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WALTER CAWKWELL
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF CATHERINE MURRAY (1854-1915) & HENRY CAWKWELL (1852-1904), OF 1, MARY'S PLACE, CANNING STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). A NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
ENLISTED HARROGATE. SERVED WITH THE 1ST TYNESIDE SCOTTISH. KILLED IN ACTION, 16/10/1917, AGED 26.
HIS NAME WAS RECORDED ON THE WAR MEMORIAL AT ST THOMAS CHURCH, CAMPBELL STREET, WHICH WAS DESTROYED IN AN AIR RAID DURING WW2.
HIS BROTHERS, RICHARD HERBERT & CHARLIE BOTH SERVED IN FRANCE.
| Name | Walter Cawkwell |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1891 |
| Death Date | 16 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Langemark German Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Harrogate |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 20th Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) |
| Regimental Number | 32/456 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Langemark-Poelkapelle 8920
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