne Cot area 24/10/1917, no record at all of him in War Diary unusual as they even mention the men by name. All deaths in the battalion in Sept and early Oct in the Arras area. Nothing specific on John joining the EYR this is from his number group: He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment with a large group to the Depot EYR (Derby Man?) March 1916, most of the draft posted to DLI 01/04/1916, he went to the 3rd Bn EYR stationed at Hedon near Hull. I have no records of him going overseas but if he did the nearest draft was to the 11th Bn, the 3rd usually supplying drafts to the 1st and 2nd Bn's. Regards Charles Charles Can you have a look at his MIC hopeing this will bring something to light Best Regards.
linge Posted 20 March , 2009 Posted 20 March , 2009 Pete According to "With a Poppy and a Prayer - Officers Died at Passchendaele" by Keith Perry. He was with the 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) aged 23 years and was ex 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. Regards Pam
joseph Posted 20 March , 2009 Posted 20 March , 2009 Peter, Had a look, nothing other than has been said. Maybe his documents are available. Regards Charles
marine pete Posted 20 March , 2009 Author Posted 20 March , 2009 Peter, Had a look, nothing other than has been said. Maybe his documents are available. Regards Charles Thank you Charles I will get his Documents Best Regards Peter.
linge Posted 20 March , 2009 Posted 20 March , 2009 Charles and Peter If you look at my post above it may be of help to you! here it is again: "According to "With a Poppy and a Prayer - Officers Died at Passchendaele" by Keith Perry. He was with the 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) aged 23 years and was ex 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment." Regards Pam
marine pete Posted 20 March , 2009 Author Posted 20 March , 2009 Charles and Peter If you look at my post above it may be of help to you! here it is again: "According to "With a Poppy and a Prayer - Officers Died at Passchendaele" by Keith Perry. He was with the 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) aged 23 years and was ex 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment." Regards Pam Dear Pam Sorry I missed your first posting of this Thank you so much Best Regards Peter.
joseph Posted 20 March , 2009 Posted 20 March , 2009 Pam, My apologies as well, I missed your first post. The forum at its best though what a result. Regards Charles
marine pete Posted 20 March , 2009 Author Posted 20 March , 2009 Pam, My apologies as well, I missed your first post. The forum at its best though what a result. Regards Charles Thank you pam & charles now to look for the West Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion. Best Regards Peter.
joloste Posted 29 August , 2015 Posted 29 August , 2015 I realise this post is a number of years old but I have been trying to discover who 2nd Lt. John Henry Walker was as he is commemorated on a plaque in Christ Church, Hartlepool. I came across this post and the address of his widow as being 22 South View, Billingham, Stockton-On-Tees made me think this was the man I was looking for. Then I found the attached article in the Yorkshire Post on the 4th October 1917 which seems to confirm this is the correct person.
Guest Posted 10 November , 2018 Posted 10 November , 2018 John Henry was my Grandfather’s eldest brother. Joined the 3rd East York’s Regiment 1916 and despatched to France in June 1916.....
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