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Sapper EDWARD WALKER

Service Number: 1985294
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Engineers

996 Docks Operating Coy.

Date of Death

Died 21 December 1940

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MANCHESTER (PHILIPS PARK) CEMETERY

Sec. I. Church. Grave 130.

United Kingdom

Headstone. WW1 in Stancliffe, WW2 in Portland. Many WW1 headstones have been replaced with incorrect stone type Site survey 19th December 2024

Photographer: Adam Kelsall

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Walker, of Manchester; nephew of Mr. A. Berry, of Northenden, Manchester.
  • Personal Inscription BLESSED ARE THEY THAT GIVE: YOU GAVE ALL. REST, MY SON IN THE VALLEY OF PEACE
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
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Buried or commemorated at

MANCHESTER (PHILIPS PARK) CEMETERY
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 466
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