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Second Lieutenant FRANCIS ASHTON WALKEY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Dublin Fusiliers

"A" Coy. 2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 October 1918

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU

IX. A. 5.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Charles Hayme Walkey and Annie Walkey, of "Trevose," Palmerston Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin. Joined Rugby Vol. Corps, 12th Aug., 1914. Enlisted 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, March, 1915. Served in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and Salonika.
  • Personal Inscription BELOVED SON OF C.H. & A. WALKEY & BROTHER OF LT.COL. A.J.WALKEY M.C.

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Buried or commemorated at

HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU
Nord France
Number of casualties: 624
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